GROVES INT

Set in GROVES, Texas, GROVES INT is a medium-sized elementary campus, one of the schools within PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD. It enrolls 609 students across grades 3 through 5.

PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 5,349 students. GROVES INT is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, GROVES INT records that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 37% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 40%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, GROVES INT shows 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jefferson County (around 71%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, GROVES INT sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.4%; this one delivers 45.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household income runs about $60,026, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. GROVES INT is one of 92 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 42,825 students).

Nearest neighbor: GROVES PRI, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GROVES INT at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 44.2%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.