Oldham County Middle School

Oldham County Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus in Buckner, Kentucky, one of the schools within Oldham County. The school instructs 768 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 38% bigger than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

Oldham County Middle School is one of 19 schools operated by Oldham County, a district that caters to 12,038 students overall.

On demographics, Oldham County Middle School lists that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Oldham County's rate of about 23%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Oldham County Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.6%; this one delivers 52.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Oldham County) reports that median household income runs about $122,497, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Oldham County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,038 students), of which Oldham County Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Buckner Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oldham County Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 55.8%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 3%: 793 students in 2018 compared to 768 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 82% to 77% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

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