Schools

Public Schools

The Atlanta Public Schools (APS) children in Candler Park typically attend are (click on school):
Mary Lin Elementary — grades K-5, 586 Candler Park Drive Atlanta, GA 30307
Inman Middle School — grades 6-8, 774 Virginia Avenue, NE Atlanta, GA 30306
Henry W. Grady High School — grades 9-12, 929 Charles Allen Drive, NE Atlanta, GA 30309

These schools–with three additional elementary schools (Hope-Hill, Morningside, and Springdale Park) and two K-8 charter schools (Centennial Academy and Kindezi Old Fourth Ward)–make up the Grady cluster. To visit the Council of Intown Neighborhoods and Schools (CINS) website, click here. CINS is a nonprofit organization that supports Atlanta’s Grady cluster of schools through community engagement, advocacy and investment. For a list of email contacts for particular schools, click here.

The APS system includes six districts, with Candler Park being in District One. For a map of the APS districts, click here, and to visit the APS web site, click here.

Leslie Grant, lgrant@atlanta.k12.ga.us, is the District 1 representative (phone 404.643.9652).
For a list of her Community coffees dates, click here. Other BOE representatives include:
Matt Westmoreland, mwestmoreland@atlantapublicschools.us, District 3,
Courtney English, cenglish@atlanta.k12.ga.us, at-large Seat 7,
Cynthia Briscoe Brown, cbriscoe_brown@atlanta.k12.ga.us , at-large seat 8,
Jason Esteves, jesteves@atlanta.k12.ga.us, at-large Seat 9.

Upcoming SPLOST School Improvements for Grady Cluster (click on school):
Howard Middle School – renovation complete – July 2020*
Grady High School – renovation complete – July 2021*
Walden Athletic Complex – construction complete – Aug 2018*
*construction timelines subject to change