The top reported proficiency rate is 32% in English language arts. The lowest is 18% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Martinsville Jr- Sr High School
Martinsville Jr-Sr High School serves grades seven through twelve in a small rural community in east-central Illinois. The school is one of two public schools operated by the district and enrolls roughly students across its six grade bands, with the grade distribution relatively even from middle school through the early high school years, then thinning somewhat in the upper grades.
The town of Martinsville itself is a small, slowly declining city in Clark County with a median resident age around fifty. Once anchored by agriculture and an early-1900s oil boom, the community has settled into a quiet country-town character where most residents own their homes. The downtown clusters around Cumberland Street (the historic National Road, now U.S. Route 40), with the school situated a few blocks off the main corridor. There is no large industrial employer; the school district, a bank branch, and small local businesses form the visible economic base, with the broader region's major employers—including Marathon Petroleum's Robinson refinery—lying outside town. Public transportation is limited, so residents are car-dependent.
The school's student body is predominantly white, with a small number of students from other racial or ethnic backgrounds. The school's free-or-reduced-price lunch data was not available. State testing data is available only for grades seven and eight. In English language arts, grade seven and grade eight proficiency rates both stand at roughly one in three students reaching proficient or above. In mathematics, both grades show proficiency near or below one in five. In science, grade eight proficiency is one in four. Testing participation was complete in the reported grades. State testing data for grades three through six is not available; the school's grade-band documentation shows it serves grades seven through twelve, so the missing elementary data reflects that those grades are not enrolled at this building.
The reported proficiency results place the school's overall proficiency index at the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Clark County. This is a weak performance picture, and a parent may want to discuss with school leadership what supports are in place to help students build competence, particularly in mathematics and science.
Course access data, program offerings, staffing, discipline metrics, and attendance records were not available in the data provided. No graduation rate is listed for the school. Information about advanced coursework, career or dual-credit pathways, special education services, English learner support, or other student programs could not be confirmed from available sources.
The housing market in the area is affordable by national standards. The median property value in the zip code is well below the Illinois state median and approximately four times the county median household income, making it accessible for families with moderate incomes. Home values have declined modestly over the past few years as the population has gradually declined.
The district itself showed no recent parent-relevant changes in available sources; the school continues to operate as a regular public school with no charter or magnet designation.
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