Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0Martinsville’s public schools score below 56% of Indiana districts on tests and graduation
In Martinsville, 35% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the Indiana average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Martinsville, 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.
Martinsville’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 932 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Martinsville’s, its schools beat 28%, 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 Martinsville’s grade
C+: better than 44% of Indiana school districts, #426 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 Martinsville, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Martinsville · depends on your address
Bell Intermediate Academy
Grades 5–6 · 524 students · 14:1 students per teacher
South Elementary School of Communications
Grades PK–6 · 302 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Martinsville · depends on your address
John R. Wooden Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 576 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Bell Intermediate Academy
Grades 5–6 · 524 students · 14:1 students per teacher
South Elementary School of Communications
Grades PK–6 · 302 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Martinsville
John R. Wooden Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 576 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Martinsville
John R. Wooden Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 576 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Martinsville
Martinsville High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,284 students · 12:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Martinsville
Martinsville High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,284 students · 12:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Martinsville
Martinsville High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,284 students · 12:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Martinsville
Martinsville High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,284 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Martinsville’s public schools are run by Martinsville Schools Metropolitan School District, which also serves Baker, Bethany, Brooklyn and Clay 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.
Well below the state in reading
Martinsville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Martinsville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Martinsville | C+ | Martinsville Schools Metropolitan |
Every school in Martinsville
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 Martinsville’s schools
Are Martinsville’s schools good?
On Indiana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Martinsville children attend score below 56% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #426 of 592 Indiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 28%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Martinsville in?
Martinsville Schools Metropolitan School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,998 students in 10 schools (2024–25).
Where do Martinsville kids go to high school?
Martinsville High School, with 1,284 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Martinsville’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 Martinsville 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 Martinsville families are saying about school.
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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.