Total enrollment
5,349
+365 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
16 schools in PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD
Texas · 5,349 students · 4 cities
In Texas's PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD, public K-12 schools total 16 and serve approximately 5,349 students (an average of 334 per school).
4-year change in PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
-3 (-25%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #220 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,349 | #203 of 760 | #1,791 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #188 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #414 of 758 | #4,626 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 43.5% | #599 of 750 | #5,095 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #157 of 557 | #1,565 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Port Neches Intermediate School at 54.8% proficient to Groves Middle School at 47.2%, a gap of 7.6 points. That is the 344th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 2,643 to 2,944 students (up 11%) and from 196 to 208 full-time teachers (up 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORT NECHES-GROVES H S | Port Neches | High | 09-12 | 1,720 |
| GROVES MIDDLE | Groves | Middle | 06-08 | 647 |
| GROVES PRI | Groves | Elementary | PK-02 | 613 |
| GROVES INT | Groves | Elementary | 03-05 | 609 |
| PORT NECHES INT | Port Neches | Elementary | 03-05 | 607 |
| PORT NECHES MIDDLE | Port Neches | Middle | 06-08 | 575 |
| PORT NECHES PRI | Port Neches | Elementary | PK-02 | 574 |
| ALTER SCH | Port Neches | High | 09-11 | 2 |
| JEFFERSON CO J J A E P | Beaumont | High | 07-10 | 2 |
| GROVES EL | Groves | Combined | M-M | · |
| PORT NECHES EL | Port Neches | Combined | M-M | · |
| RIDGEWOOD EL | Port Neches | Combined | M-M | · |
| TAFT EL | Port Arthur | Combined | M-M | · |
| VAN BUREN EL | Groves | Combined | M-M | · |
| WEST GROVES EARLY LEARNING CENTER | Port Arthur | Combined | M-M | · |
| WOODCREST EL | Port Neches | Combined | M-M | · |
About PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD
PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD is a low-population Texas school district running 16 schools with combined enrollment near 5,349.
On the school-mix side, PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD covers 4 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high schools, and 7 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 334 in this district, noticeably below the Texas typical of 606.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment grew 7%: 4,984 students in SY 2020-21 versus 5,349 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 12 to 9 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.