Granby High School

Granby High School
Address
7101 Granby Street

,
23505

United States
Information
Former nameGranby Street High School
School typePublic, high school
MottoAd astra per aspera ("through hardships to the stars")
Founded1939 (1939)
School districtNorfolk Public Schools
PrincipalThomas R. Smigiel Jr.
Teaching staff131.56 (FTE) (2021-22)
Grades912
Enrollment1,863 (2021-22)
Student to teacher ratio14.16 (2021-22)
CampusUrban (midsize)
Color(s)  Silver
  Gold
  Blue
Athletics conferenceVirginia High School League
(Eastern District)
Team nameComets
RivalMaury High School
Communities servedOcean View
Willoughby Spit
Talbot Park
Wards Corner
Colonial Place
Park Place
Titustown
WebsiteOfficial 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. Granby's mascot is the comet.