435 W 29th St
Norfolk, VA 23508

I have been bullied everyday and the school has done nothing about it. Please don’t send your children there.

To initially clarify, this review is both highly personalized and subjective; and it won't cover the full scope a typical student at Granby would face. In order to ascertain my credibility, I shall establish my ethos (credibility). I'm a current student at Granby High school - sophomore, to be specific - and in the IB program, I will become a Junior rather shortly, as it is June, I take multiple IB/AP classes, and also attend the Governor's School for the arts in tandem with Granby.Firstly; the positives. Granby has an amazing teaching staff...Somewhat. From my 2 years of experience, on average, you will get 2 absolutely amazing teachers, a bunch of decent teachers, and 1 to 2 teachers that would make you genuinely consider self-mutilation as better than taking their class. Let's focus on the good teachers, however. Practically all of the teachers are open to criticism and emails, having quite amicable personalities. Those amazing teachers that you get (Props out to Dr. Ford, absolute legend) will make your classes more than just bearable, it will be an actual sensation that, for once, you actually desire to attend. Unfortunately, this is probably where all the positives end...Now...the myriad of negatives. It would take too much time to explain them all, so I'm just going to list them. -Certain abhorrent teachers-Condescending staff (New principal Thomas Smigiel is pretty decent, though)-10s of people skipping class in the bathrooms-Some hallways smell like weed...constantly. -Fights daily (emphasize on the daily) -You are practically treated like herd animals or any other equivalent.-Our "Track" is actually non-existent (we have good tennis courts and baseball field, however)-Infrastructure standard/grade is barely legal; dismal. (this is hyperbole, but the point stands)-School food...might as well eat straight from the dumpster, provides the same nutritional benefits and has a better taste.-Real lack of emotional support, we may have more counselors than any other school, but does it matter if the school environment itself is more mentally taxing than if you were to take 2 AP exams at once with half the allotted time?In short; the academic facilities at Granby - even within the IB program, and especially the regular courses - are mediocre, borderline purgatory, at the very most. In reality, it's probably not as bad as I make it out to seem, I tend to exaggerate things - hence my introduction - But I agree with all that I said.

Great school with an effective principal and teachers. There is dedication to bullying awareness as well as comprehensive teaching strategies.