Midtown High School

Midtown High School

School District of Atlanta Public Schools

Atlanta, Georgia

1,602 students

High School, Grades 9–12

(404)802-3001 School Website

Best ACT in Georgia High Schools

1,602

Students

15.6:1

S:T Ratio

School Snapshot

Key metrics at a glance

Avg SAT Score

1,240

A-

out of 1600

Good

Avg ACT Score

out of 36

Excellent

AP Courses

A+

courses offered

Excellent

AP Enrollment

54%

of students

Excellent

Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

B+

students per teacher

Good

Graduation Rate

91%

A+

Excellent

Reading Proficiency

66%

B+

Good

Math Proficiency

60%

B+

Good

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AP English Language and Composition

Advanced Placement English language and composition course focusing on rhetorical analysis and argumentation.

AP English Literature and Composition

Advanced Placement English literature and composition course focusing on literary analysis.

AP Research

11-12

Students may earn the AP Capstone Certificate by scoring a 3 or higher on the AP Seminar and AP Research Exams. This course focuses on individual research projects.

AP Seminar

This course satisfies the graduation requirement for Literature & Composition II. Students engage in cross-curricular conversations, analyze arguments, synthesize information from multiple sources, and work individually and in groups to communicate their ideas.

Dramatic Writing for Film, Television, and Theatre

High school English Language Arts credit option focusing on dramatic structure, character, conflict, and scriptwriting for stage and screen, developed with the Georgia Film Academy.

Journalism I

9-11

Introduction to journalistic writing through analysis of newspapers, yearbooks, literary magazines, and broadcast journalism. Includes interview process, evaluating sources, and publishing technology.

Journalism 2, 3, and 4: Lit. Mag.

9-12

The Unmasking literary magazine serves students with journalism experience interested in reading, analyzing and producing creative writing. Students gain experience compiling, designing, marketing and editing a published work.

Journalism 2, 3, and 4: Southerner/Nexus

10-12

Student-driven newspaper and arts/culture magazine with online, social media and multimedia components. Includes story generation, editing, publication design, photography, and video/podcast production.

Journalism 2, 3, and 4: Yearbook (The Orator)

10-12

Students preserve memories of Midtown High School through yearbook production. Includes developing theme, designing layout, creating content, and marketing. Run as a small business with leadership opportunities.

Literature & Composition I

First required course in secondary English language arts. Develops integrated skill set focusing on interpretation, evaluation, construction, and design of texts across genres and modes.

Literature & Composition II

Second required course in secondary English language arts sequence. Continues development of integrated skills with focus on diverse texts and contexts.