Garnet Valley Elementary School

Serves grades 3 - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2017 – 2018 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2016
  • Educational Environment: 2017 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
599 Smithbridge Rd
Glen Mills, PA 19342
Phone
(610) 579-4150
District
GARNET VALLEY SD
County
DELAWARE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
729
Classroom Teachers
60

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

10

(10 is best)

Better than 93.3% of PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S. info

10

(10 is best)

Garnet Valley Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 83 60
Proficiency in Reading 87 65
Proficiency in Math 78 55

Grade 4

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 74 52
Proficiency in Reading 81 61
Proficiency in Math 66 44

Grade 5

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 82 53
Proficiency in Reading 90 60
Proficiency in Math 74 46

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

Class Size
AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL 12.17
AVG FOR DISTRICT 13.28
AVG FOR STATE 14.48
AVG FOR NATION 16.50
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 3 245 33.6%
Grade 4 243 33.3%
Grade 5 241 33.1%
Total 729 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 79.2% 80.1% 68.7%
Black 2.4% 2.0% 15.6%
Hispanic 3.7% 2.7% 11.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 13.6% 14.7% 4.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 0.5% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 10.3% 6.2% 42.9%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE 9.7% 5.8% 40.2%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE 0.5% 0.4% 2.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 29,288 12,807,060
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,374.1 285
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.2% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.9% 18.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.6% 31.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.0% 27.8%
65 OR OLDER 20.2% 17.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 10,364 5,008,037
Single Parent Households With Children 4.5% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.8% 89.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 51.2% 30.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 33.6% 10.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.6% 14.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.5% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.5% 18.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.0% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.8% 14.9%
$15,000 or less 5.0% 11.5%

Education Expenditures

For This District Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,960 $56,845,880 57.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $686 $3,260,558 3.3%
Staff $415 $1,972,495 2.0%
General Administration $312 $1,482,936 1.5%
School Administration $840 $3,992,520 4.1%
Operation $1,348 $6,407,044 6.5%
Transportation $791 $3,759,623 3.8%
Other $490 $2,328,970 2.4%
Total Support $4,882 $23,204,146 23.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,823 $18,170,719 18.5%
Total Expenditures $20,665 $98,220,745 100.0%
For The State Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,590 $14,751,635,620 48.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $720 $1,235,662,604 4.1%
Staff $433 $744,108,384 2.5%
General Administration $392 $672,663,093 2.2%
School Administration $655 $1,125,040,706 3.7%
Operation $1,335 $2,293,432,009 7.6%
Transportation $743 $1,276,810,887 4.2%
Other $478 $821,523,453 2.7%
Total Support $4,757 $8,169,222,694 27.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,208 $7,227,042,161 24.0%
Total Expenditures $17,554 $30,147,882,209 100.0%
For The Nation Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,187 $370,071,182,734 52.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $632 $32,552,249,701 4.6%
Staff $522 $26,871,170,551 3.8%
General Administration $218 $11,205,514,316 1.6%
School Administration $643 $33,118,729,386 4.7%
Operation $1,057 $54,423,429,117 7.7%
Transportation $497 $25,596,058,378 3.6%
Other $416 $21,407,079,047 3.0%
Total Support $3,984 $205,172,626,109 28.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,638 $135,865,864,952 19.1%
Total Expenditures $13,810 $711,111,010,069 100.0%

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