Garnet Valley School District

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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. Concord Elementary School was rebuilt in a new location and opened in September 2006.

[edit] 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)

Notes:

The Concord Elementary School building has been renamed and reorganized as The Pennington School, created to aid those in the district with special needs.[1]

The Francis Harvey Green School was associated with the Garnet Valley School District in the past but has since severed its official relationship.

[edit] 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