Summary:
MSD Martinsville Schools in Indiana serves middle-level students at two schools: John R. Wooden Middle School, which covers grades 6–8 with 576 students, and Bell Intermediate Academy, which covers grades 5–6 with 524 students, for a combined enrollment of 1,100. The MSD Martinsville Schools district is ranked 199th of 374 Indiana districts, at the 47th percentile with 2 stars, placing it near the middle of the state.
Bell Intermediate Academy stands out for attendance, science, and improvement. Its chronic absenteeism is 13.3%, better than the district's 18.9% and the state's 16.7%. Science is 48.91% proficient, above the district's 43.69%, and 6th-grade science (48.91%) is 7.71 points above the state's 41.2%. Bell improved in every reported subject, with math rising 6.01 points to 37.64% and 6th-grade math (40.51%) just above the state's 40.2%. John R. Wooden stands out for ELA, higher than Bell in both reported years (28.71% vs. 27.64% in 2025–26), and for 8th-grade math at 39.26%, above the state's 34.2%. But Wooden's rank fell from 192 of 491 (61st percentile, 3 stars) in 2023–24 to 290 of 486 (40th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–26, and its absenteeism is 21.0%, above both district and state.
ELA is a shared weakness: both schools fall below the district's 30.79%, and every available grade-level ELA comparison is 10 to 17 percentage points below the state. Keep in mind that only grade 6 overlaps between the two schools, so all-grade comparisons mix different grade levels. Wooden spends more per student ($12,740 vs. $11,868) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (11.8 vs. 13.7), while free/reduced lunch rates are similar at 51.04% and 52.29%.
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