Thomasville Elementary School vs. Grove Hill Elementary School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
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Grove Hill Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Overview
Serving 427 students in grades Prekindergarten-4, Thomasville Elementary School ranks in the top 30% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 30%, and reading proficiency is top 30%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 40-44% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 30%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 55-59% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 47%).
The student-teacher ratio of 16:1 is lower than the Alabama state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 59% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Alabama state average of 50% (majority Black).
Grove Hill Elementary School, a public school in Grove Hill, AL, served grades PK–4 with an enrollment of 340 students and a student–teacher ratio of 17:1 in 2023; it qualified for Title I and had 67% minority enrollment.
The school ranked #323 in Alabama in 2023, improving from #783 in 2017, and placed in the top 30% statewide overall and top 20% for reading/language arts proficiency.
Math proficiency was 30–34%, approximately equal to the state average of 30%, while reading proficiency was 60–64%, higher than the state average of 47%.
Science proficiency was 35–39%, approximately equal to the state average of 38%.
Enrollment declined from 585 students in 1999 to 340 students in 2023, while free/reduced lunch eligibility remained high, with 70% eligible for free lunch and 5% for reduced price lunch in 2023, reflecting sustained socioeconomic challenges.
is a Clarke County public school offering no virtual instruction and participates in the National School Lunch Program under the Community Eligibility Option.
Grades Offered
PK-4
PK-4
Total Students
427 students
348 students
Total Classroom Teachers
26 teachers
20 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
17:1
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#278 out of 1275 schools in AL
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
#323 out of 1275 schools in AL
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
30-34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
60-64%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-49%
35-39%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
48
36
Kindergarten Students
87
56
Grade 1 Students
74
69
Grade 2 Students
71
64
Grade 3 Students
79
53
Grade 4 Students
68
70
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
1%
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n/a
% Asian
1%
1%
% Hispanic
1%
4%
% Black
53%
57%
% White
41%
33%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
Diversity Score
0.56
0.57
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
65%
75%
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
4%
4%