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Enrollment
1,547
High
DISTRICT 968 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLDHAM COUNTY·NCES 210453001125
Oldham County High School
1150 N Highway 393, La Grange, KY 40031 · (502) 222-9461 · Oldham County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,547 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% 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.
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
21.5:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
403 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 63%
Community
6
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 | 380 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 395 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 404 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 364 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 0% |
Student demographics
34%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
66.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
64.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Oldham County High School
Oldham County High School's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham County High School this school | 1,547 | 26.1% | 57.5% |
| South Oldham High School Crestwood | 1,304 | 21.3% | 56.5% |
| Randall K. Cooper High School Union | 1,490 | 30.5% | 38.8% |
| Conner High School Hebron | 1,400 | 33.6% | 43.8% |
| Bullitt East High School Mount Washington | 1,664 | 31.3% | 31.8% |
| Larry A. Ryle High School Union | 2,077 | 34.3% | 43.8% |
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 Oldham County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #8 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #9 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #13 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,547 | #26 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #213 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.4% | #86 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.1% | #224 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #95 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
1,547
-142 (-8%) vs 2020
+66% since 1990-91, when it was 930
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 1,547 | 72 | 21.5:1 | 26% (403) |
| 2023-24 | 1,634 | 77.6 | 21.1:1 | 27% (448) |
| 2022-23 | 1,656 | 83 | 19.9:1 | 28% (461) |
| 2020-21 | 1,689 | 85 | 19.9:1 | 25% (415) |
| 2017-18 | 1,643 | 85 | 19.3:1 | 25% (406) |
| 2015-16 | 1,583 | 88 | 18.0:1 | 23% (372) |
| 2010-11 | 1,410 | 71 | 19.9:1 | 20% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 1,213 | 68 | 17.8:1 | 12% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 930 | 54 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oldham County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,643 to 1,547); teachers down 15% (85 to 72).
About Oldham County High School
Oldham County High School is a large high school in Kentucky, with an address in La Grange. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,547 students. That is 177% above the average of about 558 students for high schools in Kentucky.
Oldham County is responsible for 19 schools, Oldham County High School included, with 12,038 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, Oldham County High School is 80% White. Other groups make up 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 34, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oldham County High School is 21.5:1, based on 72 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Kentucky average 16.6:1. Lunch program data show 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Among Kentucky public high schools, Oldham County High School outscored 94%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Kentucky with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 55.3%. Oldham County High School scores 57.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Oldham County show that the median household earns about $122,497 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Across Oldham County, 23 public schools serve about 12,038 students.
The closest school to Oldham County High School is Buckner Alternative High School, located about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Oldham County High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Oldham County High School has an NCES locale of Town: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,547, compared with 1,689 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 19.9:1 to 21.5:1.
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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
- South Oldham High SchoolHigh · 1,304 students
- North Oldham High SchoolHigh · 948 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 La Grange
- LaGrange Elementary SchoolElementary · 450 students
- La Grange Education CenterHigh
- Luther Luckett Education CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Buckner Alternative High School0.2 mi · 50
- Oldham County Middle School0.3 mi · 768
- Buckner Elementary School0.3 mi · 620
- Oldham County Preschool0.3 mi · 178
- Centerfield Elementary School2.5 mi · 519
- LaGrange Elementary School3.1 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About Oldham County High SchoolHow large is Oldham County High School?
Oldham County High School enrolls approximately 1,547 students in grades 09-12.
Is Oldham County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oldham County High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Oldham County High School?
Approximately 21.5:1 students per teacher at Oldham County High School.
How diverse is Oldham County High School?
Oldham County High School reports a student body of 80% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Oldham County High School in?
Oldham County High School is part of Oldham County.
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