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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

Preschools

There are a number of day care and preschool programs in and around Candler Park. Click on these sites for more information.

Candler Park Day School (Candler Park)
Primavera Preschool (Candler Park)
Soul Shine (Candler Park)
International Montessori Academy (Candler Park)
Frazer Center (Lake Claire)
Horizon School (Lake Claire)
Druid Hills United Methodist Preschool (DHUMP) (Inman Park)
Montessori In Town (Poncey Highlands)
Oakhurst Cooperative Preschool (Oakhurst)
Inman Park Cooperative Preschool (Inman Park)

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