Midtown High School (Atlanta)

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Midtown High School
Midtown High School seen from its new front entrance (Renovated 2020) on Charles Allen Dr.
Address
929 Charles Allen Drive Atlanta , Georgia United States
Coordinates	33°46′50″N 84°22′18″W / 33.780633°N 84.371613°W / 33.780633; -84.371613
Information
Former names	Boys High School (1872-1947) Henry W. Grady High School (1947-2021)
Type	Public secondary
Motto	scientia est potestas (Knowledge is Power)
Established	1872; 152 years ago (1872)
School district	Atlanta Public Schools
Principal	Betsy Bockman
Faculty	102.90 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,602 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.57[1]
Color(s)	Grey and cardinal red
Mascot	Knight
Newspaper	The Southerner
Yearbook	The Orator
Website	atlantapublicschools.us/midtown

Midtown High School, formerly Henry W. Grady High School, is a public high school located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It began as Boys High School and was one of the first two high schools established by Atlanta Public Schools in 1872. In 1947, the school was named after Henry W. Grady, a journalist, orator in the Reconstruction Era. In December 2020, the Atlanta Board of Education announced the new name of Midtown which took effect June 1, 2021.

Midtown is located adjacent to Piedmont Park at 929 Charles Allen Drive, between 8th and 10th Streets, in Midtown Atlanta.