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Schools in Mart · Mart Independent School District

Mart’s public schools score below 73% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

31% of students in Mart’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mart, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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
47%
▼ 4 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 10 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$13.8K
▲ 8% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
605 students on the public path
In brief

Mart’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 769 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mart’s, its schools beat 22%, lower than their 27% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 47% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,835 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Mart H S. 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 Mart’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 27% of Texas school districts. Test scores are below the Texas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 27%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (769)Better than 22%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 300 test results could put Mart anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Mart’s students in the tested grades sat them (305 in math, 296 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Mart ElMart Independent School DistrictC+
7–12Mart H SMart Independent School DistrictB−

Mart’s public schools are run by Mart Independent School District. 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.

Mart Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 605 students · 12.9 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$13,835TX $12,815 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 51.1% · 296 students tested
Math31%
State average 40.9% · 305 students tested

Mart vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Mart’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MartCMart Independent

Every school in Mart

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Martin other towns
Mart El
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C+
352 students14:1Rate it →
Mart H S
High · Grades 7–12
B−
253 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Mart’s schools

Are Mart’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mart children attend score below 73% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 22%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mart in?

Mart Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 605 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Mart spend per student?

$13,835 in Mart Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. 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 Texas. Stars are from neighbors.