Gretna High School

Gretna High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
100 Gretna Hawk Cir,  Gretna, VA
Pittsylvania County Public Schools
3.6
4.0
535 Students
B-
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Mr. Kenyon G. Scott
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Average SAT Score
1070
Average ACT Score
20
Math Proficiency
57%
Reading Proficiency
67%
Average GPA
3.32
Graduation Rate
87%

Niche Grade

C+
Academics
B-
Teachers
B-
College Prep
C+
Administration
B
Resources/Facilities
B+
Clubs and Activities
B+
Sports
C+
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.32
Reading Proficiency
67%
Math Proficiency
57%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Teachers
39
Full Time Teachers
39
Teachers in First or Second Year
12%
College Prep
Average SAT
1070
Math
520
Verbal
560
Average ACT
20
Math
19
English
20
Reading
22
Science
19
Number of AP Courses
27
AP Pass Rate
36.7%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Very Low
Other AP Enrollment
Very Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
High

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
186:1

Student Diversity

Male
50.8%
Female
49.2%
White
60.9%
Black
32.7%
Hispanic
3.7%
Two or more races
2.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Radford University 74 Students
James Madison University 71 Students
Old Dominion University 70 Students
University of Virginia 62 Students
Longwood University 62 Students
Virginia Commonwealth University 60 Students
Liberty University 54 Students
University of Lynchburg 42 Students
Danville Community College 40 Students
Virginia Tech 39 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing 38 Students
Psychology 36 Students
Business 15 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 13 Students
Biology 11 Students
Computer Science 11 Students
Criminology 10 Students
Physical Therapy 9 Students
Family Practice and Pediatric Nursing 8 Students
Dental Hygiene 8 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.6 52 Reviews
4.0 Sophomore
11/15/2024
Security could be a little bit better on students to prevent more fights and cafeteria food could be better.
5.0 Senior
9/19/2023
Gretna High school offered me many opportunities of growth and development throughout my time there. Along with many others, my high school years were made complete with the help of teachers at Gretna High and the chances they gave me to learn and grow as an individual.
5.0 Alum
8/2/2019
my experience with Gretna High was very helpful and life changing they really work hard to make sure students are comfortable with their transition from middle school to high school. The teachers were very helpful in making sure students were able to learn and adjust at full capacity.
GreatSchools Reviews
4.0 3 Reviews
3.0 other
6/14/2013
Extreme focus on sports ( a county wide issue) which effects discipline during athletic season. Focus on core subjects and they do not care as much about the arts. It has improved greatly in the last 5 years due to new administrative leadership.
4.0 teacher
4/2/2013
GHS enjoys a talented teaching staff in Art as well as music. As far as band is concerned, the lack of interest is due primarily to a lack of student interest. This has been caused paradoxically by the success of the AP Program. Most of the band members were students who scored in the top 10% of the...
5.0 parent
6/3/2012
Great AP program, needs to improve on band (district wide problem). Social studies dept is top notch as is the science and math depts.

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