Enrollment
237
Elementary
DISTRICT 231 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD MARTINSVILLE SCHOOLS·NCES 180651001139
Poston Road Elementary School
139 E Poston Rd, Martinsville, IN 46151 · (765) 342-8408 · Morgan County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL237 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Indiana public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
167 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 14% smaller than its 4th grade class (42).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Poston Road Elementary School→Bell Intermediate Academy
Based on grade levels within MSD Martinsville Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
27.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
36.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Poston Road Elementary School
Poston Road Elementary School's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poston Road Elementary School this school | 237 | 70.5% | 30.9% |
| West Jay Elementary Dunkirk | 214 | 72.4% | 45.8% |
| Albany Elementary School Albany | 267 | 67.4% | 45.0% |
| Frazee Elementary School Connersville | 299 | 70.6% | 28.4% |
| Eastwood Elementary School New Castle | 257 | 74.7% | 21.9% |
| Brush Creek Elementary School North Vernon | 303 | 69.3% | 43.1% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Poston Road Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Morgan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #697 of 983 | #13 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #662 of 986 | #13 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #734 of 986 | #13 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 237 | #948 of 1,079 | #10 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #183 of 991 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.3% | #750 of 996 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.5% | #151 of 1,058 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.5% | #100 of 597 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
237
-13 (-5%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 352
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 237 | 17.9 | 13.2:1 | 70% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 18.7 | 13.2:1 | 65% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 253 | 18 | 14.1:1 | 63% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 250 | 15 | 16.7:1 | 59% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 314 | 20 | 15.7:1 | 69% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 65% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 21 | 21.1:1 | 58% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 413 | 23 | 18.0:1 | 34% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 352 | 19 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Poston Road Elementary School.
About Poston Road Elementary School
Poston Road Elementary School, located in Martinsville, Indiana, is a low-enrollment elementary school. There are 237 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 4. The school is 46% below the average for elementary schools in Indiana.
MSD Martinsville Schools is the local district for Poston Road Elementary School. It runs 10 schools with 3,998 students.
At Poston Road Elementary School, 89% of students are White. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 20%.
Poston Road Elementary School has 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.2:1. Elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1, 2.3 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 70% at Poston Road Elementary School. Public schools in Morgan County average 48%.
Poston Road Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 38% of Indiana public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Poston Road Elementary School is 5.3 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 30.9% actual, 25.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Indiana.
For the population of Morgan County, median household income comes to about $79,429, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Morgan County's 22 public schools enroll about 10,142 students and include Poston Road Elementary School.
John R. Wooden Middle School is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Poston Road Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Poston Road Elementary School's average proficiency of 30.9% compares with 45.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Poston Road Elementary School has an NCES locale of Town: Fringe.
Enrollment fell 5% over 4 years, reaching 237 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.7:1 in 2020-21, and 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
The Poston Road Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,659
Census ACS
Median income
$79,429
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
10,142 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MSD Martinsville Schools
- Martinsville High SchoolHigh · 1,284 students
- John R. Wooden Middle SchoolMiddle · 576 students
- Bell Intermediate AcademyMiddle · 524 students
- Charles L Smith Fine Arts AcademyElementary · 375 students
- South Elementary School of CommunicationsElementary · 302 students
- Brooklyn STEM AcademyElementary · 241 students
Other schools in Martinsville
- Martinsville High SchoolHigh · 1,284 students
- John R. Wooden Middle SchoolMiddle · 576 students
- Bell Intermediate AcademyMiddle · 524 students
- Waverly Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Charles L Smith Fine Arts AcademyElementary · 375 students
- South Elementary School of CommunicationsElementary · 302 students
Nearby schools
- John R. Wooden Middle School0.4 mi · 576
- South Elementary School of Communications0.8 mi · 302
- Martinsville High School0.9 mi · 1,284
- Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy1.1 mi · 375
- Bell Intermediate Academy1.1 mi · 524
- Green Township Elementary School7.1 mi · 137
Frequently asked questions
About Poston Road Elementary SchoolHow large is Poston Road Elementary School?
Poston Road Elementary School enrolls approximately 237 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Poston Road Elementary School serve?
Poston Road Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Poston Road Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Poston Road Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Poston Road Elementary School?
Poston Road Elementary School reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Poston Road Elementary School in?
Poston Road Elementary School is part of MSD Martinsville Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.