Johnson High School (Savannah, Georgia)

Johnson High School
Sol C. Johnson High School
Address
Map
3012 Sunset Blvd

,
Georgia
31404

United States
Coordinates32°01′56″N 81°03′31″W / 32.032204°N 81.058597°W / 32.032204; -81.058597
Information
TypePublic high school
Motto"Not to Equal but Excel."
Established1959 (65 years ago) (1959)
School districtSavannah-Chatham County Public Schools
CEEB code112714
PrincipalDerrick Dozier-Muhammad
Staff62.90 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment773 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.29[1]
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Blue and orange
  
AthleticsGHSA Class AAA Region 3
NicknameAtom Smashers
Websitespwww.sccpss.com/schools/johnson/Pages/default.aspx

Sol C. Johnson High School, known as Johnson High School, is a public high school located in Savannah, Georgia, United States. A unit of the Savannah-Chatham County School System,[2] it has been ranked number 819 among Newsweek magazine's top 1,500 U.S. secondary schools based on advanced placement and International Baccalaureate test scores.[3] According to the Savannah Morning News, Johnson High students have been "taking strides forward" in their recent performance on the statewide Georgia High School Graduation Test.[4]

Johnson High was named in the "America’s Best High Schools 2010" edition of Newsweek.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "Johnson High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "History of Sol C. Johnson High School". Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools. Archived from the original on August 13, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
  3. ^ "The Top of the Class". Newsweek.com. Newsweek, Inc. June 8, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
  4. ^ "Savannah-Chatham students improving on graduation tests". SavannahNow.com. Savannah Morning News and Evening Press. June 28, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
  5. ^ "Sol C. Johnson High School Named One of America's Best High Schools". Savannah Tribune. Savannah Tribune. June 30, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2010.