Martin, FL - District Data

Original Research by School Decision on Martin

Martin County School District serves students from prekindergarten through twelfth grade across a geographically varied county on Florida's Treasure Coast. The communities within the district range considerably in character and housing cost. Indiantown, in the western interior, sits at the lower end of the county's home value range. Stuart, the county seat along the coast, occupies a middle tier. Palm City and Hobe Sound sit higher, and the Jupiter and Tequesta communities at the southern edge of the district reach the top of the range. Rents across the district have been rising year over year, while home values have softened slightly from their recent peak, though they remain well above both state and national medians. The price-to-income relationship here makes this a relatively expensive housing market for a family budgeting alongside school choice decisions.

The district is a mid-sized Florida system with a full complement of school types across those communities. It operates conventional elementary, middle, and high schools alongside more specialized campuses, including a school of technology, an advanced learning center with a magnet-like profile, two autism-focused schools, an alternative academy, learning centers, and a virtual instruction program. That breadth gives families real pathway options that many smaller districts cannot match.

On state FAST assessments for the most recent school year, the academic picture is mixed. In reading, proficiency across the tested grades runs roughly in the mid-fifties in the elementary years and climbs into the low-to-mid sixties by sixth grade before dipping back toward the low fifties in seventh and eighth grade. In math, elementary and middle grades generally cluster in the low-to-mid sixties, with one clear exception: eighth-grade math proficiency is substantially lower than any other grade tested, sitting well below the pattern seen in earlier grades. That eighth-grade math figure is worth asking about directly with the district or with individual schools. Science proficiency at the two tested grade points, fifth and eighth, lands in the low fifties and just under half, respectively. Taken together, the district's tested outcomes are solid in places and softer in others, with no single dramatic strength but with the eighth-grade math result standing out as a gap to watch.

Publicly reported information adds important context. The Florida Department of Education assigned the district an "A" state grade for the 2024-2025 school year, its first top rating in several years, after a prior year that came within a single point of the same threshold. All district-operated schools earned a "C" or above. That accountability trajectory is a meaningful signal.

Two voter-approved funding measures have shaped what the district can provide. A half-mill operating property tax, first reauthorized in 2022 and placed before voters again in November 2024 for renewal beyond 2026, funds teacher and staff compensation, school safety and security, mental health programs including the AVID college-readiness program, additional high school guidance counselors, and professional development. A separate half-cent sales tax, approved for a multi-year term expiring in 2025, financed capital work including the replacement of Jensen Beach Elementary and Palm City Elementary. Whether the 2024 operating tax renewal passed is not confirmed in the data provided, and a parent should verify its current status, since the outcome directly affects teacher retention and student services going into the next funding cycle.

Free- and reduced-price lunch participation rates and English learner counts were not available in the data. The district's student composition by race and ethnicity shows white students as the largest group, followed by Hispanic students as a substantial share, with smaller Black, Asian, and multiracial populations. Specific counts are in the data sections. A graduation rate was not available in this data set.

The comparison fact-set for Martin County's districts flagged that the county has too few districts for meaningful side-by-side positioning on proficiency, spending, or absenteeism, so those comparisons were not drawn here.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

18,270

Grades

PK–12

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 35%

Black 7%

White 53%

Asian 2%

Two+ 3%

Am. Indian / AK Native 0%

Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0%

By economic status

Percent proficient by grade, as reported

Economically disadvantaged

Not disadvantaged

ELA

Gr 3

44%

68%

Gr 4

40%

64%

Gr 5

42%

65%

Gr 6

54%

71%

Gr 7

36%

67%

Gr 8

35%

65%

Math

Gr 3

47%

76%

Gr 4

53%

74%

Gr 5

45%

69%

Gr 6

53%

71%

Gr 7

46%

77%

Gr 8

30%

49%

Science

Gr 5

42%

60%

Gr 8

34%

64%

Schools in this District

37 schools are officially reported under this district.

HIDDEN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL

STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL

MARTIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

J. D. PARKER SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY

PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL

PORT SALERNO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HOBE SOUND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

JENSEN BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

INDIANTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL

ESE HOMEBOUND

SOUTH FORK HIGH SCHOOL

PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SPECTRUM ACADEMY

CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WILLOUGHBY LEARNING CENTER

FELIX A WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SEA WIND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

TEEN PARENT

BESSEY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PORT SALERNO LEARNING CENTER

RIVERBEND ACADEMY

PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS

PK EARLY INTERVENTION

JENSEN BEACH HIGH SCHOOL

THE HOPE CHARTER CENTER FOR AUTISM

CLARK ADVANCED LEARNING CENTER

MARTIN COUNTY JAIL

DR. DAVID L. ANDERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

CITRUS GROVE ELEMENTARY

MARTIN VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM

THE HOPE ACADEMY FOR AUTISM

TREASURE COAST CLASSICAL ACADEMY

MARTIN S.A.I.L.S

INDIANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL

TECHNOARTS ACADEMY MARTIN

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

Mathematics

6 grades reported

62%

Grade 3

65%

Grade 4

58%

Grade 5

63%

Grade 6

62%

Grade 7

37%

Grade 8

English Language Arts

6 grades reported

56%

Grade 3

54%

Grade 4

55%

Grade 5

63%

Grade 6

52%

Grade 7

50%

Grade 8

Science

2 grades reported

52%

Grade 5

49%

Grade 8

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$432,017

Year-over-year change-2.9%

Range across 11 ZIP codes$237K to $865K

vs. state typical1.15x

vs. national typical1.17x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (11 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
34956	Indiantown	$314K	-2.0%	30.7%
34990	Palm City	$606K	-3.1%	18.6%
34997	Stuart	$427K	-4.5%	16.7%
34974	Okeechobee	$277K	-0.1%	10.5%
33455	Hobe Sound	$521K	-3.9%	10.1%
33478	Jupiter	$865K	-1.9%	2.2%
34957	Jensen Beach	$417K	-6.1%	1.9%
33469	Tequesta	$710K	-2.9%	1.4%
34994	Stuart	$237K	-7.6%	1.3%
34996		$425K	-4.5%	1.2%
33458	Jupiter	$616K	-2.4%	0.7%

Rental Market

Typical monthly rent$2,398/mo

Year-over-year change+4.5%

Range across 8 ZIP codes$2,064 to $3,447/mo

Rent trend (12 months)

ZIP code rents (8 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Rent/mo	YoY	Weight
34990	Palm City	$2,558	+6.5%	18.6%
34997	Stuart	$2,064	+2.9%	16.7%
33455	Hobe Sound	$2,383	+4.5%	10.1%
34957	Jensen Beach	$2,513	+3.8%	1.9%
33469	Tequesta	$3,447	+2.4%	1.4%
34994	Stuart	$2,195	+0.5%	1.3%
34996		$3,196	—	1.2%
33458	Jupiter	$2,874	+0.1%	0.7%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$2,180/mo

Home price / national median income5.2x

Annual rent / national median income34.4%

Rent exceeds est. mortgage by$219/mo

Comparison

State typical home value$376,504 (-3.7% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

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Civil Rights Data (CRDC)

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