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Poston Road Elementary School

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Poston Road Elementary School ranks 744 th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

744^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Poston Road Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Martinsville, Indiana, with 246 students. The school is part of the MSD Martinsville Schools district, which is ranked 151 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Poston Road Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 14.1% to 21.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's test scores on the ILEARN assessments are also generally lower than the district and state averages, with only 27.66% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 32.44% for the district and 40.3% statewide. In math, the school had 36.17% proficient or better, compared to 40.22% for the district. Additionally, Poston Road Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 54.72% to 65.45% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When comparing Poston Road Elementary to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Brooklyn STEM Academy and Paragon Elementary, it performs worse on most metrics. Additionally, the school's performance is significantly lower than some of the higher-performing schools in the region, such as Unionville Elementary (part of the Monroe County Community School Corp) and Helmsburg Elementary (part of the Brown County School Corporation), which have much higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower free/reduced lunch rates.

237

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,202

Per pupil spending ?

70.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

139 E Poston Rd
Martinsville, IN 46151

(765) 342-8408

District: MSD Martinsville Schools

Students who attend Poston Road Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Martinsville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.0%

Hispanic:

5.5%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of MSD Martinsville Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg38%

744^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the MSD Martinsville Schools

151^st of 380MSD Martinsville Schools among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	744 of 1005	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.7	486 of 1011	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.6	369 of 1016	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	366 of 1020	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	387 of 1016	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	499 of 1031	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	532 of 1027	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.2	582 of 1033	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.1	685 of 1046	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.4	750 of 1040	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.3	733 of 1036	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.6	823 of 1035	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.9	709 of 1015	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.6	645 of 1025	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.4	706 of 1009	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.2	597 of 1003	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.5	654 of 996	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.8	671 of 985	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.5	527 of 961	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.9	729 of 959	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Math36%

English Language Arts28%

Science28%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)					ILEARN Math (2025)					ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Poston Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	139 E Poston Rd	Martinsville	46151	Morgan County	MSD Martinsville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 342-8408	237	18	13.2	70.5%	211 (89.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.5%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	28.1	744^th of 1005 public elementary schools	26.0%		53.7	486^th of 1011 public elementary schools	51.9%	258	27.8	27.5			27.7	33.3	40.0			36.2	27.5		27.5		$12,202	$1,208	$10,994
South Elementary School of Communications	Public	PK, KG-6	500 Artesian Ave	Martinsville	46151	Morgan County	MSD Martinsville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 349-1486	302	23	12.8	63.2%	281 (93.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	30.5	724^th of 1005 public elementary schools	28.0%		31.8	709^th of 1011 public elementary schools	29.9%	15	27.9	27.1			27.5	46.5	32.2			38.2	30.5		30.5		$11,665	$1,150	$10,515
Charles L Smith Fine Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	1359 E Columbus St	Martinsville	46151	Morgan County	MSD Martinsville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 342-8488	375	24	15.3	58.1%	355 (94.7%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	46.7	551^st of 1005 public elementary schools	45.2%		43.5	591^st of 1011 public elementary schools	41.5%	40	33.3	36.5			34.9	46.4	41.3			43.9	46.0		46.0		$10,306	$1,329	$8,977
Green Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6275 Maple Grove Rd	Martinsville	46151	Morgan County	MSD Martinsville Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 342-0505	137	8	16.2	42.3%	127 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	81.3	168^th of 1005 public elementary schools	83.3%		70	298^th of 1011 public elementary schools	70.5%	130	46.9	50.0			48.3	71.9	73.1			72.4	61.5		61.5		$11,812	$604	$11,208
Centerton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6075 High St	Martinsville	46151	Morgan County	MSD Martinsville Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 831-3410	126	6	20.0	52.4%	114 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	90.1	80^th of 1005 public elementary schools	92.0%		97.7	11^th of 1011 public elementary schools	98.9%	69	44.0	76.0			60.0	76.0	88.0			82.0	88.0		88.0		$11,966	$551	$11,415
Paragon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	520 Old SR 67	Paragon	46166	Morgan County	MSD Martinsville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 537-2276	196	16	12.5	59.7%	184 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	50.5	507^th of 1005 public elementary schools	49.6%		31.8	710^th of 1011 public elementary schools	29.8%	203	40.9	29.4			35.9	65.9	41.2			55.1	32.4		32.4		$12,325	$1,319	$11,006
Brooklyn STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	251 N Church St	Brooklyn	46111	Morgan County	MSD Martinsville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 831-2150	241	17	14.3	46.1%	224 (92.9%)	3 (1.2%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	60.1	400^th of 1005 public elementary schools	60.2%		66.2	343^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	66.1%	57	23.7	44.1			33.3	52.6	61.8			56.9	61.8		61.8		$11,129	$1,068	$10,061
Monrovia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	395 S Chestnut St	Monrovia	46157	Morgan County	Monroe-Gregg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 996-2246	741	43	17.1	41.7%	624 (84.2%)	66 (8.9%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	27.9	747^th of 1005 public elementary schools	25.7%		34.9	680^th of 1011 public elementary schools	32.7%	67	25.4	37.0	24.2		28.8	40.2	34.5	16.0		30.1	31.1		31.1	20.2	$10,660	$500	$10,160
Helmsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5378 N Helmsburg School Rd	Morgantown	46160	Brown County	Brown County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 988-6651	224	17	13.0	49.1%	211 (94.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	90.5	74^th of 1005 public elementary schools	92.6%		85.2	126^th of 1011 public elementary schools	87.5%	52	58.8	72.1	74.1		68.3	64.7	67.4	63.0		65.4	69.8		69.8	70.4	$13,898	$1,174	$12,724
Unionville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8144 E Sr 45	Unionville	47468	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 332-0175	223	17	13.4	29.1%	202 (90.6%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	96.8	16^th of 1005 public elementary schools	98.4%		94.1	39^th of 1011 public elementary schools	96.1%	23	68.6	81.3	77.8	64.7	72.7	74.3	87.5	81.5	70.6	78.1	87.5	67.7	77.3	77.8	$13,931	$1,388	$12,543

Frequently Asked Questions about Poston Road Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Poston Road Elementary School?

Students at Poston Road Elementary School are 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Poston Road Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Poston Road Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Martinsville High School

How many students attend Poston Road Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 237 students attended Poston Road Elementary School.

What district is Poston Road Elementary School in?

MSD Martinsville Schools

Is Poston Road Elementary School a good school?

Poston Road Elementary School ranks 744^th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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