Great Valley School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Chester

District Profile

301 Lindenwood Dr Ste 210

Malvern, PA 19355-1774

Phone 610-889-2100

Fax 610-889-2120

Includes the municipalities of Charlestown Township, East Whiteland Township, Malvern Borough, Willistown Township.

Square Miles

43.06

Students Enrolled

4,280

Total Number of Schools:

6
  • Charlestown El Sch (K-5)
  • General Wayne El Sch (K-5)
  • Great Valley HS (9-12)
  • Great Valley MS (6,7-8)
  • Kathryn D. Markley El Sch (K-5)
  • Sugartown El Sch (K-5)

School district: light blue; Administrative office: medium blue circle; County(ies) served: green dashes.

Total Students

4,280

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.02%
Asian
20.82%
Black
2.38%
Latino
9.74%
Pacific Islander
0.07%
2 or More Races
3.64%
White
63.32%

Gender

Male
51.73%
Female
48.27%

Other Statistics

Special Education
17.20%
English Learner
4.86%

Financials

Median Household Income

$113,895.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $88,403,479.65 83.59%
State Revenues $15,317,461.70 14.48%
Federal $1,073,636.00 1.01%
Other $962,355.00 0.90%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$80,039,944.02
Property Values Within District
$404,600.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

95.55%

Rigorous Courses

26
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

82.98%
College/University
1.22%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 77.92% 73.14% N/A
Grade 4 88.05% 74.30% 94.10%
Grade 5 81.54% 67.68% N/A
Grade 6 86.56% 66.11% N/A
Grade 7 82.03% 70.95% N/A
Grade 8 85.29% 65.03% 86.56%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 89.24% 90.66% 96.54%

Staff

289

Teachers

19

Administrators

92

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

15:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Daniel Goffredo

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
David Barratt
Board President
14 2021-2025

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Rachel Gallegos
Board Vice President
4 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Jennifer Armstrong
12 2019-2023
Tricia Bliven-Chasinoff
2 2021-2025

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Stephen Dittmann
4 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Samantha Jouin
6 2021-2025

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Wendy Litzke
4 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Neha Mehta
4 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Andrea Rizzo
2 2021-2025

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

* In accordance with Act 55 of 2017 and Act 18 of 2019, school board directors are required to complete approved training starting in the 2018-2019 school year. School board directors who began their term in 2017 are permitted to take this training, but it is not required. School board directors who began their term after July 1, 2018 are required to complete an initial 5 hours of new school director training and at the beginning of each subsequent election, 3 hours of advanced school director training. School board director data will be updated as it is made available. Data updates occur regularly and ongoing.