1
Welcome to the North Oldham High School community. What's one thing that would make North Oldham High School even better?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
948
High
DISTRICT 968 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLDHAM COUNTY·NCES 210453001953
North Oldham High School
1815 S Hwy 1793, Goshen, KY 40026 · (502) 228-0158 · Oldham County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL948 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Kentucky public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
113 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 234 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 242 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 231 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 236 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 1% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
75.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
74.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like North Oldham High School
North Oldham High School's state test result (63.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Oldham High School this school | 948 | 11.9% | 63.8% |
| Beechwood High School Fort Mitchell | 762 | 6.0% | 66.0% |
| Highlands High School Fort Thomas | 1,019 | 7.7% | 61.8% |
| South Oldham High School Crestwood | 1,304 | 21.3% | 56.5% |
| Oldham County High School La Grange | 1,547 | 26.1% | 57.5% |
| Pikeville High School Pikeville | 518 | 30.5% | 64.6% |
Matched among Kentucky high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where North Oldham High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #4 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #4 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #2 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 948 | #79 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #211 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.8% | #106 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.9% | #227 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #69 of 139 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
948
-122 (-11%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 904
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 20.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 948 | 44.5 | 21.3:1 | 12% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 983 | 46.7 | 21.1:1 | 12% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 995 | 51.8 | 19.2:1 | 12% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 1,070 | 53 | 20.2:1 | 8% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 1,033 | 51.3 | 20.1:1 | 7% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 1,007 | 51 | 19.8:1 | 7% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 904 | 50 | 18.1:1 | 6% (51) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Oldham High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,033 to 948); teachers down 13% (51.3 to 44.5).
About North Oldham High School
North Oldham High School is a public high-enrollment high school in Goshen, Kentucky. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 948 students. High schools in Kentucky average about 558 students, which makes this school 70% above average.
North Oldham High School is one of the 19 schools that make up Oldham County (12,038 students in total).
By race and ethnicity, North Oldham High School is 84% White. The next largest groups are 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. In Oldham County overall, the White share is about 87%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 29%.
The school has 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 21.3 students per teacher. Statewide, high schools in Kentucky average 16.6:1. Of all students at North Oldham High School, 12% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Oldham County, the average is 23%.
North Oldham High School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 96% of Kentucky public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, North Oldham High School falls in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools: 63.8% actual against 60.5% predicted.
In Oldham County, home to about 69,257 people, median household income comes to about $122,497, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. There are 23 public schools in the county, enrolling about 12,038, North Oldham High School among them.
North Oldham High School's nearest public school is North Oldham Middle School (about 0.1 miles). In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of North Oldham High School. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, North Oldham High School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put North Oldham High School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
An 11% decline took enrollment from 1,070 in 2020-21 to 948 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 20.2:1 in 2020-21 to 21.3:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at North Oldham High School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Oldham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
69,257
Census ACS
Median income
$122,497
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
12,038 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oldham County
- Oldham County High SchoolHigh · 1,547 students
- South Oldham High SchoolHigh · 1,304 students
- South Oldham Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
- Oldham County Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- North Oldham Middle SchoolMiddle · 720 students
- Goshen At Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
Other schools in Goshen
- North Oldham Middle SchoolMiddle · 720 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolElementary · 584 students
Nearby schools
- North Oldham Middle School0.1 mi · 720
- Harmony Elementary School0.2 mi · 584
- Goshen At Hillcrest Elementary School1.7 mi · 627
- Norton Commons Elementary4.8 mi · 598
- Charlestown Middle School5.3 mi · 647
- Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch5.7 mi · 529
Frequently asked questions
About North Oldham High SchoolHow many students attend North Oldham High School?
North Oldham High School enrolls approximately 948 students in grades 09-12.
Is North Oldham High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Oldham High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at North Oldham High School?
Approximately 21.3:1 students per teacher at North Oldham High School.
How diverse is North Oldham High School?
North Oldham High School reports a student body of 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees North Oldham High School?
North Oldham High School is overseen by Oldham County in Oldham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.