Herman J. Russell West End Academy

Atlanta Public Schools

Atlanta, Georgia

399 students

Middle School, Grades 6–8

(404)802-6800

#12

Best Student:Teacher Ratio in Georgia

399

Students

10.7:1

S:T Ratio

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Student-Teacher Ratio

11:1

students per teacher

Excellent

Graduation Rate

87%

Excellent

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AP English Language and Composition (11th Grade)

11th Grade

Part of the English Language Arts department at Herman J. Russell West End Academy.

AP English Literature and Composition (12th Grade)

12th Grade

Part of the English Language Arts department at Herman J. Russell West End Academy.

AP Research (11th/12th Grade; Prerequisite: AP Seminar)

11th/12th Grade; Prerequisite: AP Seminar

Students may earn the AP Capstone Certificate by scoring a 3 or higher on the AP Seminar and AP Research Exams. AP Research Course – AP Central \| College Board.Learn more about AP Capstone by visiting this link: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-capstone.

AP Seminar (10th Grade; counts as the 10th grade ELA credit)

10th Grade; counts as the 10th grade ELA credit

Part of the English Language Arts department at Herman J. Russell West End Academy.

Dramatic Writing for Film, Television, and Theatre (12th grade 4th ELA credit; yearlong course)

12th grade 4th ELA credit; yearlong course

Dramatic Writing for Film, Television, and Theatre I is a high school English Language Arts (ELA) credit option, developed with the Georgia Film Academy, focusing on dramatic structure, character, conflict, and scriptwriting for stage and screen. This course teaches students to analyze media from a writer's perspective, build writing habits, and create a first draft of a play or screenplay, meeting ELA graduation requirements and supporting pathways in Georgia's growing film industry.

Journalism I (9th, 10th, 11th grades)

9th, 10th, 11th grades

This course focuses on an introduction to journalistic writing through an analysis of newspapers, yearbooks, literary magazines, and broadcast journalism. A concentration on the following components of journalistic writing may include, but is not limited to the interview process; evaluating sources; the purpose, structure, and diction in writing; and training in the various technology used in publishing. Students should participate in news gathering, the study of journalism ethics and laws, ...