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Enrollment
767
Middle
DISTRICT 741 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186000382
Tates Creek Middle School
1105 Centre Pkwy, Lexington, KY 40517 · (859) 381-3052 · Fayette County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL767 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Kentucky public middle schools
- C+Test 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
437 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 257 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 257 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 253 | 33% |
Student demographics
72%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
41.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
36.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 41 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Middle School
Tates Creek Middle School's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tates Creek Middle School this school | 767 | 57.0% | 37.4% |
| Ramsey Middle Louisville | 1,151 | 57.9% | 28.6% |
| Southern Middle School Lexington | 759 | 52.6% | 44.6% |
| Bowling Green Junior High Bowling Green | 1,042 | 54.9% | 45.9% |
| Westport Middle Louisville | 988 | 57.1% | 34.0% |
| Highland Middle Louisville | 639 | 56.0% | 36.3% |
Matched among Kentucky middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #130 of 216 | #8 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #139 of 216 | #8 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #151 of 217 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 767 | #43 of 221 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #25 of 210 | #6 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.7% | #8 of 210 | #3 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.0% | #125 of 219 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #100 of 156 | #4 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
767
+31 (+4%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 995
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 767 | 57 | 13.5:1 | 57% (437) |
| 2023-24 | 737 | 57.9 | 12.7:1 | 58% (429) |
| 2022-23 | 769 | 57.2 | 13.4:1 | 58% (446) |
| 2020-21 | 736 | 54 | 13.6:1 | 68% (498) |
| 2017-18 | 839 | 63.9 | 13.1:1 | 59% (492) |
| 2015-16 | 988 | 62 | 15.9:1 | 52% (517) |
| 2010-11 | 689 | 59 | 11.7:1 | 58% (401) |
| 2000-01 | 764 | 59 | 12.9:1 | 41% (316) |
| 1990-91 | 995 | 58 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tates Creek Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (839 to 767); teachers down 11% (63.9 to 57).
About Tates Creek Middle School
In Lexington, Kentucky, part of Fayette County, Tates Creek Middle School is a middle school. The school had 767 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Kentucky is about 558, so this school runs 37% larger than that.
Fayette County runs Tates Creek Middle School along with 72 other schools, enrolling 42,138 students in total.
Tates Creek Middle School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 41%. Smaller groups are 28% Black, 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Asian. County-wide, 68% of Fayette County residents are White. Tates Creek Middle School's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1 at Tates Creek Middle School, with 57 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.3 below the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 57%.
Measured against Kentucky public middle schools, Tates Creek Middle School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.9% for Tates Creek Middle School. The school posts 37.4%, 6.4 points below the prediction.
Across Fayette County, the median household income is $69,479, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fayette County is home to 81 public schools and about 42,142 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Tates Creek Elementary School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Tates Creek Middle School. On proficiency, Tates Creek Middle School is ahead of the 35.8% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
In the federal locale system, Tates Creek Middle School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 31 students since 2020-21, to 767.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
- Tates Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,723 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
- Tates Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,723 students
Nearby schools
- Tates Creek Elementary School0.1 mi · 626
- Tates Creek High School0.2 mi · 1,723
- Millcreek Elementary School0.8 mi · 529
- Julius Marks Elementary School1.0 mi · 444
- Squires Elementary School1.6 mi · 447
- Lansdowne Elementary School1.6 mi · 610
Frequently asked questions
About Tates Creek Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tates Creek Middle School?
Tates Creek Middle School enrolls approximately 767 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Tates Creek Middle School serve?
Tates Creek Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Tates Creek Middle School have?
Tates Creek Middle School employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Tates Creek Middle School?
Student demographics at Tates Creek Middle School are roughly 41% White, 17% Hispanic, 28% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Tates Creek Middle School public or private?
Tates Creek Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.