Virgil Grissom High School

Regular School · Huntsville, AL

Virgil Grissom High School is a regular school school in Huntsville, Alabama, serving grades 09–12 with 1,847 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.6:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

1,847

Teachers (FTE)

99.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	955	52%
Hispanic/Latino	385	21%
Black or African American	321	17%
Two or more races	120	6%
Asian	57	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	6	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	0%
Total enrollment	1,847	940M / 907F

English Language Learners: 109 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	34.0% +9.9pp	24.1%	365
Reading Proficiency	40.0% -6.3pp	46.3%	356
Science Proficiency	41.0%	—	364
4-Year Graduation Rate	88.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (25)

429 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

402 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

734

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

499

27% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,847	100%

Contact & Location

1001 Haysland Road

Huntsville, AL 35802

Phone: (256)428-8000

http://www.huntsvillecityschools.org

District

Huntsville City

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,762

District enrollment: 23,776

Other Schools in District

Academy For Academics Arts Elementary School Elementary
Academy For Science Foreign Language Elementary
Blossomwood Elementary School Elementary
Challenger Elementary School Elementary
Chapman Elementary School Elementary
Farley Elementary School Elementary
GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary Elementary
Hampton Cove Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 35802) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010180000629

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD