Summary:
The city of Groves, Texas, is served by two elementary-level schools within the highly-rated Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd): Groves Pri (Pre-K through 2nd grade) and Groves Intermediate (3rd through 5th grade). Together, these schools enroll 1,222 students, with nearly identical enrollment numbers and a consistent socioeconomic profile, as both report that over 53% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Groves Intermediate is the only school with standardized test data, and it reveals a mixed academic picture. The school's standout achievement is in 5th Grade Reading, where 72.55% of students were proficient in 2024-2025, significantly outperforming the state average of 57.83%. However, this strength is not consistent across all subjects; the school has never exceeded the state average in Mathematics for any tested grade, and its overall state ranking has shown a concerning downward trend, dropping from the 59th percentile to a projected 49th percentile. Interestingly, 5th Grade Science, while scoring a low 37.75% proficient, actually outperformed the state average by over 8 percentage points, suggesting a relative strength in that subject.
For parents, the key takeaway is that Groves Pri serves as a foundational "feeder" school with no test scores to measure, while Groves Intermediate shows notable success in 5th Grade Reading but struggles systemically in Math. The district overall is strong, ranking in the top 29% of Texas districts, but Groves Intermediate lags behind district averages in most subjects, indicating it is a relative weak point within an otherwise high-performing system. The favorable student-to-teacher ratios (13.9:1 at Groves Pri and 14.9:1 at Groves Intermediate) are a positive for individualized attention.
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