Grove Hill Elementary School vs. Joe M Gillmore Elementary School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Grove Hill Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
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Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Student Attention
Joe M Gillmore Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
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Student Attention
Overview
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.
Joe M Gillmore Elementary School serves grades Pre–K through 2 with an enrollment of 367 students and a student–teacher ratio of 17:1 in this Alabama elementary school.
The school's math proficiency was 12% in 2023, lower than the state average of 30%, showing a decline from 46% in 2019; reading proficiency was 33% in 2022, also lower than the state average of 47%.
Minority enrollment was 76%, with 244 students eligible for free lunch in 2023, reflecting a socioeconomic shift from 55% free lunch eligibility in 2017 to 71% in 2023.
The school ranked among the top 20% in Alabama for student attention and consistently had one of the lowest student–teacher ratios statewide, reported as low as 10:1 in past years.
Enrollment declined from 438 students in 2013 to 338 in 2023, while free lunch eligibility rose from 65% to 71%, indicating demographic and enrollment shifts over the decade at this Union County NJ high school alternative.
Grades Offered
PK-4
PK-2
Total Students
340 students
367 students
% Male | % Female
50% | 50%
56% | 44%
Total Classroom Teachers
20 teachers
22 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#323 out of 1275 schools in AL
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
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Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
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Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
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Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
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Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
38
36
Kindergarten Students
66
115
Grade 1 Students
65
117
Grade 2 Students
60
99
Grade 3 Students
66
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Grade 4 Students
45
-
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
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% Asian
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% Hispanic
4%
1%
% Black
58%
71%
% White
33%
24%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
4%
Diversity Score
0.56
0.44
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
70%
66%
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
4%
4%
