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Virgil Grissom High School
B+

Virgil Grissom High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1001 Haysland Road, Huntsville, AL 35802 · (256) 428-8000 · Part of Huntsville City School District

Huntsville’s School Grade B better than 60% of Alabama school districts

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Photo: Drew.hardwick · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,847
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Virgil Grissom High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state

On the path

Where Huntsville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Virgil Grissom High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1001 Haysland Road, Huntsville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9482
Grade 10458
Grade 11472
Grade 12435
Enrollment over time
1,902’20
1,952’21
1,974’22
1,885’23
1,847’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 52%Hispanic 21%Black 17%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Virgil Grissom High School from Huntsville families.

Other schools in Huntsville City School District

The district →
Providence Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Huntsville
B−
1,152 students21:1
GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Big Cove
A+
935 students17:1
Hampton Cove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton Cove
A+
711 students18:1
Blossomwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Huntsville
A−
596 students16:1
Sonnie Hereford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Huntsville
D
578 students19:1
Morris Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Huntsville
C
532 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Huntsville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.