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John W. Bate Middle School

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John W. Bate Middle School ranks 164 th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

164^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 49% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

John W. Bate Middle School is a public middle school in Danville, Kentucky, serving 386 students in grades 6-8 and part of the Danville Independent School District. While the school has a relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, it has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on the Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA) in core subject areas like Mathematics, Reading, and Science.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and White students performing relatively better, while African American, Multi-racial, and Disabled students struggle, with the latter two groups ranking in the bottom quartile of Kentucky middle schools in recent years. Additionally, John W. Bate Middle School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 20.3% to 30.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Boyle County Middle School, located just 2 miles away, is a high-performing school, ranking in the top 10% of Kentucky middle schools and outperforming the state averages across all subject areas. This stark contrast in performance between the two neighboring schools is noteworthy and suggests the need for a comprehensive review of the instructional practices, resource allocation, and targeted interventions at John W. Bate Middle School to address the unique needs of its diverse student population.

358

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,589

Per pupil spending ?

67.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg42%

Kentucky avg43%

164^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

117^th of 157Danville 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile+17 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile~ school

African American (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile-27 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading51%+3 vs state

Writing50%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics44%-5 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

Social Studies35%-4 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)			KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and 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%)	46.3	164^th of 320 public middle schools	48.8%		57.8	116^th of 324 public middle schools	64.2%	48	35.0	45.0	39.0	58.0	54.0	40.0	31.0	50.0	35.0	44.0	$17,589	$1,725	$770	$2,494	$12,854	$3,146	$16,000
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%)	80.5	37^th of 320 public middle schools	88.4%		84	29^th of 324 public middle schools	91.0%	8	65.0	51.0	55.0	74.0	58.0	55.0	37.0	69.0	49.0	65.0	$11,034	$134	$110	$244	$11,389	$2,436	$10,792
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%)	37.7	203^rd of 320 public middle schools	36.6%		41.9	179^th of 324 public middle schools	44.8%	24	28.0	35.0	42.0	42.0	41.0	44.0	28.0	49.0	41.0	46.0	$14,158	$612	$128	$740	$10,503	$2,915	$13,418
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%)	41.9	184^th of 320 public middle schools	42.5%		52.6	136^th of 324 public middle schools	58.0%	48	45.0	37.0	47.0	52.0	46.0	39.0	24.0	37.0	38.0	49.0	$13,924	$784	$716	$1,500	$10,361	$2,063	$12,424
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%)	25.7	248^th of 320 public middle schools	22.5%		22.5	261^st of 324 public middle schools	19.4%	13	30.0	33.0	27.0	49.0	38.0	40.0	27.0	34.0	31.0	36.0	$15,823	$1,686	$331	$2,017	$8,704	$2,720	$11,424
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%)	69.9	83^rd of 320 public middle schools	74.1%		59.8	110^th of 324 public middle schools	66.0%	27	51.0	58.0	47.0	57.0	55.0	53.0	37.0	55.0	50.0	59.0	$13,773	$595	$373	$968	$9,873	$1,740	$11,567

Frequently Asked Questions about John W. Bate Middle School

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

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.

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 164^th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is John W. Bate Middle School in?

Danville Independent

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