Grassfield High School Governo…, Chesapeake, VA

At a glance

School district: Chesapeake City Public Schools
Grades served: 9-12
School type: Public high school (Governor's STEM Academy — a STEM program-within-a-school at Grassfield High)
Principal: Brian G. Haughinberry
Established: 2007
Mascot & colors: Grizzlies · Red, White, Navy Blue
Enrollment: 2,345 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 15:1
Classroom teachers: 155.31 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510081002998

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

96%

Mathematics

95%

Science

88%

History & Social Sci.

89%

97%

On-time graduation (Class of 2025)

Dropout rate

College & career readiness

2024-2025

34.95%

Students in AP courses

10.67%

Dual-enrollment (college credit)

382 advanced diploma recipients reported for the Class of 2025 (count, not a rate).

Attendance

2024-2025

6% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Grassfield High School Governor's STEM Academy

Grassfield High School opened in 2007 in the Grassfield area of southern Chesapeake, Virginia, built by Chesapeake City Public Schools to relieve overcrowding at Deep Creek, Great Bridge, and Hickory high schools. It serves grades 9-12 and its teams are known as the Grizzlies, with school colors of red, white, and navy blue. The campus is located at 2007 Grizzly Trail in a rural-fringe setting on the city's south side.

The Governor's STEM Academy at Grassfield High School is a state-designated STEM program operated as a school-within-a-school, offering specialized science, technology, engineering, and mathematics coursework and career pathways to interested students. It is one of Virginia's established Governor's STEM Academies and shares the Grassfield High campus, faculty, and student body; state accountability data (enrollment, SOL results, graduation, demographics) is reported for Grassfield High as a whole rather than separately for the academy.

Notable alumni

Grant Holloway· Olympic gold medalist and world champion in track and field (110m hurdles)Patrick Jones II· NFL defensive endJustice Bigbie· Professional baseball outfielder

Contact

Phone: (757) 558-4749

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — Grassfield High School Governor's STEM Academy — NCES ID for the academy, address, phone, locale, charter status. Enrollment/grades/staffing not reported for the academy record.2024-2025 link ↗
NCES Common Core of Data — Grassfield High — Whole-school NCES ID, grades served, total enrollment, enrollment by grade, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, locale2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles — Grassfield High — Accreditation, SOL pass rates, graduation and dropout rates, demographics, chronic absenteeism, AP/dual-enrollment rates, principal2024-2025 / 2025-2026 accreditation / Class of 2025 link ↗
Wikipedia — Grassfield High School — Founding year (2007), mascot, school colors, history, notable alumni, athletics highlightsRetrieved 2026 link ↗
Chesapeake Public Schools — Grassfield High — Official school website2026 link ↗
Wikimedia Commons media search — Grassfield High School — Confirmed no freely-licensed photo of the school exists2026 link ↗

Figures reflect the 2024-2025 (SOL, demographics, staffing, enrollment); accreditation SY2025-2026; graduation Class of 2025 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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