Garnet Valley High School

Garnet Valley High School is a four-year public school in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. It is part of Garnet Valley School District.

Garnet Valley High School
Garnet Valley High School in 2017
Location
Glen Mills
,
PA

United States
Information
School typePublic, Secondary
MottoTreat others how you want to be treated
School districtGarnet Valley School District
PrincipalStephen Brandt
Faculty113.79 FTE[1]
Grades9th - 12th
Number of students1,691 (2017-18)[1]
Color(s)Garnet and White
MascotJaguar
Feeder schoolsGarnet Valley Middle School
WebsiteGarnet Valley High School

Hi-Q

Garnet Valley's Delco Hi-Q team won the championship in the 2010–2011, 2011–2012, and 2013–2014 seasons, and appeared in the semifinals in the 2012–2013 season. They won the Delco Championship and proceeded to win their first national crown in 2016. [2][3][4][5] Garnet Valley has appeared in the championship match 19 times since 1977, taking first place 6 times during that period.[6]

Athletics

In 2008, the Garnet Valley Athletics program transferred from the Southern Chester County League to the Central League. In 2011, the Girls Lacrosse team won the 1st ever PIAA State Championship in Garnet Valley school history. The following year, in 2012, they claimed a second consecutive PIAA State Championship. In 2014, the girls lacrosse team claimed a third PIAA State Championship. In 2015, the girls lacrosse team won their 4th PIAA State Championship (2 back to back Championships).

In 2016, the girls volleyball team won the first ever PIAA 4A State Championship in Garnet Valley school history.[7]


In 2019, the cheerleading team won the first ever PIAA State Championship in Garnet Valley school history. They have also won districts 3 years in a row.

Student Performance

The Class of 2010 achieved average SAT scores that were significantly higher than state and national averages. The mean SAT critical reading score was 525, the mean SAT math score was 553, and the mean SAT writing score was 531. 94% of the Class of 2010 will continue with formal education, 75% of the class going on to 4-year colleges and 15% going to 2-year colleges or technical schools.[8]

The School Student Performance Rating also received a 99.1 in 2014, being number 1 in Delaware County and 11 in the state. They are in the top 1% in the country.

See also

References
  1. Garnet Valley HS
  2. "2010 - 2011 Season News, Press Releases and Scores" (Web). Delco Hi-Q. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  3. "2011 - 2012 Season News, Press Releases and Scores" (Web). Delco Hi-Q. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  4. "2012 - 2013 Season News, Press Releases and Scores" (Web). Delco Hi-Q. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  5. "2013 - 2014 Season News, Press Releases and Scores" (Web). Delco Hi-Q. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  6. "Delco Hi-Q Finalists" (Web). Delco Hi-Q. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  7. Millinder, Eric. "Five-game toughness delivers Garnet Valley a state championship". www.papreplive.com. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  8. "Garnet Valley School Profile 2010-11" (PDF). Garnet Valley High School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2011-01-31.


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