Middle Schools in Danville Independent

The Danville Independent school district in Kentucky has only one middle school, John W. Bate Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 116th out of 324 Kentucky middle schools in 2023-2024 to 188th out of 320 in 2021-2022.

John W. Bate Middle School's performance on the Kentucky State Assessments (KSA) varies across different subject areas and grade levels. While the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics were below the state average for 6th and 7th grades, they were above the state average for 8th grade. In Reading, the school's proficiency rates were above the state average for 7th and 8th grades, but slightly below for 6th grade. The school also performed well in subjects like Writing and Social Studies, with 8th grade proficiency rates significantly higher than the state average.

The school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, as indicated by the high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 65.91% in the 2022-2023 school year. However, the school appears to have access to more resources, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.6 and higher per-student spending of $13,126 in the 2018-2019 school year. These factors suggest that the school may be working to address the needs of its student population, but further analysis would be needed to fully understand the school's strengths, weaknesses, and the factors influencing its academic outcomes.