Martinsville Elem School

As an intimate K-5 school in Martinsville, Illinois, Martinsville Elem School hosts 238 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by Martinsville CUSD 3C. Enrollment runs roughly 38% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Martinsville Elem School is one of 2 schools operated by Martinsville CUSD 3C, a district that teaches 384 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Martinsville Elem School logs that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Martinsville Elem School reports 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Clark County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Martinsville Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.5%, the actual is 45.4%, a residual of +7.9 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Clark County put the typical household earns roughly $72,927 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Martinsville Elem School is one of 9 public schools in Clark County (combined enrollment of about 2,456 students).

The closest other public school is Martinsville Jr- Sr High School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Martinsville Elem School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 41.1%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Martinsville Elem School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 241 (now 238).

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.