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Schools in Clay Township · Martinsville Schools Metropolitan School District

Clay Township’s public schools score below 56% of Indiana districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 35% of Clay Township’s students scored proficient, below the Indiana average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Clay Township, 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.

#424of 592 Indiana townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
35%
▼ 6 pts vs IN 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
▲ 0 pts vs IN 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
▼ 1 pts vs IN 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 3% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
2,227 students on the public path
In brief

Clay Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1003 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Clay Township’s, its schools beat 23%, 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 ↓

Two 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Clay Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

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.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 44%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (1003)Better than 23%
Towns in Morgan County (14)Better than 14%
C+B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,040 test results and a graduating class of 336 could put Clay Township anywhere from C+ to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Clay Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,040 in math, 2,039 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Clay Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
6–8John R. Wooden Middle Schoolin MartinsvilleC−
9–12Martinsville High Schoolin MartinsvilleB+

Clay Township’s public schools are run by Martinsville Schools Metropolitan School District, which also serves Baker, Bethany, Brooklyn and Green and others. 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.

Martinsville Schools Metropolitan School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 3,998 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$13,296IN $13,688 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 41.3% · 2039 students tested
Math38%
State average 37.5% · 2040 students tested

Clay Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Clay Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clay TownshipC+Martinsville Schools Metropolitan
WashingtonC+Martinsville Schools Metropolitan
GreenC+Martinsville Schools Metropolitan
BrownB+Mooresville Consolidated School Corporation
MadisonB+Mooresville Consolidated School Corporation
GreggB−Monroe-Gregg
JeffersonC+Martinsville Schools Metropolitan
BrooklynC+Martinsville Schools Metropolitan

4 of the 7 neighbors share Martinsville Schools Metropolitan with Clay Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Clay Township

4 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).

District schools in Clay Townshipby address
Brooklyn STEM Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Brooklyn
B+
241 students14:1Rate it →
Centerton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Martinsville
A−
126 students20:1Rate it →
Also serving Clay Townshipin other towns
John R. Wooden Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Martinsville
C−
576 students12:1Rate it →
Martinsville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Martinsville
B+
1,284 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Clay Township’s schools

Are Clay Township’s schools good?

On Indiana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Clay Township 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 23%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Clay Township in?

Martinsville Schools Metropolitan School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,998 students in 10 schools (2024–25).

Where do Clay Township kids go to high school?

Martinsville High School in Martinsville, with 1,284 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Clay Township’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 Clay Township spend per student?

$13,296 in Martinsville Schools Metropolitan School District (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.