Garnet Valley MS

Garnet Valley MS is one of the roomy intermediate schools in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Garnet Valley SD, with 1,086 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 594 students each, so Garnet Valley MS sits 83% larger than that benchmark.

Garnet Valley MS is one of 5 schools operated by Garnet Valley SD, a district that teaches 4,425 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Garnet Valley MS reports that White students make up the majority at 66%. Other groups include 23% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Delaware County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Roughly 13% of students at Garnet Valley MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Delaware County's rate of about 58%.

After controlling for student poverty, Garnet Valley MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.9%; this one delivers 70.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Delaware County) logs that median household income runs about $89,546, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Delaware County's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,663 students), Garnet Valley MS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Garnet Valley El Sch, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Garnet Valley MS. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Garnet Valley MS ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 76.9%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Garnet Valley MS has decreased 4%, going from 1,127 students in 2018 to 1,086 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 76% to 66% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Garnet Valley MS typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.