ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, ðə ɡˈɑːɹnɪt vˈæli mˈɪdəl skˈuːl wʌz sᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ɐ blˈuː ɹˈɪbən skˈuːl ʌv ˈɛksələns baɪ ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ɪn bˈoʊθ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn ɡˈɑːɹnɪt vˈæli hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðə blˈuː ɹˈɪbən ɐwˈɔːɹd ʌv ˈɛksələns fɹʌmðə pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən.
In 2000, the Garnet Valley Middle School was selected as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education In both 1999 and 2001 Garnet Valley High School received the Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.