Bishop Grimes Junior/Senior High School

Bishop Grimes Junior/Senior High School
Address
6653 Kirkville Road East Syracuse , (Onondaga County) , New York 13057 United States
Coordinates	43°4′41″N 76°3′38″W
Information
Type	Catholic School, Coeducational
Motto	Growing in the Maturity of Christ.
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1966
Principal	Allyson Headd
Faculty	28.6 FTEs
Grades	7-12
Enrollment	282
Student to teacher ratio	12.3:1
Color(s)	Light Blue, navy blue and white
Athletics conference	Onondaga High School League
Mascot	Coby the Cobra
Team name	Cobras
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Website	www.bishopgrimes.org

Bishop Grimes Junior/Senior High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in East Syracuse, New York. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse. This school has more than 350 students in grades seven through twelve.

The school's closure was announced in early 2025.

History

Bishop Grimes Junior/Senior High School was established in 1966. It is named after the second bishop of Syracuse, John Grimes. The school has had students from almost every public school district in Onondaga County, and every Catholic parish in the Diocese of Syracuse. In 2005, they were in the Top 50 Catholic High Schools in the USA based on academics by the Cardinal Newman Society.

In February 2025, the Diocese of Syracuse announced that Bishop Grimes would be closed at the end of the 2024/2025 school year, and merged to Bishop Ludden Junior/Senior High School.

Academics and student life

Bishop Grimes provides various academic and extracurricular programs. The school features an on-site chapel, holds monthly Masses, and incorporates Theology classes into its curriculum. Each grade level participates in spiritual retreats.

Students have access to 43 junior varsity, modified, and varsity sports teams. The school has two gymnasiums and an outdoor athletic field.

Language studies include courses in Spanish, with international travel through school-sponsored trips abroad. In the performing arts, students can enroll in band, chorus, and drama programs. The band department offers courses such as wind ensemble and music theory, along with extracurriculars like pep band and jazz band. The theater program produces annual musicals, with past musicals including Beauty and the Beast, Jekyll & Hyde, Shrek the Musical, Grease, The Addams Family, and Footloose.

Bishop Grimes provides Advanced Placement (AP) classes and exams and partners with Le Moyne College to offer access to the Le Moyne Pre-Collegiate Bridge Program. This program permits students to take college courses for reduced tuition rates and provides reimbursement for up to five completed courses if students enroll at Le Moyne. Additionally, students can use Le Moyne’s library, computing resources, career services, student support, and recreational facilities.

For students with individualized education plans (IEPs) or 504 plans, Bishop Grimes employs a full-time special education instructor. The Class of 2020 earned over $5 million in scholarships and financial awards.

Since September 2021, all enrolled students receive an iPad, replacing the school’s previous use of Chromebooks.

Bishop Grimes has various clubs and extracurricular activities. Clubs include student government, yearbook & photography, drama & theater, ski & snowboard club, history bowl club, right to life club, and an international club.

Graduation requirements

In order to graduate, students need four credits for Theology, four credits for ELA, four credits for Social Studies, four credits for Mathematics, four credits for Science, four credits for a foreign language (Spanish or French; Grimes historically had French, German, Italian and Latin until the 2014-2015 year), one credit for Art/Music, two credits for P.E, 0.5 credits for Health, and 0.5 credits for Electives. In total, students need at least 36 credits to graduate. Students may take honors classes starting in the 8th Grade.

Demographics

As of the 2013–14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 353 students and 28.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1. The school's enrollment was 85.3% White, 10.2% Black, 1.1% Hispanic, 2.6% Asian and 0.9% American Indian / Alaska Native.

Notable alumni

• Bob Antonacci, politician and judge
• Bobcat Goldthwait, actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter
• Tom Kenny, actor and comedian
• Chloe Webb, actress
• Linda M. LeMura, academic, president of Le Moyne College