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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Tates Creek High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,723
High
DISTRICT 787 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186000383
Tates Creek High School
1111 Centre Pkwy, Lexington, KY 40517 · (859) 381-3620 · Fayette County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,723 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Kentucky public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
98 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
978 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 545 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 453 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 369 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 350 | 20% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 0% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
36.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Tates Creek High School
Tates Creek High School's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tates Creek High School this school | 1,723 | 56.8% | 33.0% |
| Bowling Green High School Bowling Green | 1,377 | 50.8% | 42.5% |
| Fern Creek High Louisville | 1,525 | 58.5% | 23.5% |
| Frederick Douglass High School Lexington | 1,770 | 46.2% | 38.8% |
| Owensboro High School Owensboro | 1,342 | 62.5% | 33.3% |
| Jeffersontown High Jeffersontown | 1,196 | 65.7% | 25.7% |
Matched among Kentucky high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Tates Creek High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #147 of 211 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #138 of 211 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #135 of 211 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,723 | #20 of 304 | #6 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #138 of 217 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #9 of 217 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.8% | #117 of 230 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #86 of 139 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,723
+50 (+3%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,614
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,723 | 98.3 | 17.5:1 | 57% (978) |
| 2023-24 | 1,733 | 102.6 | 16.9:1 | 55% (956) |
| 2022-23 | 1,734 | 101.7 | 17.1:1 | 52% (904) |
| 2020-21 | 1,673 | 100 | 16.7:1 | 61% (1,020) |
| 2017-18 | 1,842 | 107.9 | 17.1:1 | 52% (958) |
| 2015-16 | 1,814 | 96 | 18.9:1 | 50% (906) |
| 2010-11 | 1,695 | 92 | 18.4:1 | 37% (634) |
| 2000-01 | 1,758 | 100 | 17.6:1 | 20% (360) |
| 1990-91 | 1,614 | 85 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tates Creek High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,842 to 1,723); teachers down 9% (107.9 to 98.3).
About Tates Creek High School
Tates Creek High School is a large high school. Its address is in Lexington, Kentucky. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 1,723 students. For comparison, high schools in Kentucky average about 558 students.
Tates Creek High School is in Fayette County, a district with 42,138 students across 73 schools.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Tates Creek High School, at 40%. Other reported shares: 29% Black, 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Fayette County's residents are about 68% White, 28 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Tates Creek High School counts 98.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.5 students for each one. On average, high schools in Kentucky have 16.6:1, compared with 17.5:1 here. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Tates Creek High School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of Kentucky public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Tates Creek High School's lunch-eligibility share in Kentucky is predicted to score 44.0%. Tates Creek High School scores 33.0%, 10.9 points below that line.
In the county around the school, Fayette County, the median household income is $69,479, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Fayette County is home to 81 public schools and about 42,142 public school students.
The shortest distance from Tates Creek High School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Tates Creek Middle School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Tates Creek High School ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Tates Creek High School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment grew 3% from its 2020-21 level of 1,673.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
323,725
Census ACS
Median income
$69,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
42,142 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fayette County
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 2,370 students
- Bryan Station High SchoolHigh · 2,030 students
- Henry Clay High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolHigh · 1,828 students
- Frederick Douglass High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Edythe Jones Hayes Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,125 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 2,370 students
- Bryan Station High SchoolHigh · 2,030 students
- Henry Clay High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolHigh · 1,828 students
- Frederick Douglass High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Edythe Jones Hayes Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,125 students
Nearby schools
- Tates Creek Middle School0.2 mi · 767
- Tates Creek Elementary School0.2 mi · 626
- Millcreek Elementary School0.8 mi · 529
- Julius Marks Elementary School1.2 mi · 444
- Squires Elementary School1.4 mi · 447
- Lansdowne Elementary School1.8 mi · 610
Frequently asked questions
About Tates Creek High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tates Creek High School?
Tates Creek High School enrolls approximately 1,723 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Tates Creek High School serve?
Tates Creek High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tates Creek High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tates Creek High School is approximately 17.5:1 (98 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tates Creek High School?
At Tates Creek High School, the student body is approximately 40% White, 18% Hispanic, 29% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Tates Creek High School?
Tates Creek High School is overseen by Fayette County in Fayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.