Virgil Grissom High School
7901 Bailey Cove Rd Huntsville AL, 35802, Madison County Phone: 256-428-8000 Ranking: (9 out of 359, top 3%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Huntsville City School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 100 | 106 | 108 | 105 | 109 | 110 | 117 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,849 | 1,825 | 1,970 | 1,986 | 2,032 | 2,011 | 1,967 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 508 | 27.5% | 476 | 26.1% | 556 | 28.2% | 519 | 26.1% | 533 | 26.2% | 584 | 29.0% | 586 | 29.8% |
Grade 10: | 437 | 23.6% | 511 | 28.0% | 487 | 24.7% | 498 | 25.1% | 551 | 27.1% | 540 | 26.9% | 487 | 24.8% |
Grade 11: | 480 | 26.0% | 428 | 23.5% | 433 | 22.0% | 499 | 25.1% | 493 | 24.3% | 453 | 22.5% | 448 | 22.8% |
Grade 12: | 424 | 22.9% | 410 | 22.5% | 494 | 25.1% | 470 | 23.7% | 455 | 22.4% | 434 | 21.6% | 446 | 22.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 954 | 51.6% | 939 | 51.5% | 1,010 | 51.3% | 999 | 50.3% | 1,022 | 50.3% | 1,023 | 50.9% | 1,018 | 51.8% |
Female: | 895 | 48.4% | 886 | 48.5% | 960 | 48.7% | 987 | 49.7% | 996 | 49.0% | 980 | 48.7% | 945 | 48.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 0.4% | 10 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.4% | 14 | 0.7% | 12 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.5% | 12 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 80 | 4.3% | 87 | 4.8% | 101 | 5.1% | 96 | 4.8% | 126 | 6.2% | 128 | 6.4% | 124 | 6.3% |
Hispanic: | 66 | 3.6% | 61 | 3.3% | 61 | 3.1% | 74 | 3.7% | 67 | 3.3% | 59 | 2.9% | 48 | 2.4% |
Black: | 257 | 13.9% | 193 | 10.6% | 201 | 10.2% | 178 | 9.0% | 175 | 8.6% | 143 | 7.1% | 107 | 5.4% |
White: | 1,418 | 76.7% | 1,459 | 79.9% | 1,588 | 80.6% | 1,621 | 81.6% | 1,646 | 81.0% | 1,670 | 83.0% | 1,676 | 85.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 19 | 1.0% | 13 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 375 | 20.3% | 284 | 15.6% | 240 | 12.2% | 212 | 10.7% | 189 | 9.3% | 140 | 7.0% | 104 | 5.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 74 | 4.0% | 68 | 3.7% | 65 | 3.3% | 56 | 2.8% | 50 | 2.5% | 43 | 2.1% | 36 | 1.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.58 | 17.22 | 18.24 | 18.99 | 18.64 | 18.10 | 16.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ADAW | ||||||
2004 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 54.9% | 46.9% |
2005 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 56.7% | 44.8% |
2006 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 56.4% | 49% |
2008 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.33% | 56.95% | 46.76% |
2009 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.48% | 51.88% | 42.56% |
2004 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 71.3% | 65% |
2005 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 70.6% | 64.3% |
2006 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 72.8% | 69% |
2008 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.26% | 71.02% | 64.91% |
2009 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.82% | 82.63% | 76.43% |
2004 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 67.1% | 60.3% |
2005 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 67.9% | 56.8% |
2006 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 71% | 63.6% |
2008 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 69.05% | 61.3% |
2009 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 66.8% | 61.43% |
2004 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 64.9% | 56.7% |
2005 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 64.6% | 54.6% |
2006 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 67.3% | 59.2% |
2008 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.62% | 72.67% | 59.53% |
2009 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.51% | 66.42% | 57.81% |
AHSGE | ||||||
2008 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.67% | 80.72% | 72.59% |
2009 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.94% | 90.36% | 87.59% |
2010 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.33% | 94.4% | 93.34% |
2011 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.95% | 94.09% | 94.47% |
2012 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 99.27% | 96.06% | 95.24% |
2004 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 88.4% | 81% |
2005 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 88.6% | 80.4% |
2006 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 87.5% | 82.2% |
2007 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.32% | 83.25% | 80.01% |
2008 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.19% | 81.65% | 76.95% |
2009 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.61% | 84.38% | 81.82% |
2010 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.39% | 81.99% | 78.46% |
2011 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.74% | 77.8% | 77.64% |
2012 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 79.28% | 75.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 86.7% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 85.1% | 78.3% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 87.8% | 83.6% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.55% | 84.16% | 83.74% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.74% | 85.57% | 84.02% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.67% | 86.95% | 85.56% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.71% | 84.93% | 84.32% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.94% | 82.63% | 85.39% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.62% | 83.56% | 85.03% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 91.8% | 86.9% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 91.2% | 85.7% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 89.9% | 85.6% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.77% | 84.99% | 82.19% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.34% | 86.48% | 81.17% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.35% | 84.17% | 81.63% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.05% | 85.75% | 81.82% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.88% | 83.77% | 83.29% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.62% | 84.63% | 82.92% |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 87.9% | 82.1% |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 88.2% | 80.9% |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 88.4% | 84.8% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.43% | 83.74% | 82.09% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 84.97% | 81.22% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.64% | 81.36% | 75.76% |
2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 80.2% | 74.2% |
2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 82.8% | 76% |
2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 82% | 77.1% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.76% | 77.97% | 73.9% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.72% | 77.51% | 72.58% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.44% | 79.69% | 78.86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.04% | 77.12% | 73.05% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.74% | 71.89% | 71.38% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.16% | 75.23% | 71.26% |
2010 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.54% | 95.08% | 94.02% |
2011 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.57% | 97.93% | 98.1% |
2012 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.48% | 98.49% |
2004 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.5% | 96.3% | 95.4% |
2005 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.7% | 95.8% | 94.5% |
2006 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.3% | 96.6% | 94.7% |
2007 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.47% | 93.56% | 89.7% |
2008 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.32% | 96.27% | 94.49% |
2009 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.15% | 94.02% | 92.8% |
2010 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.18% | 91.5% | 91.1% |
2011 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.45% | 93.32% | 91.4% |
2012 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.49% | 89.47% | 90.39% |
2004 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.7% | 97.5% | 95.7% |
2005 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 96% | 94.7% |
2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 95.8% | 95.6% |
2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.04% | 92.46% | 90.48% |
2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.1% | 97% | 95.45% |
2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.15% | 95.71% | 95.36% |
2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.09% | 95.05% | 94.73% |
2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.24% | 94.79% | 94.82% |
2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.14% | 92.56% | 94.83% |
2004 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.2% | 98.1% | 96.5% |
2005 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.4% | 96.9% | 95.4% |
2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 99% | 96.1% | 95.2% |
2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 93.34% | 90.19% |
2008 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.1% | 96.35% | 95.01% |
2009 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.69% | 95.43% | 94.2% |
2010 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.64% | 95.19% | 93.57% |
2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.66% | 95.26% | 93.78% |
2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.72% | 92.16% | 93.62% |
2004 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.2% | 96.4% | 95.9% |
2005 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.4% | 96% | 95.3% |
2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.5% | 96.2% | 95.9% |
2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.89% | 93.12% | 90.62% |
2008 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.55% | 96.85% | 95.24% |
2009 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.14% | 94.71% | 93.62% |
2004 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.2% | 92.9% | 92.7% |
2005 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 94% | 93.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 94.4% | 93.7% |
2007 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.05% | 92.53% | 88.74% |
2008 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.87% | 93.82% | 92.95% |
2009 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.46% | 90.56% | 91.58% |
2010 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.86% | 89.48% | 90.45% |
2011 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.95% | 87.83% | 87.99% |
2012 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.72% | 87.21% | 89.74% |
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* Virgil Grissom High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.