Old Kentucky Home Middle School

Old Kentucky Home Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school in Bardstown, Kentucky, one of the schools within Nelson County. The school serves 594 students in grades 6 through 8.

Old Kentucky Home Middle School is one of 12 schools operated by Nelson County, a district that caters to 4,178 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Old Kentucky Home Middle School shows that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Nelson County as a whole.

On the resource side, Old Kentucky Home Middle School logs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Old Kentucky Home Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Old Kentucky Home Middle School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 47.0%; actual is 28.9%, a gap of -18.1 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Nelson County put median household income runs about $69,562, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Nelson County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,047 students), of which Old Kentucky Home Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: The Academy at Horizons, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Old Kentucky Home Middle School. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Old Kentucky Home Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.1%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 70%: 350 students in 2018 compared to 594 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.