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Groves High School
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Groves High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

100 Priscilla D. Thomas way, Garden City, GA 31408 · (912) 395-2520 · Part of Chatham County School District

Garden City’s School Grade C better than 27% of Georgia school districts

Directions
Photo: Bellemare · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,469
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Groves High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Georgia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 31 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 87.9% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Garden City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Mercer Middle School512 students
9–12Groves High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency4%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Georgia’s 2,141 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

100 Priscilla D. Thomas way, Garden City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Grade 9598
Grade 10394
Grade 11275
Grade 12184
Enrollment over time
782’20
884’21
992’22
1,064’23
1,469’24

Up 87.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 60%Hispanic 25%White 8%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Groves High School from Garden City families.

Other schools in Chatham County School District

The district →
Godley Station School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Savannah
C+
1,585 students15:1
Pulaski Elementary SChool
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Savannah
C
1,147 students15:1
New Hampstead K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bloomingdale
1,118 students14:1
Rice Creek School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Port Wentworth
D
1,011 students14:1
Hesse School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Savannah
C
996 students13:1
West Chatham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pooler
C
796 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Georgia’s other public schools; Garden City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.