Martin County

Martin County has five schools serving students from prekindergarten through high school: three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school, with 1,717 students in all. In 2025–26, the schools’ reported test results averaged 7 percentage points below matching state results. The most important concern is Martin County Middle School, whose seven reported results averaged 17 points below the state.

Eden Elementary had the strongest overall state-relative profile, averaging 1 point above its benchmarks; it led the elementary schools in grade 5 and 6 reading, with 64% and 76% proficient. Its results were not uniformly strong: grade 3 and grade 5 math were each 17 points below the state. Inez Elementary led in grade 3, 5 and 6 math, including 55% in grade 6 versus 42% statewide. Warfield Elementary stood out in grade 4 science and grade 5 reading, but averaged 8 points below state results overall. Martin County High School averaged 9 points below the state across its six reported subjects, although writing matched at 47%.

Across 44 results available in both years, school scores fell an average of 3 points while state scores were essentially unchanged, widening the average gap by 3 points. The middle school’s gap widened by 11 points; Eden was nearly unchanged against its benchmarks. SchoolDigger rankings also diverged from 2023–24 to 2025–26: Inez rose 14 percentile points and Eden 5, while the middle school fell 16 and the high school fell 8. The elementary schools have similar student-teacher ratios—15.3:1 at Inez, 16.8:1 at Eden and 17.4:1 at Warfield—despite their different results. For context, free/reduced lunch eligible figures for SY 2024–25 were 65% at Inez, 80% at Eden and 74% at Warfield. The high school’s 98% graduation rate was above the state’s 94%, alongside chronic absenteeism of 37% versus 24% statewide.