Johnson High School (Savannah, Georgia)

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

Savannah
,
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
Staff60.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment790 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio13.06[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]

History

Johnson High was originally named Powell Laboratory School when it opened on Savannah's eastside in 1959. With an enrollment of approximately 1,000 students, it consisted of grades nine through twelve and was administered by Savannah State College (now Savannah State University). In 1960 the school was renamed after Sol C. Johnson, a prominent local journalist, philanthropist, educator, and editor of the Savannah Tribune, the nation's oldest newspaper catering to African-Americans.[citation needed]

Academics

Academic programs at Johnson High include the ninth-grade academy and the International Baccalaureate. Like most large high schools, Johnson includes a range of special education and advanced placement courses.[6]

Student activities

Clubs and organizations

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Johnson High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  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. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. 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. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  6. ^ "Departments". Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
  7. ^ Dana Clark Felty (October 6, 2006). "From Kayton Homes to King's pulpit - News - Savannah Morning News - Savannah, GA". Savannahnow.com. Retrieved January 31, 2020.


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