33 out of 10GreatSchools

Patrick Henry High School

Ashland, VA
  • Public
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  • Grades 9-12
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  • Enrollment: 1408

Overview

Patrick Henry High School
12449 West Patrick Henry Road
Ashland, VA 23005
(804) 365-8000
Patrick Henry High School is located in Ashland, VA and serves grades 9-12.It received a GreatSchool rating of 3 out of 10
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Student Diversity

Race

Percentage

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0%
Native American
0%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
Hispanic
7%
Black
12%
White
77%

Reviews19 Reviews

3.0
parent
PH has some dedicated teachers, but the administration is so chaotic I don't know how this school makes it through the day. Fights every day, vaping in the locker rooms, and the counselors lose SOL scores, put students in wrong classes, and the only thing you really hear about is the latest sports scores. Thus far, a totally underwhelming experience. This school lacks a culture of academic excellence.
parent
I believe it is a very good school. Both my girls graduated from PHHS and have both gone to college . PHHS was a good fit for our girls.
parent
After coming from Henrico County Patrick Henry has exceeded my expectations and been a great fit for both of my kids. They go above and beyond to help kids. The teachers, counselors and administration go above and beyond. I couldn’t ask for more. They truly do care.
other
Where do I even begin with this? I'm a former PH student who left during my 11th-grade year, and I have plenty to say about this joke of a school. This school is majorly overpopulated, with the school reaching over 1,500 students. Cliques and bullying are widespread and nothing is done about it. Having been in the same school system since Kindergarten, I was bullied for years before transferring. Teachers who should be stopping these issues are instead worrying about smaller and more insignificant issues. A teacher scolded my friends and I because we were "standing too close to the cafeteria door". What does that even mean? Fights have become rampant over the last couple of years. Last February, the school was shut down because nine fights had occurred in one day. Why can't teachers pay attention to that instead? In fact, the teachers are either uncommitted college graduates who are only teaching because they chose a bad degree, or old, senile brutes who have forgotten how to teach. The few good teachers at this school admit that the school has major problems. The bathrooms are always being vandalized and drug use (particularly dip) is common. The school is decaying from the inside out, with mice and insects littering some sections of the school. In ninth grade, the air vent in my History classroom had a wasp nest in it. The school may hold the title of an "International Baccalaureate" school, but don't be fooled! That's only there to give the students a reason to stay in this dump. The old principal, Wanda Bibb, didn't do anything to fix these issues. The new principal makes these brash decisions that don't seem to fix any of the existing issues. One of my friends, who transferred from an inner-city school, hated the place, and it isn't hard to see why. Leaving this school was the best decision I've ever made. This may sound like another angry review, but I can wholeheartedly say that everything I have stated here is 100% true.
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