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Oldham County Middle School

Q: Is Oldham County Middle School a good school?

Oldham County Middle School ranks 47 th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 85% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Oldham County Middle School is a public middle school in Buckner, Kentucky, serving 699 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the highly-ranked Oldham County School District, which is ranked 10th out of 157 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating.

Oldham County Middle School consistently performs well academically, ranking in the top 50% of Kentucky middle schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had strong proficiency rates in subjects like reading (61-68% proficient or better) and writing (73% proficient or better). However, the school faces challenges in addressing chronic absenteeism, which has increased from 11% to 25% in recent years, and performance gaps among certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Compared to nearby schools, North Oldham Middle School and East Oldham Middle School consistently rank higher than Oldham County Middle School, placing in the top 30 and top 50 middle schools in Kentucky, respectively. While Oldham County Middle School outperforms schools in the Jefferson County and Shelby County districts, the school's leadership is focused on addressing the areas of concern to ensure all students have the opportunity to succeed.

768

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,124

Per pupil spending ?

33.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4305 Brown Blvd
Buckner, KY 40010

(502) 222-1451

District: Oldham County

Students who attend Oldham County Middle School usually attend:

High:

Oldham County High School

Feeder schools for Oldham County Middle School:

Elementary:	Buckner Elementary School
	LaGrange Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.1%

Hispanic:

14.2%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (57% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Kentucky middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Oldham County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg62%

Kentucky avg43%

47^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Oldham County

10^th of 157Oldham County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	47 of 320	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	96 of 324	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	122 of 327	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	79 of 320	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	47 of 282	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	101 of 335	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	111 of 322	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.2	125 of 330	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.2	117 of 331	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.8	96 of 337	71.5%	★★★★☆
2014	66.0	88 of 335	73.7%	★★★★☆
2013	67.8	76 of 335	77.3%	★★★★☆
2012	66.5	81 of 319	74.6%	★★★★☆
2011	74.9	65 of 304	78.6%	★★★★☆
2010	76.2	58 of 299	80.6%	★★★★☆
2009	75.6	56 of 289	80.6%	★★★★☆
2008	77.7	48 of 287	83.3%	★★★★☆
2007	79.4	43 of 284	84.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	46.1	48 of 96	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	27.8	85 of 111	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.4	71 of 226	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	133 of 219	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	30 of 298	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	58.1	103 of 300	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	153 of 295	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.8	74 of 299	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	30 of 233	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	96 of 299	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	85 of 290	70.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	54 of 131	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	71 of 123	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	71 of 119	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	73 of 120	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	68 of 120	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	92 of 116	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	121 of 314	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	148 of 311	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	179 of 309	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	205 of 310	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	134 of 224	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	198 of 303	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	245 of 285	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	65 of 303	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	85 of 304	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	79 of 307	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	68 of 304	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.1	60 of 222	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	59.2	106 of 303	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	145 of 293	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	15 of 101	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	15 of 99	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	33 of 95	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	28 of 98	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.5	40 of 87	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	67 of 126	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	96 of 130	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	89 of 124	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.1	82 of 294	72.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	43 of 314	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	94 of 316	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	57.6	120 of 320	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	79 of 314	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	45 of 213	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	82 of 266	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	88 of 253	65.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)90th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile-27 vs school

African American (2018)50th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile-38 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing73%+24 vs state

Reading64%+16 vs state

Editing and Mechanics63%+14 vs state

Social Studies55%+16 vs state

Mathematics53%+11 vs state

Science29%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)			KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Oldham County Middle School	Public	6-8	4305 Brown Blvd	Buckner	40010	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 222-1451	768	45	17.2	33.3%	592 (77.1%)	27 (3.5%)	109 (14.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.6%)	77.9	47^th of 320 public middle schools	85.3%		63.8	96^th of 324 public middle schools	70.4%	49	56.0	50.0	52.0	68.0	61.0	62.0	29.0	73.0	55.0	63.0	$16,124	$561	$67	$628	$9,564	$2,293	$12,055
East Oldham Middle School	Public	6-8	1201 East Highway 22	Crestwood	40014	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 222-8480	570	32	17.8	17.7%	483 (84.7%)	12 (2.1%)	37 (6.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.6%)	88.7	21^st of 320 public middle schools	93.4%		79.5	43^rd of 324 public middle schools	86.7%	22	56.0	58.0	63.0	72.0	63.0	65.0	45.0	83.0	62.0	64.0	$14,759	$179	$81	$260	$9,655	$2,263	$12,115
South Oldham Middle School	Public	6-8	6403 W Hwy 146	Crestwood	40014	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 241-0320	848	45	18.9	21.5%	674 (79.5%)	39 (4.6%)	62 (7.3%)	21 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.0%)	84	30^th of 320 public middle schools	90.6%		85	27^th of 324 public middle schools	91.7%	3	63.0	61.0	68.0	62.0	64.0	63.0	41.0	54.0	56.0	69.0	$15,623	$239	$74	$313	$9,266	$1,918	$11,382
North Oldham Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 S Hwy 1793	Goshen	40026	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 228-9998	720	39	18.5	11.3%	611 (84.9%)	7 (1.0%)	40 (5.6%)	28 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.7%)	93.3	8^th of 320 public middle schools	97.5%		93.4	8^th of 324 public middle schools	97.5%		78.0	71.0	66.0	76.0	66.0	67.0	40.0	78.0	64.0	77.0	$14,167	$270	$82	$352	$9,242	$2,088	$11,528
Westport Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	8100 Westport Road	Louisville	40222	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8346	988	71	13.9	57.1%	396 (40.1%)	270 (27.3%)	222 (22.5%)	35 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (6.4%)	25.1	251^st of 320 public middle schools	21.6%		20.2	270^th of 324 public middle schools	16.7%	19	34.0	36.0	33.0	44.0	39.0	32.0	26.0	27.0	33.0	38.0	$20,649	$1,030	$1,660	$2,690	$14,327	$3,632	$17,958
Crosby Middle	Public	6-8	303 Gatehouse Lane	Middletown	40243	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8235	809	54	15.0	42.0%	388 (48.0%)	196 (24.2%)	102 (12.6%)	72 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.3%)	58.7	122^nd of 320 public middle schools	61.9%		34.3	219^th of 324 public middle schools	32.4%	97	53.0	56.0	47.0	56.0	56.0	43.0	36.0	38.0	38.0	53.0	$18,788	$534	$1,633	$2,167	$13,070	$3,551	$16,621
Kammerer Middle	Public	6-8	7315 Wesboro Rd	Louisville	40222	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8279	781	52	15.0	44.0%	346 (44.3%)	224 (28.7%)	111 (14.2%)	27 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (9.0%)	33.4	219^th of 320 public middle schools	31.6%		33.2	224^th of 324 public middle schools	30.9%	5	38.0	34.0	37.0	47.0	44.0	37.0	28.0	33.0	36.0	45.0	$21,490	$672	$1,577	$2,250	$15,599	$3,642	$19,240
Echo Trail Middle School	Public	6-7	2604 Echo Trail	Louisville	40245	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(502) 485-3146	697	46	15.1	35.2%	362 (51.9%)	136 (19.5%)	73 (10.5%)	75 (10.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.7%)								(n/a)	44.0	48.0		53.0	55.0		38.0				$34,456	$714	$1,960	$2,675	$23,209	$8,572	$31,781
Henry County Middle School	Public	6-8	1124 Eminence Rd	New Castle	40050	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-8660	421	29	14.5	53.7%	365 (86.7%)	4 (1.0%)	31 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	67	91^st of 320 public middle schools	71.6%		54.1	129^th of 324 public middle schools	60.2%	38	40.0	55.0	50.0	62.0	58.0	58.0	23.0	77.0	50.0	51.0	$15,516	$904	$354	$1,259	$10,794	$2,021	$12,817
Shelby County West Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Warriors Way	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(502) 633-4869	563	35	15.8	46.2%	299 (53.1%)	39 (6.9%)	174 (30.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.3%)	13.4	291^st of 320 public middle schools	9.1%		14.9	289^th of 324 public middle schools	10.8%	2	20.0	32.0	31.0	39.0	38.0	26.0	11.0	21.0	22.0	34.0	$13,177	$346	$267	$613	$10,334	$2,230	$12,564

Frequently Asked Questions about Oldham County Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Oldham County Middle School?

Students at Oldham County Middle School are 77% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is Oldham County Middle School a good school?

Oldham County Middle School ranks 47^th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Oldham County Middle School attend?

Students who attend Oldham County Middle School usually go on to attend Oldham County High School

What district is Oldham County Middle School in?

Oldham County

How many students attend Oldham County Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 768 students attended Oldham County Middle School.

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