The original school building was one room with a sawdust floor; students sat on wooden benches.

During the early days of Tate High, there was no football equipment, so the school's main sports were basketball and baseball.

[4] One of the school's most accomplished baseball players, Don Sutton, went on to major league fame with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Tate softball team won the Florida Class 7A state championship in 2015 led by pitcher Tori Perkins.

Agricultural education continues to remain a focal point of the school, and is widely considered to be one of the highest performing FFA chapters in the Florida Panhandle.