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Grove Elementary

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Grove Elementary ranks 413 th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

413^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Grove Elementary is a K-5 public school in Piedmont, SC, serving 622 students as part of the Greenville 01 school district, and it has recently achieved its best state ranking in a decade.

Grove Elementary is showing real momentum. After years of ranking in the bottom quarter of South Carolina elementary schools, the school jumped to the 36th percentile statewide in the most recent year—its strongest performance in ten years. This improvement is driven by notable gains in English Language Arts, where proficiency rose across all grade levels, with 5th graders jumping nearly 11 points to 53.9%. The school has also made remarkable strides with specific student groups. Its work with African American students now ranks in the 89th percentile statewide, placing it far ahead of nearby peers. Similarly, support for students with disabilities has transformed from the 6th percentile just two years ago to the 52nd percentile today. Chronic absenteeism has also dropped dramatically, from 32.3% to 19.8% in a single year—now below both the district and state averages.

Despite these gains, challenges remain. Mathematics proficiency lags significantly, with 4th grade math at just 32.9% compared to a 60.9% district average. While Grove's overall ranking (413th) now compares favorably to Welcome Elementary (378th) and Sue Cleveland Elementary (316th), it still trails higher-performing schools like Sara Collins Elementary and Augusta Circle Elementary, which sits just miles away with near-perfect proficiency rates. Grove spends more per student ($14,557) than many peers, and the recent upward trend suggests that investment may be starting to pay off. For parents, Grove represents a school on the rise—one that is clearly focusing on supporting all students, even as it works to close the math gap.

622

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,557

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1220 Old Grove Road
Piedmont, SC 29673

(864) 355-5900

District: Greenville 01

Students who attend Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Tanglewood Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.5%

African American:

30.9%

White:

11.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (50% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Near the bottom of Greenville 01's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg68%

South Carolina avg58%

413^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^th of 51Elementary Schools in the Greenville 01

11^th of 75Greenville 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	413 of 649	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.7	483 of 640	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	446 of 638	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	504 of 644	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	469 of 625	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	456 of 622	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	478 of 643	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	498 of 624	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.5	585 of 639	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	22.3	511 of 619	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.0	470 of 638	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.1	398 of 630	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.1	436 of 599	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.6	427 of 594	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.1	492 of 597	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.4	514 of 589	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.8	481 of 580	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.0	524 of 577	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	21.6	492 of 566	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.8	511 of 559	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.2	544 of 557	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	19.4	487 of 550	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	9.7	516 of 542	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	79.9	42 of 379	88.9%	★★★★☆
2025	61.5	126 of 381	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	149 of 369	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	232 of 394	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	261 of 393	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	147 of 350	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	270 of 421	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	334 of 412	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	71 of 147	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	19.0	127 of 143	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	164 of 174	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	105 of 151	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.0	49 of 122	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	118 of 189	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	120 of 161	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	46 of 103	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.2	51 of 104	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	33 of 79	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.8	48 of 72	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	53 of 84	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	56 of 84	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	60 of 104	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	40 of 82	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	391 of 589	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.8	460 of 581	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	440 of 565	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	458 of 580	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	431 of 573	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	387 of 554	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	455 of 588	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	468 of 570	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	81 of 155	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	99 of 156	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	54 of 115	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.8	74 of 115	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	71 of 115	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	44 of 86	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	56 of 116	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	57 of 104	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	278 of 624	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.9	352 of 613	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	337 of 599	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	413 of 608	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	370 of 600	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	343 of 580	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	386 of 600	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	412 of 588	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	380 of 583	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.5	418 of 586	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	372 of 568	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	471 of 582	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	458 of 579	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	454 of 561	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	448 of 590	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	472 of 571	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)89th percentile+53 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)55th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2025)52nd percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile~ school

Female (2026)34th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts55%-9 vs state

Science46%-6 vs state

Mathematics45%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)						SC READY Mathematics (2026)						SC READY Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	1220 Old Grove Road	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-5900	622	46	13.5		71 (11.4%)	192 (30.9%)	333 (53.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	36.8	413^th of 649 public elementary schools	36.4%		25.7	483^rd of 640 public elementary schools	24.5%	70	56.7	54.3	53.9				57.5	32.9	42.2				45.7		$14,557	$2,964	$854	$3,818	$10,032	$707	$10,739
Thomas E. Kerns Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6650 Frontage Road at White Ho	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-1300	522	35	14.7		41 (7.9%)	211 (40.4%)	243 (46.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	20 (3.8%)	30.9	444^th of 649 public elementary schools	31.6%		20.8	526^th of 640 public elementary schools	17.8%	82	65.4	43.1	55.5				64.1	25.5	36.1				34.3		$15,816	$3,242	$901	$4,143	$10,775	$898	$11,673
Robert E. Cashion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Fork Shoals Road	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-8000	964	58	16.5		248 (25.7%)	465 (48.2%)	174 (18.0%)	14 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (6.2%)	41.5	386^th of 649 public elementary schools	40.5%		50	309^th of 640 public elementary schools	51.7%	77	66.7	56.1	47.5				60.5	40.0	40.2				50.3		$12,321	$1,909	$842	$2,751	$8,958	$612	$9,570
LEAD Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	804 Mauldin Rd.	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 916-1459	403	31	13.1		53 (13.2%)	242 (60.0%)	82 (20.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	26.6	479^th of 649 public elementary schools	26.2%		30.5	447^th of 640 public elementary schools	30.2%	32	56.5	60.4	45.4	47.7	65.9	60.6	32.6	31.2	22.7	35.8	34.2	39.4	39.6	35.7	$12,222	$731	$427	$1,158	$7,386	$3,677	$11,064
Blythe Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	100 Blythe Drive	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-4400	866	55	15.7		297 (34.3%)	232 (26.8%)	278 (32.1%)	16 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.4%)	76.2	146^th of 649 public elementary schools	77.5%		78.4	131^st of 640 public elementary schools	79.5%	15	71.1	76.8	69.1				67.6	59.7	63.9				69.0		$11,838	$1,278	$570	$1,848	$9,290	$700	$9,990
Augusta Circle Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Winyah Street	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-1200	602	35	17.1		540 (89.7%)	30 (5.0%)	17 (2.8%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	98.6	2^nd of 649 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.8	2^nd of 640 public elementary schools	99.7%		96.3		93.4				90.6	96.4	92.4				98.8		$12,056	$941	$527	$1,468	$9,882	$707	$10,589
Concrete Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	535 Powdersville Main	Easley	29642	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 269-4571	765	48	16.1		508 (66.4%)	60 (7.8%)	103 (13.5%)	33 (4.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.6%)								(n/a)															$9,897	$783	$394	$1,177	$7,713	$1,007	$8,720
Sue Cleveland Elementary	Public	K-5	375 Woodmont School Road Ext.	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-4200	544	39	13.9		209 (38.4%)	188 (34.6%)	95 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.0%)	49.3	316^th of 649 public elementary schools	51.3%		48.4	317^th of 640 public elementary schools	50.5%	1	57.2	58.9	64.7				53.9	47.7	54.1				51.1		$14,808	$2,969	$804	$3,772	$10,339	$696	$11,036
Welcome Elementary	Public	K-5	36 East Welcome Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-3900	642	51	12.5		74 (11.5%)	168 (26.2%)	368 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.7%)	42.3	378^th of 649 public elementary schools	41.8%		34.6	418^th of 640 public elementary schools	34.7%	40	53.4	65.0	57.1				47.6	42.2	46.0				53.6		$14,730	$2,471	$1,208	$3,679	$10,385	$666	$11,051
Sara Collins Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Parkins Mill Road	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-3200	917	59	15.4		512 (55.8%)	232 (25.3%)	120 (13.1%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.6%)	76.3	145^th of 649 public elementary schools	77.7%		73.6	174^th of 640 public elementary schools	72.8%	29	67.2	74.8	81.6				61.6	59.5	75.8				64.9		$12,253	$1,146	$596	$1,742	$9,817	$694	$10,511

Frequently Asked Questions about Grove Elementary

What district is Grove Elementary in?

Greenville 01

How many students attend Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 622 students attended Grove Elementary.

Is Grove Elementary a good school?

Grove Elementary ranks 413^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Grove Elementary?

Students at Grove Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 31% African American, 11% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tanglewood Middle

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