Summary:
Zip code 49070 is home to a single high school, Martin High School, part of the Martin Public Schools district, serving grades 6 through 12 with a total enrollment of 330 students in a small, rural setting.
For parents, the standout story here is retention and graduation. Martin High School boasts a perfect 0.0% dropout rate compared to the state average of 7.1%, and a 94.3% graduation rate that far exceeds the state’s 84.0%. Chronic absenteeism is also remarkably low at 9.6% versus the state’s 27.9%, indicating students are consistently showing up and staying engaged. The school has also shown recent improvement in its state ranking, moving from the 46th percentile (2 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 65th percentile (3 stars) in 2024-2025, before settling at the 58th percentile (3 stars) for 2025-2026. With about 42% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, the school serves a moderate level of economic need, yet still manages to keep nearly every student on track to graduate.
However, academic proficiency on state tests tells a more challenging story. In 2025-2026, proficiency rates in core subjects generally fall below state averages—for example, 6th-grade math proficiency is just 14.9% versus the state’s 31.9%, and 8th-grade science is 14.8% versus 39.2%. The middle grades (6th-8th) show particularly low math and science scores, suggesting foundational gaps. There is also significant year-to-year volatility, likely due to small class sizes; 8th-grade science proficiency dropped from 51.1% to 14.8% in just one year. A notable bright spot is 10th-grade PSAT English Language Arts, where 81% of students met proficiency—23 points above the state average. The school spends a relatively high $14,719 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 18.8, yet this investment doesn’t consistently translate to higher test scores, raising questions about resource allocation, especially for math and science interventions in the middle grades.
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