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Goshen At Hillcrest Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
21st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 684 Kentucky Elementary Schools
Better than 97% of Kentucky elementary schools
Summary

Goshen At Hillcrest Elementary School serves 627 students in kindergarten through grade 5 in Prospect, in Oldham County. Its results are strong across subjects, and its chronic absenteeism is unusually low: 3% in 2025–2026, compared with 12% districtwide and 24% statewide, and lower than every listed nearby school. Most importantly, Goshen scored above the state and district averages in every reported subject, and above the nearby-school average in all six subjects.

Writing and mathematics are especially strong compared with nearby schools and the state. Goshen averaged 74% in math, versus 57% in the district, 43% statewide, and 51% at nearby schools; in writing, it scored 71%, compared with 35% statewide and 46% nearby. Fifth-grade reading also stands out at 82%, the second-highest result among listed nearby schools, behind Norton Elementary. Fourth-grade science is a comparatively modest area: Goshen’s 52% was just 1 percentage point above the district’s 51%, though still above the state’s 40% and nearby schools’ 44%.

Results over time are mixed: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, writing rose 18 percentage points and reading rose 7, while science fell 18 points from a high starting result. SchoolDigger’s standing improved from 52nd of 685 schools (92nd percentile) in 2023–2024 to 21st of 684 (97th percentile) in 2025–2026; it earned five stars in both years. Goshen’s 16.9-to-1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 was above the nearby-school average of about 15.1-to-1. That year, 9% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the lowest share among nearby schools reporting the measure. SchoolDigger’s special education student ranking rose from the 45th to the 78th percentile between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026, while its ranking for low socio-economic status students fell from the 93rd to the 72nd percentile in the latest year.

627
Students ?
16.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
8.5%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 12518 Ridgemoor Dr
       Prospect, KY  40059

(502) 228-0101

District: Oldham County


Students who attend Goshen At Hillcrest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    North Oldham Middle School
High:    North Oldham High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
80.5%
Hispanic:
7.5%
Asian:
7.3%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (71% vs 44% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 3% of Kentucky elementary schools
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Oldham County
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school71%
District avg59%
Kentucky avg44%
21st of 684
Kentucky public elementary schools ?
Top 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 9Elementary Schools in the Oldham County
18th of 158Oldham 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202693.121 of 68496.9%★★★★★
202591.826 of 68596.2%★★★★★
202486.652 of 68592.4%★★★★★
202389.339 of 68794.3%★★★★★
202292.324 of 68496.5%★★★★★
202193.316 of 51796.9%★★★★★
201991.219 of 70097.3%★★★★★
201892.617 of 69197.5%★★★★★
201793.811 of 69498.4%★★★★★
201689.926 of 69096.2%★★★★★
201594.111 of 69898.4%★★★★★
201495.29 of 70598.7%★★★★★
201393.219 of 71997.4%★★★★★
201293.813 of 71398.2%★★★★★
201192.118 of 68897.4%★★★★★
201086.349 of 68392.8%★★★★★
200992.815 of 65897.7%★★★★★
200889.830 of 65195.4%★★★★★
200793.716 of 63897.5%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202562.212 of 2653.8%★★★☆☆
201976.86 of 2373.9%★★★★☆
201870.78 of 2263.6%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202266.247 of 20677.2%★★★★☆
201955.0169 of 47464.3%★★★☆☆
201867.096 of 44578.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202693.814 of 65797.9%★★★★★
202586.948 of 64892.6%★★★★★
202483.650 of 64492.2%★★★★★
202388.429 of 63995.5%★★★★★
202291.022 of 64196.6%★★★★★
202191.46 of 31298.1%★★★★★
201991.012 of 67198.2%★★★★★
201892.714 of 66397.9%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202360.737 of 12069.2%★★★☆☆
202288.55 of 11495.6%★★★★★
201992.41 of 15299.3%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202662.9190 of 67471.8%★★★★☆
202585.347 of 67293.0%★★★★★
202357.1226 of 67066.3%★★★☆☆
202278.562 of 66790.7%★★★★★
201890.920 of 63196.8%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202689.731 of 65195.2%★★★★★
202592.618 of 65397.2%★★★★★
202487.051 of 65292.2%★★★★★
202388.143 of 65293.4%★★★★★
202290.425 of 65796.2%★★★★★
202188.414 of 32595.7%★★★★★
201988.229 of 67695.7%★★★★★
201889.427 of 66595.9%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202662.669 of 31478.0%★★★★☆
202552.2112 of 30663.4%★★★☆☆
202441.1153 of 27945.2%★★☆☆☆
202343.0125 of 25751.4%★★★☆☆
201990.317 of 66197.4%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202690.731 of 65095.2%★★★★★
202590.329 of 65995.6%★★★★★
202484.260 of 65990.9%★★★★★
202386.950 of 65892.4%★★★★★
202290.828 of 65695.7%★★★★★
202189.418 of 33794.7%★★★★★
201988.129 of 59295.1%★★★★★
201891.128 of 59395.3%★★★★★
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 (2026)98th percentile~ school
Male (2026)95th percentile~ school
White (2026)95th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)78th percentile-19 vs school
Disabled (2022)77th percentile-19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile-25 vs school
Hispanic (2023)69th percentile-25 vs school
Asian (2025)54th percentile-42 vs school
By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?
Editing and Mechanics75%+27 vs state
Mathematics74%+31 vs state
Reading73%+23 vs state
Writing71%+36 vs state
Social Studies67%+29 vs state
Science52%+12 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Goshen At Hillcrest Elementary School

Students who attend Goshen At Hillcrest Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Oldham Middle School
High : North Oldham High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 627 students attended Goshen At Hillcrest Elementary School.

Yes! Goshen At Hillcrest Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 21st of 684 Kentucky elementary schools.

Students at Goshen At Hillcrest Elementary School are 81% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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