Summary:
Oldham County has four middle schools serving grades 6–8, and the latest results show strong performance compared with Kentucky overall, alongside meaningful differences among schools. In 2025–2026, all 40 school-by-subject-and-grade results were above the matching state rates; the area’s average was 58%, compared with 42% statewide. The clearest shared strength is that every school outperformed the state on every reported measure.
North Oldham Middle School had the highest average across the ten measures, at 62%, narrowly ahead of East Oldham Middle School at 61%. East led in five individual measures, including grade 7 science and four grade 8 subjects; North led grade 7 math and reading. South Oldham Middle School averaged 59% and led in grade 6 math and reading and grade 8 math. Oldham County Middle School averaged 51%, 11 points below North, but still exceeded state rates in all ten measures.
Results declined overall from 2024–2025: the area average fell from 62% to 58%, while its lead over the state narrowed from 19 points to 16. The changes varied by school: averages fell 7 points at North, 6 at Oldham County Middle, 2 at East and 1 at South. SchoolDigger ranks East 23rd statewide, North 26th, South 33rd and Oldham County Middle 76th. Enrollment ranges from 570 at East to 848 at South, and student-teacher ratios range from 17.2 at Oldham County Middle to 18.9 at South. All four report free/reduced lunch eligible rates for 2024–2025: 11% at North, 18% at East, 22% at South and 33% at Oldham County Middle. These figures provide context, not an explanation for school results.
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