Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Brooklyn’s public schools score below 56% of Indiana districts on tests and graduation
Reading proficiency in Brooklyn’s districts is 35%, below the Indiana average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Brooklyn, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Indiana, not nationally.
From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Brooklyn’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 849 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brooklyn’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 35% and math 38% in spring 2022, against 41% and 38% statewide; 87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,296 per student, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Seven elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is John R. Wooden Middle School, then Martinsville High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Brooklyn’s grade
C+: better than 44% of Indiana school districts, #424 of 592 Indiana towns. Both inputs trail the Indiana average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Brooklyn, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Brooklyn · depends on your address
Bell Intermediate Academy
Grades 5–6 · 524 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Martinsville
South Elementary School of Communications
Grades PK–6 · 302 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Martinsville
6th grade in Brooklyn · depends on your address
John R. Wooden Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 576 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Martinsville
Bell Intermediate Academy
Grades 5–6 · 524 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Martinsville
South Elementary School of Communications
Grades PK–6 · 302 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Martinsville
7th grade in Brooklyn
John R. Wooden Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 576 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Martinsville
8th grade in Brooklyn
John R. Wooden Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 576 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Martinsville
9th grade in Brooklyn
Martinsville High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,284 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Martinsville
10th grade in Brooklyn
Martinsville High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,284 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Martinsville
Brooklyn’s public schools are run by Martinsville Schools Metropolitan School District, which also serves Baker, Bethany, Clay and Green and others. Parts of Brooklyn (18% of its land) are served by Mooresville Consolidated School Corporation instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Brooklyn vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Brooklyn’s borders.
Every school in Brooklyn
9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Brooklyn’s schools
Are Brooklyn’s schools good?
On Indiana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Brooklyn children attend score below 56% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #424 of 592 Indiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 29%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Brooklyn in?
Martinsville Schools Metropolitan School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,998 students in 10 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Brooklyn are served by Mooresville Consolidated School Corporation.
Where do Brooklyn kids go to high school?
Martinsville High School in Martinsville, with 1,284 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Brooklyn’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Martinsville Schools Metropolitan School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.
How much does Brooklyn spend per student?
$13,296 in Martinsville Schools Metropolitan School District (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Brooklyn families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Brooklyn → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.