Patrick Henry High School is a public high school located in the Grandin Court neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia. It is one of the two general enrollment high schools for the Roanoke City Public Schools.HistoryThe school is named for Virginia's first governor and American Revolution leader Patrick Henry.The school’s history dates back to 1961 as construction was completed to serve approximately 1,200 students. Penn Hall, named in honor of Dr. Harry Penn, was completed in 1975, increasing the school’s capacity to 1,600. In 1989, the school division implemented the middle school concept that extended Patrick Henry’s enrollment to 9th graders. In 2006, the school's campus style layout with multiple buildings (or, "halls") was replaced with a newly constructed, conventional school building. The entire project was completed in 2008, A new Senior patio, a small square behind the main building that is intended for use as an outside dining area during lunch periods. (Work began on this project in late November 2009.)The school is located on Grandin Road SW near the intersection with Brandon Avenue SW in the Raleigh Court neighborhood.AcademicsPatrick Henry High School is a comprehensive high school which includes grades 9-12 with a student enrollment of 1,984 students. The school offers several honors courses. In 2012, 2013, and 2014, Patrick Henry was rated as one of the best high schools in America by Newsweek. The Roanoke Valley Governor's School for Science and Technology also sits on Patrick Henry campus.
