Granby High School | |
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Address | |
7101 Granby Street , 23505 United States | |
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Former name | Granby Street High School[1] |
School type | Public, high school |
Motto | Ad astra per aspera ("through hardships to the stars") |
Founded | 1939 |
School district | Norfolk Public Schools |
Principal | Thomas R. Smigiel Jr.[2] |
Teaching staff | 131.56 (FTE) (2021-22)[3] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,863 (2021-22)[3] |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.16 (2021-22)[3] |
Campus | Urban (midsize)[3] |
Color(s) | Silver Gold Blue |
Athletics conference | Virginia High School League (Eastern District) |
Team name | Comets |
Rival | Maury High School |
Communities served | Ocean View Willoughby Spit Talbot Park Wards Corner Colonial Place Park Place Titustown |
Website | Official website |
Granby High School (originally Granby Street High School) is a public high school in Norfolk, Virginia. The school is part of the Norfolk Public Schools system. It is the only high school in the school division that offers an International Baccalaureate program. The school building is located on historic Granby Street where the south end is at Downtown Norfolk and the north end where the beaches of Ocean View lie. Granby is also less than a mile away from the historic Wards Corner, a local shopping and eating center. In 2010, Newsweek placed Granby in the top 1300 of "America's Top Public High Schools". Granby was the only school in Norfolk, VA to place on the list.[citation needed] Granby's mascot is the comet.