Virgil Grissom High School - Huntsville, Alabama/AL

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Virgil Grissom High School

7901 Bailey Cove Rd, Huntsville, AL, 35802-3303 -

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Definition of Terms

Virgil Grissom High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Madison County, AL

Awards

Blue Ribbon School – Selected in 2007

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1995 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

112 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 572 students

Grade 10 - 499 students

Grade 11 - 486 students

Grade 12 - 438 students

This School

( AL ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:18

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( AL ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	7%	1%
% Hispanic	2%	3%
% Black	5%	38%
% White	86%	56%

Additional Student Information

This School

( AL ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

48%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( AL ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Huntsville City School District

This School's Agency

( AL ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	52	7
Number of Students Managed	23,057 students	3,112 students
District Total Revenue	$199,692,000	$24,323,000
District Expenditure	$211,814,000	$24,384,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,661	$7,664
District Expenditure / Student	$9,187	$7,014
District Graduation Rates	85%	80%

Virgil I. Grissom High School is a public 9th through 12th grade high school in Huntsville, Alabama. It is known academically as one of Alabama's finest public high schools.
The high school's building is well-known for having no windows. This was changed, however, with the addition of a new science wing in 1997. This added about 5 windows to the school. Grissom's building is divided into "pods", lettered A-H on the first floor and AA-HH on the second. The building itself follows a roughly octagonal format. Students jokingly refer to the school as "Grissom Penitentiary" because of the symmetric design.
Grissom is also home to many productive sports teams.The school also has numerous social, academic, and athletic organizations, or clubs.
Academically, the school has had much success. Grissom's math teams and academic team are among the best in the state of Alabama, and they have also earned national recognition.
The school is named for astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom, and its mascot is affectionately called "Gus." Gus Grissom was nearly drowned during a space capsule retrieval in the Pacific Ocean when the hatches prematurely opened following explosive bolt actuation. He was killed in the Apollo 1 fire at Cape Kennedy on January 27, 1967. It is unfortunate that his death has been so controversal having followed his whistleblower type activities.
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About This Zip Code (35802)

School Zip (35802)

(AL) State Average

Population (Approximate)	20,445 people	4,220,582 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	57%	19%
Population Average Age	43 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.2 persons	2.3 persons
Median Household Income	$55,364	$35,228
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6.2 rooms	5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	35 years old	35 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	65% / 35%	68% / 32%

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Nearby Schools:


1. Huntsville High School - 1394 students - view location
2. Huntsville Center For Technology - 27 students - view location
3. Sr Butler High School - 896 students - view location
4. Lee High School - 870 students - view location
5. Madison County Career Academy - n/a - view location
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