Henry W. Grady High School
| Henry W. Grady High School | |
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929 Charles Allen Drive Atlanta, Georgia United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°46′50″N 84°22′18″W / 33.780633°N 84.371613°WCoordinates: 33°46′50″N 84°22′18″W / 33.780633°N 84.371613°W |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Motto | Individually we are different... together we are Grady |
| Established | 1872 |
| School board | Atlanta Public Schools |
| School district | Atlanta Public Schools |
| Principal | Dr. Betsy Bockman |
| Faculty | 57 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Color(s) | Grey and cardinal red |
| Mascot | Knights |
| Average SAT scores | 1595 |
| Newspaper | The Southerner |
| Yearbook | The Orator |
| Website | Henry W. Grady High School |
Henry W. Grady High School is located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is one of the first two high schools established by Atlanta Public Schools in 1872. Initially known as Boys High School, it had a Technical Department which expanded in 1909 to become a separate school: Tech High. Boys High moved to the current campus site in 1924. The 1924 structure (the wing of the campus facing Charles Allen Dr.) still stands, and has been renovated three times (1950, 1987, and 2004). Between 1909 and 1924, Tech High also moved to the campus' current location. Tech High and Boys High merged in 1947 to form Henry Woodfin Grady High School, named for the proponent of the "New South" after the Civil War and one of Georgia's most celebrated journalists. Vincent Murray, PhD, served as the school's principal from 1991 until the 2013-2014 school year. As of the 2016-2017 academic year, Dr. Betsy Bockman is the interim principal. The mascot is the grey knight and the school colors are grey and cardinal red.
Grady served as the communication magnet in the Atlanta Public Schools system from 1991 until 2011, when the school closed the magnet following a system-wide grant from the Gates Foundation to open small learning communities. From 2011-2015, Grady was home to four small learning communities: Communications and Journalism, Public Policy and Justice, Business and Entrepreneurship, and Biomedical Science and Engineering. In 2015, Grady High School course offerings expanded to include the following pathways: Advanced Academic, World Languages, Fine Arts, Instrumental Music, Theatre Arts, Visual Arts, and Career, Technical and Agricultural Education (CTAE).
As of August 2016, the student population was reported as being 49% Black, 38% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Multiracial and 2% Asian.
Grady is located adjacent to Piedmont Park in the heart of Midtown Atlanta. In addition to Midtown, Grady serves Inman Park, Virginia-Highland, Lake Claire, Candler Park, Fourth Ward, Morningside-Lenox Park, Home Park, Atlantic Station, Ansley Park, and parts of Downtown Atlanta.
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