Galileo Magnet High School
Galileo Magnet High School opened in September 2002, is a public high school located in Danville, Virginia. The school was originally funded by an 8 million dollar grant to the Danville Public School System. By working directly with organizations like NASA at Langley Research Center and Virginia Tech, Galileo offers a technology-based curriculum, with three strands of study for students to choose from. A thematic-based curriculum is provided in Advanced Communications and Networking Technology, Air and Space Technology, and Biotechnology.
U.S. News & World Report ranked the school the 31st best in the state in 2012.
Galileo is an International Baccalaureate world school.Athletics
Galileo features two sports – a varsity soccer and cross-country team in the Dogwood District.
