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Enrollment
768
Middle
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLDHAM COUNTY·NCES 210453001126
Oldham County Middle School
4305 Brown Blvd, Buckner, KY 40010 · (502) 222-1451 · Oldham County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL768 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Kentucky public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
256 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 268 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 241 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 259 | 34% |
Student demographics
38%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
63.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
52.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Middle School
Oldham County Middle School's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham County Middle School this school | 768 | 33.3% | 52.8% |
| East Hardin Middle School Elizabethtown | 775 | 32.9% | 54.4% |
| Conner Middle School Hebron | 865 | 36.0% | 62.2% |
| Twenhofel Middle School Independence | 775 | 35.9% | 51.8% |
| Stuart Pepper Middle School Brandenburg | 702 | 40.0% | 40.2% |
| Ballyshannon Middle School Union | 609 | 27.4% | 51.7% |
Matched among Kentucky middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #38 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #46 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #22 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 768 | #41 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #161 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.2% | #86 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #209 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #142 of 156 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
768
-19 (-2%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 822
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 768 | 44.5 | 17.3:1 | 33% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 699 | 43.7 | 16.0:1 | 37% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 715 | 47 | 15.2:1 | 38% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 787 | 47 | 16.7:1 | 32% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 793 | 42.5 | 18.7:1 | 33% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 775 | 41 | 18.9:1 | 32% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 807 | 45 | 17.9:1 | 25% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 851 | 53 | 16.1:1 | 16% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 822 | 42 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oldham County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (793 to 768); teachers up 5% (42.5 to 44.5).
About Oldham County Middle School
Located in Buckner, Kentucky, Oldham County Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school. Enrolled students number 768 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 38% higher than the average for middle schools in Kentucky, which is about 558.
Oldham County includes 19 schools. Together they enroll 12,038 students.
White students are the majority at Oldham County Middle School, with 77% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. The county population is about 87% White. Oldham County Middle School's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Oldham County Middle School was 17.3:1. This ratio sits 1.5 above the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 33%. Among public schools in Oldham County, the average eligibility rate is 23%.
allk12 grades Oldham County Middle School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Oldham County Middle School is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 52.8%. Predicted: 52.6%.
Federal survey data for Oldham County show that the median household income is $122,497, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Oldham County is home to 23 public schools and about 12,038 public school students.
The closest public school, Buckner Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Oldham County Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 55.8%; Oldham County Middle School's is 52.8%, ranking 4th of 6.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Fringe.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 787 in 2020-21 and 768 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- North Oldham High SchoolHigh · 948 students
- South Oldham Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
- North Oldham Middle SchoolMiddle · 720 students
- Goshen At Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
Other schools in Buckner
- Buckner Elementary SchoolElementary · 620 students
- Oldham County PreschoolElementary · 178 students
- Buckner Alternative High SchoolCombined · 50 students
- The Robert L. Arvin Education CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Buckner Elementary School0.1 mi · 620
- Oldham County Preschool0.1 mi · 178
- Oldham County High School0.3 mi · 1,547
- Buckner Alternative High School0.3 mi · 50
- Centerfield Elementary School2.6 mi · 519
- LaGrange Elementary School3.4 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About Oldham County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Oldham County Middle School?
Oldham County Middle School enrolls approximately 768 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Oldham County Middle School serve?
Oldham County Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oldham County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oldham County Middle School is approximately 17.3:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oldham County Middle School?
At Oldham County Middle School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Oldham County Middle School in?
Oldham County Middle School is part of Oldham County.
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