GARNET VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT

'Garnet Valley School District' is located in the southeast corner of Pennsylvania in Delaware County. Garnet Valley enrolls more than 4,000 students in grades Kindergarten through 12 in five schools.
In 2000, the Garnet Valley Middle School was selected as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education ^[1] In both 1999 and 2001 Garnet Valley High School received the Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
Garnet Valley students consistently excel on achievement tests. Student scores on the Pennsylvania standardized tests rank the district in the top 7% of all school districts in the state of Pennsylvania.
Students who live in Concord Township go to Concord Elementary School (grades K-2) and Garnet Valley Elementary School (grades 3-5). Students who live in Bethel Township go to Bethel Springs Elementary School (grades K-5). When the students of BSES and GVES reach sixth grade, they all go to Garnet Valley Middle School (grades 6-8) and continue on to Garnet Valley High School (grades 9-12).
Garnet Valley continues to expand. In September 2002, Bethel Springs Elementary School opened. In November 2005, the middle school opened a new wing due to a shortage of classrooms. In September 2005, the high school opened a new wing as well. Concord Elementary School was rebuilt in a new location and opened in September 2006.

Contents

Schools within the district

Trivia and Statistics

Reference

Schools within the district

Schools:
Concord Elementary School (grades K-2);
Garnet Valley Elementary School (grades 3-5);
Bethel Springs Elementary School (grades K-5);
Garnet Valley Middle School (grades 6-8);
Garnet Valley High School (grades 9-12)

★ Bethel Springs Elementary

★ Concord Elementary

★ Garnet Valley Elementary

★ Garnet Valley Middle

★ Garnet Valley High
Notes:
Concord Elementary School was relocated to a new building on Station Road, Glen Mills in September 2006 and the old school building, on Bethel Road, was renamed Pennington School (see [1]). Both Pennington School and Frances Harvey Green School (a Garnet Valley school until June 1991) are currently leased by the district to the Delaware County Intermediate Unit for the education of special-needs children [2].

Trivia and Statistics

★ School district Superintendent Anthony Costello of Garnet Valley is reported as the highest-paid school superintendent in the county and claims to "earn every dollar" he makes.Report in Delaware County Times

★ Also the fastest growing school district in Pennsylvania (by students).

Reference

1. Blue Ribbon Schools Program

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