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Which teacher or staff member at Grove Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
622
Elementary
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231000544
Grove Elementary
1220 Old Grove Road, Piedmont, SC 29673 · (864) 355-5900 · Greenville County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL622 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (116).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 67% · 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
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
46.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
38.2%
SC avg 44.2% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.6% | 38.2% |
| 2023-24 | 43.2% | 38.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #453 of 635 ▼ 36 | #51 of 54 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #504 of 635 ▼ 58 | #51 of 54 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 622 | #220 of 709 | #33 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #335 of 656 | #15 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #278 of 656 | #32 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #233 of 395 | #11 of 34 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
622
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 622 | 46 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 601 | 52.7 | 11.4:1 | 100% (601) |
| 2022-23 | 639 | 51 | 12.5:1 | 100% (639) |
| 2020-21 | 615 | 34 | 18.1:1 | 100% (615) |
| 2017-18 | 699 | 54.8 | 12.8:1 | 100% (699) |
| 2015-16 | 742 | 58 | 12.8:1 | 100% (742) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 44 | 13.7:1 | 95% (574) |
| 2000-01 | 501 | 43 | 11.7:1 | 75% (374) |
| 1990-91 | 584 | 32 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (699 to 622); teachers down 16% (54.8 to 46).
About Grove Elementary
Grove Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Piedmont, South Carolina. It educates 622 students in kindergarten through 5.
Greenville 01 is made up of 89 schools with 78,776 students in all.
At 54%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Grove Elementary combined. Smaller groups are 31% Black, 11% White, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 12% of Greenville County residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Grove Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.5:1, with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Elementary schools in South Carolina average about 13.3:1, a similar figure.
Measured against South Carolina public elementary schools, Grove Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
County data help place the school in context: in Greenville County, median household income is about $76,932, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The public schools of Greenville County number 109 and enroll about 89,863.
The school nearest to Grove Elementary is Thomas E. Kerns Elementary, at a distance of about 2.5 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 615 in 2020-21 to 622 in 2024-25, a change of 7 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.1:1 in 2020-21 to 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Grove Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Greenville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
548,166
Census ACS
Median income
$76,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
109
89,863 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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Other schools in Piedmont
- Woodmont HighHigh · 2,151 students
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Other Grove Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Grove Elementary. Grove Elementary is the largest of the 5.
- Grove Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 552 students
- Grove Elementary SchoolNormal, IL · 519 students
- Grove ElementaryMarysville, WA · 392 students
- Grove ElementaryWisconsin Rapids, WI · 178 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas E. Kerns Elementary2.5 mi · 522
- Southside High2.7 mi · 1,075
- Greenview Child Development Center3.3 mi · 444
- Hughes Academy of Science and Technology3.7 mi · 999
- Robert E. Cashion Elementary3.8 mi · 964
- Carolina Academy (High)4.0 mi · 976
Frequently asked questions
About Grove ElementaryHow large is Grove Elementary?
Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 622 students in grades KG-05.
Is Grove Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grove Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Grove Elementary have?
Grove Elementary employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Grove Elementary?
Student demographics at Grove Elementary are roughly 11% White, 54% Hispanic, 31% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Grove Elementary?
Grove Elementary is overseen by Greenville 01 in Greenville County.
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