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Tates Creek Middle School

Q: Is Tates Creek Middle School a good school?

Tates Creek Middle School ranks 208 th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

208^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 35% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Tates Creek Middle School is a public middle school in Lexington, Kentucky, serving 737 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Fayette County School District, which is ranked 74 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tates Creek Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the Fayette County and Kentucky averages on state assessments, with proficiency rates in Mathematics ranging from 33% to 39% and Reading proficiency rates ranging from 35% to 46%, lower than the district and state averages. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively strong performance for Asian and White students but struggles for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. Additionally, Tates Creek Middle School has higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 30.3%, and increasing dropout rates, from 0.4% to 1.5% in recent years.

When compared to nearby middle schools in the Fayette County district, such as Jessie M. Clark Middle School, Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School, and Morton Middle School, Tates Creek Middle School performs significantly worse, with lower academic proficiency, higher chronic absenteeism, and a higher percentage of students from low-income families. However, the school stands out for its strong performance in the Gifted and Talented program, ranking in the top quartile of Kentucky middle schools.

767

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,083

Per pupil spending ?

57%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1105 Centre Pkwy
Lexington, KY 40517

(859) 381-3052

District: Fayette County

Students who attend Tates Creek Middle School usually attend:

High:

Tates Creek High School

Feeder schools for Tates Creek Middle School:

Elementary:	Millcreek Elementary School
	Tates Creek Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.8%

African American:

27.9%

Hispanic:

16.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 28th percentile in 2022 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 35th (2025) from a 28th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Fayette County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg48%

Kentucky avg43%

208^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 12Middle Schools in the Fayette County

74^th of 157Fayette County 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	36.6	208 of 320	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	193 of 324	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	215 of 327	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	231 of 320	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	170 of 282	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	223 of 335	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	182 of 322	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.6	200 of 330	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.0	174 of 331	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.3	157 of 337	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.5	117 of 335	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.9	112 of 335	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.8	120 of 319	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.2	173 of 304	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.3	204 of 299	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.8	202 of 289	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	15.7	258 of 287	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.3	266 of 284	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	58 of 83	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	57 of 80	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	66 of 79	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	79 of 84	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	15 of 17	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	74 of 96	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	66 of 96	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	7 of 32	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	2 of 25	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	68.9	6 of 24	75.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	30.7	77 of 111	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.0	223 of 226	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	205 of 219	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	28.6	35 of 38	7.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	29 of 35	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	243 of 298	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	239 of 300	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	249 of 295	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	257 of 299	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	207 of 233	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	244 of 299	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	189 of 290	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★
2019	61.6	22 of 62	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	22 of 63	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	105 of 131	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	102 of 123	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	94 of 119	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	105 of 120	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	96 of 120	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	94 of 116	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	282 of 314	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	275 of 311	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	283 of 309	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	291 of 310	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	213 of 224	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	273 of 303	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	253 of 285	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	147 of 303	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	132 of 304	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	149 of 307	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	184 of 304	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	121 of 222	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	167 of 303	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	154 of 293	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	59 of 101	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	68 of 99	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	49 of 95	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.5	86 of 98	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	63 of 87	27.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	54 of 85	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	99 of 126	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	106 of 130	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	122 of 124	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	173 of 294	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	105 of 314	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.3	80 of 316	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	77 of 320	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	74 of 314	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	30 of 213	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	53 of 266	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	49 of 253	80.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)86th percentile+51 vs school

Asian (2025)78th percentile+43 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile+16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)8th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing46%-3 vs state

Editing and Mechanics44%-5 vs state

Reading41%-6 vs state

Mathematics36%-5 vs state

Science36%+7 vs state

Social Studies34%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Admin need to be more visible in the building. My favorite administrator was Ms. Lindsay. She left to work somewhere else. BIG loss for TCMS. Close Quote

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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 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th 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
Tates Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	1105 Centre Pkwy	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3052	767	57	13.4	57.0%	313 (40.8%)	214 (27.9%)	128 (16.7%)	48 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.3%)	36.6	208^th of 320 public middle schools	35.0%		39.3	193^rd of 324 public middle schools	40.4%	15			33.0	39.0	36.0			43.0	46.0	35.0	36.0		46.0		34.0		44.0	$23,083	$882	$989	$1,872	$15,567	$2,932	$18,499
Southern Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Wilson-Downing Rd	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3582	759	56	13.6	52.6%	361 (47.6%)	184 (24.2%)	127 (16.7%)	33 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	50 (6.6%)	56.1	131^st of 320 public middle schools	59.1%		34.8	217^th of 324 public middle schools	33.0%	86			38.0	49.0	38.0			55.0	58.0	46.0	34.0		47.0		44.0		57.0	$23,305	$538	$1,142	$1,680	$15,238	$2,951	$18,190
Morton Middle School	Public	6-8	1225 Tates Creek Pk	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3533	604	42	14.3	40.4%	349 (57.8%)	95 (15.7%)	101 (16.7%)	26 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.1%)	79.2	39^th of 320 public middle schools	87.8%		84.5	28^th of 324 public middle schools	91.4%	11			52.0	54.0	54.0			64.0	63.0	57.0	42.0		60.0		59.0		60.0	$22,799	$468	$958	$1,425	$15,473	$2,980	$18,453
Scapa At Bluegrass	Public	4-8	400 Lafayette Pkwy	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3332	300	29	10.3	14.0%	204 (68.0%)	30 (10.0%)	14 (4.7%)	37 (12.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	99.3	2^nd of 320 public middle schools	99.4%		98.8	2^nd of 324 public middle schools	99.4%		69.0	66.0	71.0	92.0	90.0	87.0	81.0	85.0	94.0	83.0	81.0	64.0		74.0	82.0	78.0	85.0	$26,856	$287	$949	$1,237	$19,480	$3,339	$22,819
Jessie M Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	3341 Clays Mill Rd	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3036	1,002	61	16.5	34.9%	620 (61.9%)	118 (11.8%)	105 (10.5%)	80 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (7.9%)	82.5	33^rd of 320 public middle schools	89.7%		83.1	31^st of 324 public middle schools	90.4%	2			55.0	60.0	59.0			66.0	64.0	65.0	42.0		55.0		57.0		63.0	$21,578	$300	$966	$1,267	$14,585	$2,840	$17,425
Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School	Public	6-8	260 Richardson Place	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4920	1,125	75	15.0	31.5%	649 (57.7%)	174 (15.5%)	96 (8.5%)	109 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	93 (8.3%)	94	7^th of 320 public middle schools	97.8%		93.6	6^th of 324 public middle schools	98.1%	1			67.0	71.0	76.0			75.0	69.0	70.0	44.0		82.0		62.0		69.0	$21,152	$293	$957	$1,250	$14,083	$2,944	$17,027
Lexington Trad Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	350 N Limestone St	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(859) 381-3192	284	33	8.5	78.2%	48 (16.9%)	186 (65.5%)	28 (9.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)	16.8	284^th of 320 public middle schools	11.3%		19.3	274^th of 324 public middle schools	15.4%	10				34.0	22.0			24.0	41.0	29.0	17.0		38.0		28.0		34.0	$33,178	$1,152	$1,674	$2,826	$23,441	$3,174	$26,615
Beaumont Middle School	Public	6-8	2080 Georgian Way	Lexington	40504	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3094	743	50	14.8	33.9%	389 (52.4%)	83 (11.2%)	144 (19.4%)	82 (11.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.8%)	71.7	73^rd of 320 public middle schools	77.2%		68.7	81^st of 324 public middle schools	75.0%	8			53.0	57.0	53.0			58.0	51.0	55.0	37.0		61.0		52.0		55.0	$22,788	$292	$980	$1,273	$15,726	$2,893	$18,619
Crawford Middle School	Public	6-8	1813 Charleston Dr	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3370	710	57	12.3	66.2%	181 (25.5%)	265 (37.3%)	189 (26.6%)	18 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.0%)	28.5	240^th of 320 public middle schools	25.0%		28.5	241^st of 324 public middle schools	25.6%	1			36.0	28.0	29.0			49.0	49.0	36.0	18.0		33.0		36.0		43.0	$24,913	$1,263	$1,241	$2,504	$16,383	$2,911	$19,295
Bryan Station Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1865 Wickland Dr	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(859) 381-3288	744	55	13.4	58.5%	250 (33.6%)	137 (18.4%)	309 (41.5%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.4%)	37.3	206^th of 320 public middle schools	35.6%		34.7	218^th of 324 public middle schools	32.7%	12			28.0	47.0	32.0			45.0	47.0	39.0	23.0		50.0		35.0		50.0	$23,014	$817	$992	$1,809	$15,322	$2,983	$18,305

Frequently Asked Questions about Tates Creek Middle School

How many students attend Tates Creek Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 767 students attended Tates Creek Middle School.

What district is Tates Creek Middle School in?

Fayette County

What high school do graduates of Tates Creek Middle School attend?

Students who attend Tates Creek Middle School usually go on to attend Tates Creek High School

Is Tates Creek Middle School a good school?

Tates Creek Middle School ranks 208^th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Tates Creek Middle School?

Students at Tates Creek Middle School are 41% White, 28% African American, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

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