📍 255 North Phoenixville Pike, Malvern, Chester County, 19355
Great Valley MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Malvern, Chester County. The school has 1,066 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Great Valley SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 79.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 73% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Great Valley MS enrolls 1,066 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 79.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 27% Asian and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 568 | 53% |
| Asian | 283 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 145 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 2.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
214 of the school's 1,066 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 203 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Great Valley MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-60, state senate district 19, state house district 167.
Great Valley MS is one of 6 schools in Great Valley SD, based in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The district serves 4,846 students district-wide and employs 350 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,066 students, Great Valley MS is larger than the district average of about 808 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large