Overview
Tech High School is a charter school in the Atlanta Public School district. It opened in 2004 and serves approximately 230 students in grades 9-12. The school is based in the historic Reynoldstown neighborhood.
School Basics
1043 Memorial Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30316
Phone: 678.904-5091; Fax: 678-904-5095; www.techhighschool.org
Administration
Principal: Dr. Graysen Walles
Assistant Principal: Mr. Derrick Brown
Enrollment: Approximately 230 (2010-2011)
Student/Teacher Ratio: 17:1
Graduation: 96 percent of the student body graduated (2009)
Other Information
Tech High places an academic emphasis on math, science and technology.
Some of the annual events the school holds include a math fair, talent show, homecoming, prom, and a monthly afterschool film series.
According to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, charter schools are independent public schools that are free to be more innovative and are held accountable for improved student achievement. They foster a partnership between parents, teachers and students to create an environment in which parents can be more involved, teachers are given the freedom to innovate and students are provided the structure they need to learn.
There are currently more than 120 charter schools in the state of Georgia with nearly 35,000 students attending those schools. Read about other charter schools in the metro Atlanta area: Atlanta Preparatory Academy, Charles R. Drew Charter School, Chamblee Charter High School, Kennesaw Charter School, Dekalb PATH Academy , Dunwoody Springs Charter Elementary, KIPP South Fulton Academy, North Springs Charter School, and Walton High School. In Georgia, 83 percent (82.9) of Independent charter schools made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP, the national measure of student performance) in 2009 compared to 79 percent (79.1) of all traditional public schools. Also, 81 percent (81.1) of all charter schools made AYP compared to 79 percent of all traditional public schools.
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