| Galileo Magnet High School | |
| Streetaddress: | 230 South Ridge St |
| Zipcode: | 24540 |
| Country: | USA |
| Url: | Galileo Magnet High School Website |
| District: | Danville Public Schools |
| Principal: | Angela Ramsey |
| Feeders: | O.T. Bonner Middle School, Westwood Middle School |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Mascot: | Falcon |
| Newspaper: | The Falcon's View |
| Colors: | Red, Blue, Gray |
| Founded: | 2002 |
| Enrollment: | 286 (2016–17)[1] |
| Athletics: | Soccer, Cross-Country |
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 such as the Langley Research Center and Virginia Tech,[2] [3] 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 45th best in the state in 2020.[4]
Galileo is an International Baccalaureate world school.[5]
Galileo features seven offerings from the VHSL including varsity soccer, cross country, scholastic bowl, indoor, outdoor track, swim and dive, and theatre in the Dogwood District.[6] Galileo has won three overall team state championships in VHSL Class 1 with scholastic bowl in 2018,[7] boys cross country in 2021,[8] and girls cross country in 2023.[9] In addition, Galileo athletes in track have won eight relays and thirteen individual events at the state championships along with an individual state championship in girls cross country.[10]