Tates Creek High School, 1111 Centre Parkway: grades 9 to 12; 1,723 students in 2024-25, rated Yellow by Kentucky for 2025-26.

Last checked Oct. 16, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Fayette County Public Schools’ high schools page, magnet and specialized programs page, 2026-27 calendar (PDF), the Kentucky Department of Education’s 2025-26 accountability data, the federal NCES school directory, the district’s attendance zone maps and the KHSAA.

Tates Creek High School is a Fayette County Public Schools high school for grades 9 to 12 at 1111 Centre Parkway, Lexington.

The district lists these programs at the school on its magnet and specialized programs page:

Who to call
Address 1111 Centre Parkway, Lexington, KY 40517
Phone 859-422-0041
Grades 9-12
School day 8:25 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Run by Fayette County Public Schools
State school code 165105

Principal

Principal Kristy Field, according to the school’s website on Oct. 16, 2026.

Enrollment and teachers

Tates Creek High School had 1,723 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 98 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 18 students per teacher, according to the federal NCES school directory. That is the latest federal count.

State report card

Kentucky rates schools on state tests in reading and math and in science, social studies and writing, English learner progress, school climate and safety and, for high schools, postsecondary readiness and graduation. Each score combines this year’s results with the change from last year, and ratings run, from highest to lowest, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange and Red, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

2025-26 overall rating: Yellow, with an overall score of 63.1. Fayette County Public Schools’ high schools as a whole rated Green (71.8); statewide, high schools rated Yellow (67.5).

Indicator Score Rating
Reading and math 47.2 Orange
Science, social studies and writing 63.6 Green
English learner progress 16.7 Orange
Quality of school climate and safety 63.0 Yellow
Postsecondary readiness 100.4 Blue
Graduation rate 94.5 Green

On the 2025-26 Kentucky Summative Assessment, 37% of students scored proficient or distinguished in reading (district 53%, state 49%) and 32% in math (district 42%, state 39%).

Four-year graduation rate: 94.7% in the 2025-26 state file (district 93.9%, state 94.1%).

The full report card, with test results by student group, attendance and teacher data, is on the school’s page on the Kentucky School Report Card. All figures above are from the Kentucky Department of Education’s 2025-26 assessment and accountability datasets, published Oct. 14, 2026.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Every Fayette County address is zoned to one elementary, one middle and one high school. Look up an address on the district’s SchoolSite Locator.

About 28,082 residential addresses fall in the Tates Creek High zone. By middle school zone, those homes are in Southern Middle (54%) and Tates Creek Middle (46%). We matched the district’s current attendance zone maps with the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government’s residential address points. The locator is the final word for any single address.

Families who want a school outside their zone can ask through the district’s out-of-area request process, which the district says is open only in “extremely limited” circumstances.

Calendar and school day

The school day runs 8:25 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., according to the district’s high schools page.

Tates Creek High follows the district’s 2026-27 calendar (PDF), which the school board approved June 23, 2025. Coming up:

  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day; no classes
  • Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break; Monday, Jan. 4, 2027, is also a no-class day, and students return Tuesday, Jan. 5
  • Monday, Jan. 18, 2027: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Monday, Feb. 15, 2027: Presidents Day
  • Friday, March 19, 2027: no classes; possible weather make-up day
  • April 5-9, 2027: spring break; Monday, April 12, is also a no-class day
  • Tuesday, May 18, 2027: primary election; no classes
  • Wednesday, May 26, 2027: last day of classes, pending weather make-up days

Live dates and school events are on the district calendar.

Sports and activities

Tates Creek High plays football in Class 6A, District 7 with Henry Clay, Lafayette and Paul Laurence Dunbar in the KHSAA’s alignment for the 2025 and 2026 seasons. Its basketball, baseball, softball, soccer and volleyball teams are in the 11th Region, 43rd District, according to the school’s KHSAA directory listing. The teams are the Commodores.

The KHSAA directory lists the football stadium as Roy Walton Stadium, seating 4,000.

Varsity teams in the KHSAA directory: boys’ and girls’ archery, baseball, boys’ and girls’ basketball, boys’ and girls’ bowling, cheerleading, boys’ and girls’ cross country, dance, esports, football, boys’ and girls’ golf, boys’ and girls’ indoor track, boys’ and girls’ lacrosse, boys’ and girls’ soccer, softball, boys’ and girls’ swimming, boys’ and girls’ tennis, boys’ and girls’ track and field, boys’ and girls’ volleyball and boys’ and girls’ wrestling.

Game times and results are on our Friday night football page and the scoreboard.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Tates Creek High serve?

Tates Creek High serves grades 9 to 12, according to Fayette County Public Schools.

What is Tates Creek High’s Kentucky school rating?

Tates Creek High was rated Yellow, with an overall score of 63.1, in Kentucky’s 2025-26 school accountability results. Blue is the highest of the five ratings and Red the lowest.

How do I know if my address is zoned for Tates Creek High?

Enter the address in Fayette County Public Schools’ SchoolSite Locator, or call the district at 859-422-4100.

What time does Tates Creek High start?

The school day runs 8:25 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., according to the district’s school directory.

What football district is Tates Creek High in?

Tates Creek High plays in Class 6A, District 7, in the KHSAA alignment for the 2025 and 2026 seasons.