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Tates Creek High School

Q: Is Tates Creek High School a good school?

Tates Creek High School ranks 139 th of 262 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 262 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 47% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Tates Creek High School is a 1,723-student public school serving grades 9–12 in Lexington, in Fayette County. Its latest results are mixed: students scored above the state in science and social studies but below it in four other subjects. The most urgent concern is chronic absenteeism: 46% of students were chronically absent in 2025–2026, compared with 25% across the district and 24% statewide.

Reading is the clearest academic weakness, while science and social studies are relative strengths against the state—but not against nearby traditional high schools. In 2025–2026, 39% were proficient in grade 10 reading, versus 49% statewide and 53% in the district; the nearby Lafayette High School, Frederick Douglass High School and Henry Clay High School averaged 59%. Tates Creek was also below all three in math. Science proficiency was 27%, 4 points above the state but 4 below the district and 9 below the nearby-school average. Social studies was 44%, 7 points above the state but 3 below the district and 8 below the nearby average.

Results have improved in some areas but not consistently: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, math rose 8 points and science rose 11, while editing and mechanics fell 9 and reading increased just 2. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking improved from the 31st percentile in 2024–2025 to the 47th in 2025–2026, earning a 2-star rating, but it remains well below nearby Lafayette and Henry Clay. SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well the school serves Special Education Students was at the 4th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with the school’s overall 47th percentile; its English Language Learner Students ranking dropped from the 85th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 25th in 2025–2026. Contextually, the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 17.5, close to the nearby traditional-school average of 17.7, and 57% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible.

1,723

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

56.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1111 Centre Pkwy
Lexington, KY 40517

(859) 381-3620

District: Fayette County

Feeder schools for Tates Creek High School:

Elementary:	Lansdowne Elementary School
	Millcreek Elementary School
	Southern Elementary School
	Tates Creek Elementary School
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	Veterans Park Elementary School
Middle:	Southern Middle School
	Tates Creek Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.4%

African American:

29.4%

Hispanic:

18.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 24% Kentucky)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg44%

Kentucky avg39%

139^th of 262

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 11High Schools in the Fayette County

65^th of 158Fayette 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
2026	46.1	139 of 262	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.2	174 of 254	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	187 of 290	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	101 of 276	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	121 of 271	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	138 of 267	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.7	106 of 285	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	95 of 271	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.2	159 of 287	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.6	104 of 288	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.8	69 of 295	76.6%	★★★★☆
2014	73.7	52 of 290	82.1%	★★★★☆
2013	81.0	30 of 291	89.7%	★★★★★
2012	75.3	33 of 229	85.6%	★★★★☆
2011	68.3	51 of 226	77.4%	★★★★☆
2010	71.2	49 of 223	78.0%	★★★★☆
2009	60.5	72 of 217	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.3	32 of 217	85.3%	★★★★☆
2007	75.4	36 of 217	83.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	40 of 75	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.5	51 of 75	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	73 of 93	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	46 of 83	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	46 of 89	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	47 of 78	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	42 of 89	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	60 of 94	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	18 of 24	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	11.5	22 of 25	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	21 of 27	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	20 of 26	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	15 of 28	46.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	14 of 23	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.1	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	36.9	103 of 153	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	90 of 154	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	112 of 166	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.5	166 of 166	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.8	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	7 of 48	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	31.7	32 of 41	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	58.1	9 of 37	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	27.3	21 of 29	27.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	54.4	10 of 29	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	15 of 30	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	137 of 244	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.7	177 of 239	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	200 of 261	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.4	143 of 253	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	121 of 252	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	139 of 236	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	106 of 249	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	114 of 234	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	68.6	21 of 102	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	55.8	54 of 115	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	81 of 115	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.6	89 of 115	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	97 of 124	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.5	46 of 116	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.0	75 of 114	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.6	22 of 92	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	41.3	48 of 88	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	44 of 80	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	148 of 245	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.1	198 of 242	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	210 of 274	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.3	139 of 272	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	161 of 266	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	170 of 234	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	170 of 254	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	195 of 232	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	138 of 243	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.9	161 of 239	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	160 of 262	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.6	68 of 259	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	47.0	114 of 257	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	138 of 238	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.6	117 of 251	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	87 of 237	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	60 of 87	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.4	72 of 89	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	66 of 87	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.8	22 of 76	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	52.1	30 of 77	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.7	36 of 49	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	21 of 39	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.3	37 of 42	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	81 of 84	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	140 of 168	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	148 of 162	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.6	100 of 226	55.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	72.1	53 of 253	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	64.2	66 of 251	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	89 of 273	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.1	34 of 264	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	70 of 260	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.8	40 of 203	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	29 of 219	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	41 of 198	79.3%	★★★★☆

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 (2019)79th percentile+17 vs school

White (2026)79th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2026)47th percentile~ school

Female (2026)44th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)31st percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)25th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2026)25th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies44%+7 vs state

Writing42%-5 vs state

Reading39%-10 vs state

Editing and Mechanics38%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-6 vs state

Science27%+4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Sunday, February 25, 2018

Love it and the staff rocks, the students are so talented. Close Quote

by a teacher
Monday, March 14, 2011

I'm so pleasantly impressed with this school (new teacher). The staff is very professional. The administration is supportive. There are some stellar students, and even the ones that are hard to motivate are generally respectful. It's a positive environment, and I would be happy to have my kids there. Close Quote

by a student
Saturday, October 3, 2009

good school i love it Close Quote

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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 Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tates Creek High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1111 Centre Pkwy	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	No	(859) 381-3620	1,723	98	17.5	56.8%	696 (40.4%)	506 (29.4%)	316 (18.3%)	63 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	140 (8.1%)	46.1	139^th of 262 public high schools	46.9%		37.2	174^th of 254 public high schools	31.5%	35				34.0				39.0		27.0		42.0		44.0		38.0
Henry Clay High School	Public	9-12	2100 Fontaine Rd	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3423	1,939	118	16.4	41.7%	936 (48.3%)	417 (21.5%)	359 (18.5%)	114 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	111 (5.7%)	76	43^rd of 262 public high schools	83.6%		83.3	24^th of 254 public high schools	90.6%	19				48.0				57.0		36.0		56.0		51.0		46.0
Ridge Hospital Alternative High School	Public	6-12	3050 Rio Dosa Dr	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 269-2325	11	1	11.0	72.7%	9 (81.8%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Opportunity Middle College	Public	11-12	470 Cooper Drive	Lexington	40506	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 246-6379	102	4	23.1	60.8%	29 (28.4%)	29 (28.4%)	23 (22.5%)	20 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	74.5	45^th of 262 public high schools	82.8%		83.5	23^rd of 254 public high schools	90.9%	22										19.0		70.0		51.0		56.0
Martin Luther King Junior Academy	Public	6-12	2200 Liberty Rd	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4040	164	26	6.3	76.8%	54 (32.9%)	62 (37.8%)	31 (18.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.8%)	3.4	252^nd of 262 public high schools	3.8%					(n/a)				14.0				19.0
Homebound Secondary	Public	6-12	701 E Main St	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4100	6	1	6.0	—	3 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Lafayette High School	Public	9-12	401 Reed Ln	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3474	2,370	126	18.7	33.1%	1,470 (62.0%)	300 (12.7%)	324 (13.7%)	131 (5.5%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (5.9%)	92.5	8^th of 262 public high schools	96.9%		85.1	21^st of 254 public high schools	91.7%	13				60.0				69.0		45.0		62.0		63.0		61.0
The Hub for Innovation and Leadership	Public	9-12	100 Midland Ave	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(859) 381-4165	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ashgrove Academy	Public	6-12	1115 Ashgrove Road	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	No	(859) 523-3001	7	2	3.5	—	4 (57.1%)	2 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)																	$26,498	$1,866	$22,177
Carter G. Woodson Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	2000 Winchester Road	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	No	(859) 381-3933	316	25	12.7	60.4%	18 (5.7%)	238 (75.3%)	30 (9.5%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	46.9	136^th of 262 public high schools	48.1%		20.6	207^th of 254 public high schools	18.5%	71	40.0	53.0	33.0	41.0	53.0	72.0	45.0	56.0	44.0		52.0	44.0	50.0	36.0	45.0	28.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Tates Creek High School

What district is Tates Creek High School in?

Fayette County

How many students attend Tates Creek High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,723 students attended Tates Creek High School.

Is Tates Creek High School a good school?

Tates Creek High School ranks 139^th of 262 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Tates Creek High School?

Tates Creek High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lansdowne Elementary School
Elementary : Millcreek Elementary School
Elementary : Southern Elementary School
Elementary : Tates Creek Elementary School
Elementary : Veterans Park Elementary School
Middle : Southern Middle School
Middle : Tates Creek Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Tates Creek High School?

Students at Tates Creek High School are 40% White, 29% African American, 18% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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