Great Valley High School

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Great Valley High School in Malvern, Pennsylvania
Address
Great Valley High School
225 Phoenixville Pike

Malvern
,
Pennsylvania

United States
Coordinates 40°03′24″N75°34′02″W / 40.056763°N 75.567095°W / 40.056763; -75.567095
Information
School type Public, Secondary
Established1962
School district Great Valley School District
PrincipalHeidi Capetola
Teaching staff105.90 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,403 (2022-2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio13.25 [1]
Color(s)   Blue and White
MascotPatriot
Website http://www.gvsd.org/gvhs

Great Valley High School is a comprehensive, college preparatory, public high school located in Malvern, Pennsylvania. [2] Located on the same campus as Great Valley Middle School at 225 North Phoenixville Pike, [3] it is the only high school in the Great Valley School District.

Contents

This high school serves students residing in the Great Valley School District in Grades nine through twelve and enrolls roughly 1,150 to 1,175 students per year. The student to teacher ratio is approximately 14:1.

Academics

Great Valley is consistently ranked among the top public high schools in Pennsylvania. [4] In 2016, for instance, The Washington Post ranked Great Valley High School among "America's Most Challenging High Schools", ranking it as the ninth-best high school in Pennsylvania. [5]

In 2024, U.S. News & World Report ranked the school seventh-best in the state and 398th-best nationally. [6] Newsweek magazine ranked the school as 169th-best in the country. In 2023, the College Board listed the school on its AP Honor Roll. [7]

Students at Great Valley High School score in the top 1% in the state in math and science. In 2012, Great Valley High School was ranked first in the state for student performance in science. [8]

Athletics

A logo for Great Valley's High School athletics Greatvalleyhs logo.png
A logo for Great Valley's High School athletics

Great Valley High School is a member of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA). Students are subject to guidelines and principles determined by this organization. Great Valley is a member of the Ches-Mont League and PIAA's District One region. It used to belong to the now defunct Southern Chester County League. Great Valley's largest athletic rival is the Unionville High School Longhorns. The high school offers athletics in all high school grades. In addition, it has an intramural program.

The school has been to and won various state championships. The most recent girls state championship win was by the lacrosse team in 2002, 2005, and 2015. The most recent appearance was in 2006 when the boys soccer team lost in the championship game, but they did win states in 1989, 1990, and 1993. The boys tennis team appeared in the team state championships in 2008 but lost in the semifinals. The tennis team however won states in 2018 after beating Radnor High School. In 2010, the boys baseball team made their first trip to the state tournament, winning their first game before losing in the quarterfinals. The boys cross country team placed 11th (2010), 8th (2011), and 6th (2012) in the state championship meet. In 2011, the 4 × 400 m relay of Great Valley's storied track & field program came in first in the High School Boys Suburban ChesMont 4x400 event in the Penn Relays, with a time of 3:25.51 [9]

Notable events

Notable alumni

Renovation

In 2006, a $36 million renovation was completed on the 1962 building. An addition was added to house the school's STEM classrooms, and a new courtyard and lobby were installed with the expectation that the renovation will allow the school district to serve the Great Valley region for years to come. [12]

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  2. ↑ "Zoning Map". East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania . Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  3. ↑ "Contacts." Malvern, Pennsylvania: Great Valley School District, retrieved online February 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ About Page. Malvern Pennsylvania: Great Valley School District Education Foundation, retrieved online February 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Pennsylvania Schools - The Washington Post". apps.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  6. ↑ "Great Valley High School" (overview and statistics), in "Best High Schools." Washington, D.C.: U.S. News & World Report, retrieved online February 7, 2023.
  7. ↑ "AP® District of the Year Awards: 2nd Annual Honor Roll." New York, New York: College Board National Office, retrieved online February 7, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Academic Achievement, Great Valley High School, 2013-2015 (archived copy)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
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