Summary:
The city of Martinsville, Illinois is home to two schools: Martinsville Elementary School and Martinsville Junior-Senior High School, both part of the Martinsville CUSD 3C district. While the elementary school has performed well, the high school has struggled academically, and both schools face challenges with chronic absenteeism and serving a student population with high rates of free and reduced-price lunch.
Martinsville Elementary School has outperformed the district and state averages in English Language Arts, particularly in the upper elementary grades, but has struggled more in Mathematics. The school earned a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranked in the top half of Illinois elementary schools. However, it experiences a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% and serves a student population with a relatively high percentage (54.47%) of free/reduced lunch recipients.
In contrast, Martinsville Junior-Senior High School has struggled with proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, falling well below the district and state averages. The high school performed better in Science, with 8th-grade proficiency rates closer to the state average. While the school maintained a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 89.0% in 2024-2025, it also had a 2.4% dropout rate and experienced the same high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% as the elementary school. The high school serves a student population with a high percentage (56.52%) of free/reduced lunch recipients.
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