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Enrollment
700
Elementary
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARNET VALLEY SD·NCES 421059000316
Garnet Valley Elementary School
599 Smithbridge Rd, Glen Mills, PA 19342 · (610) 579-4150 · Delaware County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL700 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
88 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 226 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 225 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 249 | 36% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Garnet Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.7pp since 2023
Math
69.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.6% | 69.9% |
| 2023-24 | 77.3% | 72.0% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
73.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Garnet Valley Elementary School
Garnet Valley Elementary School's state test result (73.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garnet Valley Elementary School this school | 700 | 12.6% | 73.9% |
| Concord Elementary School Glen Mills | 617 | 13.5% | N/A |
| West Bradford Elementary School Downingtown | 623 | 11.2% | 83.8% |
| Newtown Elementary School Newtown | 557 | 11.1% | 78.4% |
| Bridge Valley Elementary School Furlong | 617 | 10.4% | 76.1% |
| Stony Creek Elementary School Blue Bell | 643 | 17.7% | 84.8% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Garnet Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #220 of 1,396 | #20 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #276 of 1,511 ▼ 68 | #19 of 69 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #251 of 1,511 ▼ 80 | #19 of 69 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 700 | #139 of 1,638 | #5 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #134 of 1,528 | #14 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #527 of 1,531 | #27 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.6% | #1,535 of 1,600 | #67 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #782 of 1,045 | #31 of 45 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
700
-18 (-3%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 886
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 11.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 700 | 66.9 | 10.5:1 | 13% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 701 | 64.2 | 10.9:1 | 13% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 735 | 66 | 11.1:1 | 12% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 718 | 64 | 11.2:1 | 10% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 752 | 60.2 | 12.5:1 | 10% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 715 | 59 | 12.1:1 | 11% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 837 | 67 | 12.5:1 | 6% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 886 | 55 | 16.1:1 | 2% (16) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garnet Valley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (752 to 700); teachers up 11% (60.2 to 66.9).
About Garnet Valley Elementary School
Garnet Valley Elementary School is a large elementary school in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, (ZIP code 19342). It had 700 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 3 through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 443 students on average.
Garnet Valley SD enrolls 4,425 students in 5 schools, including Garnet Valley Elementary School.
Federal enrollment data show Garnet Valley Elementary School is 67% White. The remaining shares are 19% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. In Delaware County overall, the White share is about 63%. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Garnet Valley Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Garnet Valley Elementary School is 10.5:1, based on 66.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 13%. For comparison, public schools in Delaware County average 58%.
Garnet Valley Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 70% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Garnet Valley Elementary School would be expected to post about 72.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 73.9%.
In the wider Delaware County area, median household income comes to about $89,546, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Delaware County's 113 public schools enroll about 74,663 students and include Garnet Valley Elementary School.
About 0.1 miles separate Garnet Valley Elementary School from the closest public school, Garnet Valley Middle School. The five-mile area around Garnet Valley Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Garnet Valley Elementary School's average proficiency of 73.9% compares with 75.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns Garnet Valley Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 3% across 4 years, from 718 in 2020-21 to 700 in 2024-25.
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Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,222
Census ACS
Median income
$89,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
74,663 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garnet Valley SD
- Garnet Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,485 students
- Garnet Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,086 students
- Concord Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Bethel Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
Other schools in Glen Mills
- Garnet Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,485 students
- Garnet Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,086 students
- Concord Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
Nearby schools
- Garnet Valley Middle School0.1 mi · 1,086
- Concord Elementary School0.2 mi · 617
- Garnet Valley High School0.6 mi · 1,485
- Bethel Springs Elementary School2.3 mi · 537
- Concord High School2.8 mi · 994
- Delaware County Technical High School - Aston3.3 mi · 80
Frequently asked questions
About Garnet Valley Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Garnet Valley Elementary School?
Garnet Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 700 students in grades 03-05.
Is Garnet Valley Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Garnet Valley Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Garnet Valley Elementary School?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Garnet Valley Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Garnet Valley Elementary School?
At Garnet Valley Elementary School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 19% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Garnet Valley Elementary School public or private?
Garnet Valley Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Garnet Valley SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.