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John W. Bate Middle School

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John W. Bate Middle School ranks 168 th of 326 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

168^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 326 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 48% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

John W. Bate Middle School serves 358 students in grades 6–8 in Danville, Kentucky, and is the smallest of the six nearby middle schools in this comparison. Its results are mixed: reading and writing are relative strengths, but Math and Science are the clearest academic concerns.

Bate stands out in some literacy results: 6th-grade Reading was 64%, the highest among the six schools and 10 points above the state; 8th-grade Writing was 55%, above the Danville Independent district’s 54%, the state’s 48%, and the nearby-school average of 47%. Reading averaged 53% across grades 6–8, compared with 52% in the district, 48% statewide, and 50% at nearby schools. Math was weaker in every grade: Bate’s results were 42%, 31%, and 30%, each below the other five schools’ average for that grade. In 7th-grade Science, Bate scored 22%, equal to the district, but 6 points below the state and 9 points below nearby schools’ average.

Math has declined over time: its three-grade average fell 9 points, from 43% in 2022–2023 to 34% in 2025–2026, shifting from 6 points above the state to 6 points below. Reading improved 5 points over the same period, to 53%. SchoolDigger ranked Bate 168th of 326 schools, at the 48th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026; its percentile fell from 64 in 2023–2024 but remains close to Kenneth D. King Middle School (48), above Garrard Middle School (29) and Lincoln County Middle School (18), and below West Jessamine Middle School (77) and Boyle County Middle School (86). Bate’s 13.2:1 student–teacher ratio is the lowest nearby, tied with Garrard’s. In 2024–2025, 67% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a 59% average at the other five schools. SchoolDigger’s statewide subgroup rankings were higher for White students (65th percentile) and Hispanic students (63rd) than Bate’s overall 48th percentile; both groups’ rankings have fallen 9 points since 2023–2024.

358

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,846

Per pupil spending ?

67.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

460 Stanford Ave.
Danville, KY 40422

(859) 238-1305

District: Danville Independent

Students who attend John W. Bate Middle School usually attend:

High:

Danville High School

Feeder schools for John W. Bate Middle School:

Elementary:	Edna L. Toliver Intermediate School
	Mary G. Hogsett Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.1%

Hispanic:

16.5%

African American:

15.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 47th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg41%

Kentucky avg42%

168^th of 326

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

107^th of 158Danville Independent among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	168 of 326	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.3	164 of 320	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	116 of 324	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	146 of 327	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	188 of 320	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.6	245 of 282	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.6	166 of 335	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	201 of 322	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.6	209 of 330	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.9	175 of 331	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.1	239 of 337	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.2	198 of 335	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.5	217 of 335	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.7	150 of 319	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.0	167 of 304	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.5	173 of 299	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.0	190 of 289	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.6	214 of 287	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.3	209 of 284	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	42 of 86	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.3	42 of 83	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	36 of 80	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	32 of 79	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	93.7	3 of 84	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	62.8	26 of 96	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.2	31 of 96	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	26.9	89 of 111	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	199 of 226	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	177 of 219	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	176 of 299	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.4	149 of 298	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	159 of 300	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	146 of 295	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	175 of 299	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	200 of 233	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	137 of 299	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	171 of 290	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	49 of 134	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.9	44 of 131	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	34 of 123	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	14 of 119	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	52.4	53 of 120	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	56 of 120	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	44 of 116	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	140 of 313	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.6	139 of 314	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	158 of 311	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	158 of 309	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	220 of 310	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	202 of 224	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	172 of 303	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	205 of 285	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	130 of 299	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.0	164 of 303	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.5	77 of 304	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	128 of 307	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	185 of 304	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.7	186 of 222	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	186 of 303	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	208 of 293	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	53 of 107	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	28.4	79 of 101	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	63 of 99	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	70 of 95	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	85 of 98	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	76 of 87	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	73 of 85	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	46 of 126	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	134 of 294	54.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	112 of 316	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.8	106 of 314	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	81 of 316	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	117 of 320	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	114 of 314	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.3	152 of 213	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.4	100 of 266	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	111 of 253	56.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2026)65th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)57th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)51st percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)50th percentile~ school

Female (2026)41st percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Writing55%+7 vs state

Reading53%+5 vs state

Social Studies41%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics38%-4 vs state

Mathematics34%-6 vs state

Science22%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)			KSA Reading (2026)			KSA Science (2026)	KSA Writing (2026)	KSA Social Studies (2026)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John W. Bate Middle School	Public	6-8	460 Stanford Ave.	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Danville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 238-1305	358	27	13.2	67.3%	183 (51.1%)	57 (15.9%)	59 (16.5%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.8%)	46.2	168^th of 326 public middle schools	48.5%		46.3	164^th of 320 public middle schools	48.8%	4	42.0	31.0	30.0	64.0	49.0	46.0	22.0	55.0	41.0	38.0	$16,846	$1,840	$15,006
Boyle County Middle School	Public	6-8	1651 Perryville Rd	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Boyle County	No	No	No	No	(859) 236-4212	655	41	16.0	49.8%	574 (87.6%)	10 (1.5%)	26 (4.0%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.2%)	78.8	47^th of 326 public middle schools	85.6%		80.5	37^th of 320 public middle schools	88.4%	10	62.0	56.0	43.0	74.0	66.0	44.0	54.0	66.0	43.0	53.0	$13,856	$378	$13,479
Garrard Middle School	Public	6-8	304 W Maple Ave	Lancaster	40444	Garrard County	Garrard County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 792-2108	543	41	13.2	61.0%	475 (87.5%)	9 (1.7%)	28 (5.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.8%)	31	233^rd of 326 public middle schools	28.5%		37.7	203^rd of 320 public middle schools	36.6%	30	48.0	25.0	28.0	53.0	42.0	34.0	23.0	38.0	30.0	36.0	$14,535	$916	$13,520
Kenneth D. King Middle School	Public	6-8	937 Moberly Rd.	Harrodsburg	40330	Mercer County	Mercer County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 733-7060	581	37	15.7	61.3%	483 (83.1%)	20 (3.4%)	35 (6.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	46	169^th of 326 public middle schools	48.2%		41.9	184^th of 320 public middle schools	42.5%	15	37.0	38.0	45.0	49.0	59.0	46.0	26.0	40.0	36.0	40.0
Lincoln County Middle School	Public	6-8	285 Education Way	Stanford	40484	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 365-8400	697	43	16.2	75.5%	605 (86.8%)	12 (1.7%)	44 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.6%)	22.5	266^th of 326 public middle schools	18.4%		25.7	248^th of 320 public middle schools	22.5%	18	32.0	23.0	24.0	50.0	36.0	31.0	17.0	36.0	36.0	32.0	$15,528	$1,418	$12,665
West Jessamine Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Wilmore Rd	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 885-2244	887	55	16.1	47.4%	706 (79.6%)	45 (5.1%)	80 (9.0%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.3%)	69.8	75^th of 326 public middle schools	77.0%		69.9	83^rd of 320 public middle schools	74.1%	8	44.0	44.0	54.0	62.0	54.0	54.0	35.0	56.0	53.0	55.0	$15,651	$763	$12,354

Frequently Asked Questions about John W. Bate Middle School

What district is John W. Bate Middle School in?

Danville Independent

What high school do graduates of John W. Bate Middle School attend?

Students who attend John W. Bate Middle School usually go on to attend Danville High School

How many students attend John W. Bate Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 358 students attended John W. Bate Middle School.

Is John W. Bate Middle School a good school?

John W. Bate Middle School ranks 168^th of 326 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of John W. Bate Middle School?

Students at John W. Bate Middle School are 51% White, 16% Hispanic, 16% African American, 15% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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