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Enrollment
1,469
High
DISTRICT 809 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY·NCES 130102000413
Groves High School
100 Priscilla D. Thomas way, Garden City, GA 31408 · (912) 395-2520 · Chatham County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,469 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Georgia public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
1,105 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 1% |
| Grade 9 | 598 | 41% |
| Grade 10 | 394 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 275 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 184 | 13% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
8.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 5 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.9% |
| 2023-24 | 11.1% |
| 2022-23 | 4.8% |
| 2021-22 | 4.3% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
13.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Groves High School
Groves High School's state test result (13.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groves High School this school | 1,469 | 75.2% | 13.7% |
| Heritage High School Conyers | 1,788 | 75.0% | 20.9% |
| Windsor Forest High School Savannah | 1,069 | 74.6% | 20.4% |
| McEachern High School Powder Springs | 2,175 | 69.3% | 37.0% |
| Shiloh High School Snellville | 2,096 | 69.3% | 34.0% |
| Stockbridge High School Stockbridge | 1,456 | 67.5% | 15.8% |
Matched among Georgia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Groves High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Chatham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.7% | #376 of 411 | #10 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.9% | #386 of 417 ▼ 21 | #11 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,469 | #150 of 480 | #1 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #401 of 413 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #192 of 413 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.2% | #200 of 425 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +123.9% | #1 of 226 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,469
+687 (+88%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 1,076
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,469 | 74.4 | 19.7:1 | 75% (1,105) |
| 2023-24 | 1,064 | 68.3 | 15.6:1 | 71% (751) |
| 2022-23 | 992 | 66.5 | 14.9:1 | 71% (709) |
| 2020-21 | 782 | 60 | 13.0:1 | 62% (488) |
| 2017-18 | 656 | 53.4 | 12.3:1 | 58% (380) |
| 2015-16 | 671 | 52 | 12.9:1 | 73% (492) |
| 2010-11 | 1,460 | 97 | 15.1:1 | 57% (836) |
| 2000-01 | 1,163 | 61 | 19.1:1 | 42% (488) |
| 1990-91 | 1,076 | 57 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Groves High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 124% (656 to 1,469); teachers up 39% (53.4 to 74.4).
About Groves High School
Groves High School is a mid-sized high school serving families in Garden City, Georgia. It enrolls 1,469 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. The school is 31% above the average for high schools in Georgia.
Groves High School is a school in Savannah-Chatham County. The district has 58 schools and 36,355 students.
Of every 100 students at Groves High School, about 60 are Black. Other reported shares: 25% Hispanic, 8% White, and 4% multiracial. Chatham County's residents are about 39% Black, 21 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Groves High School scores 56%.
Groves High School reports a ratio of 19.7 students per teacher, from 74.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Georgia is 15.2:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Groves High School, 75% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Chatham County is close, at 74%.
Groves High School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 6% of Georgia public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Groves High School ranks in the bottom 10% in Georgia. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 13.7%, against a prediction of 38.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Chatham County show that median household income comes to about $71,097, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Chatham County has 60 public schools with about 36,380 students, including Groves High School.
Mercer Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 34.0%, higher than Groves High School's 13.7%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school counted 782 students in 2020-21 and 1,469 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 19.7:1, from 13.0:1.
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Chatham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
300,879
Census ACS
Median income
$71,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
36,380 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Savannah-Chatham County
- Godley Station SchoolElementary · 1,585 students
- Jenkins High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Pulaski Elementary SChoolElementary · 1,147 students
- New Hampstead High SchoolHigh · 1,123 students
- New Hampstead K-8 SchoolElementary · 1,118 students
- Windsor Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,069 students
Other schools in Garden City
- Garden City Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
- Mercer Middle SchoolMiddle · 512 students
Nearby schools
- Mercer Middle School0.0 mi · 512
- Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School1.2 mi · 694
- Garden City Elementary School1.3 mi · 597
- Otis J Brock III Elementary School2.3 mi · 568
- Savannah Regional Youth Detention Center3.3 mi · 25
- Butler Elementary School3.5 mi · 524
Frequently asked questions
About Groves High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Groves High School?
Groves High School enrolls approximately 1,469 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Groves High School serve?
Groves High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Groves High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Groves High School is approximately 19.7:1 (74 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Groves High School?
Groves High School reports a student body of 8% White, 25% Hispanic, 60% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Groves High School?
Groves High School is overseen by Savannah-Chatham County in Chatham County.
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