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Schools in Groves · Port Neches-Groves Independent School District, Port Arthur Independent School District

Groves’s public schools score below 77% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 29% of Groves’s students scored proficient, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Groves, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

#538of 642 Texas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
41%
▼ 10 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 12 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85%
▼ 5 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▲ 19% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024 · Port Arthur Independent
Students per teacher
13.7
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
5,729 students on the public path
In brief

Groves’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 706 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Groves’s, its schools beat 16%, lower than their 23% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Port Neches-Groves Independent spends $11,481 per student and Port Arthur Independent $15,260, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Groves’s grade

C− Test scoresD Graduation

C−: better than 23% of Texas school districts, #538 of 642 Texas towns. Both inputs trail the Texas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 23%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (706)Better than 16%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 7,240 test results and a graduating class of 534 could put Groves anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Groves’s students in the tested grades sat them (7,208 in math, 7,273 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Groves, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Groves PriPort Neches-Groves Independent School DistrictNo scores
3–5Groves IntPort Neches-Groves Independent School DistrictNo scores
6–8Groves MiddlePort Neches-Groves Independent School DistrictB+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+

Groves runs its own schools through grade 12 (Port Neches-Groves Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Port Arthur Independent School District, shared with Port Arthur. Its high school is in Port Arthur. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Groves

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Port Neches-Groves Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 5,349 students, up 88% since 2022–23 · 14.2 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$11,481TX $12,815 · FY2024
B
Port Arthur Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 13 schools · 8,041 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$15,260TX $12,815 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Port Neches-Groves Independent School District54%
State average 51.1% · 2914 students tested
Math · PK–12, Port Neches-Groves Independent School District40%
State average 40.9% · 2890 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Port Arthur Independent School District33%
State average 51.1% · 4359 students tested
Math · PK–12, Port Arthur Independent School District22%
State average 40.9% · 4318 students tested

Groves vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Groves’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
GrovesC−Port Neches-Groves Independent PK–12 · Port Arthur Independent PK–12
Port NechesBPort Neches-Groves Independent
Port ArthurDPort Arthur Independent PK–12 · Sabine Pass Independent PK–12

Every school in Groves

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Grovesby address
Groves Pri
Elementary · Grades PK–2
613 students14:1Rate it →
Groves Int
Elementary · Grades 3–5
609 students15:1Rate it →
Groves Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
647 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Grovesin other towns
Memorial H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Port Arthur
C−
2,140 students13:1Rate it →
Port Neches-Groves H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Port Neches
B+
1,720 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Groves’s schools

Are Groves’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Groves children attend score below 77% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #538 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 16%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Groves in?

Two districts: Port Neches-Groves Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Port Arthur Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Port Arthur.

Where do Groves kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Memorial H S and Port Neches-Groves H S.

What is Groves’s graduation rate?

85% of the class of 2023 in Port Arthur Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does Groves spend per student?

$11,481 in Port Neches-Groves Independent School District and $15,260 in Port Arthur Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.