Tates Creek High School

1111 Centre Pkwy, Lexington-Fayette KY, 40517 | Fayette County School District | 859-381-3620
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1842
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 41% 15% lower than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
50%Lexington-Fayette
48%Kentucky

Tates Creek High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Fayette County School District" in Lexington-Fayette, KY. There are a total of 1,842 students and 108 teachers at Tates Creek High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

Tates Creek High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 41.0%, which is 15% lower than the Kentucky average.

Tates Creek High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1842
Teachers108
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment61
Taking some courses25
Taking some courses (not tests)39
Passing some courses10
Passing no courses4

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Tates Creek High School, there are a total of 61 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 25 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All37%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School37%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All45%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School45%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Tates Creek High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictKentuckyNational
White 64.8% 55.9% 79.4% 51.1%
Black 22.0% 22.3% 10.6% 15.9%
Asian 3.0% 4.2% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 6.8% 13.0% 5.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.0% 4.2% 2.9% 3.1%

Lexington-Fayette demographics profile

StatisticLexington-FayetteKentuckyNational
Population322,2004,467,673328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,13611491
Median age34.838.637.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)49%58%55%
Speak English86%95%79%
Speak Spanish6%3%13%

Education level achieved in Lexington-Fayette

IndexLexington-FayetteKentuckyNational
Completed 8th grade87.0%81.0%84.3%
Completed high school85.7%77.8%83.0%
Completed some college69.3%51.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree49.3%30.5%38.5%
Completed bachelors41.4%22.7%30.3%
Completed masters17.9%9.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree6.5%2.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate2.9%0.9%1.3%
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Source: The Tates Creek High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.