Howard Middle, 551 John Wesley Dobbs Ave. NE: grades 6-8, 1,118 students in 2025, CCRPI 92.7. Zone, feeders and calendar.
Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: the Howard Middle website, Atlanta Public Schools’ feeder pattern list, 2026-27 student calendar (PDF), the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement’s 2025 School Grades data and the federal NCES school directory.
David T. Howard Middle School is an Atlanta Public Schools middle school in the district’s Midtown cluster. It teaches sixth through eighth grade at 551 John Wesley Dobbs Ave. NE.
- Address: 551 John Wesley Dobbs Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30312
- Phone: 404-802-3200
- Grades: 6 to 8
- Website: howard.atlantapublicschools.us
Who to call
- Howard Middle front office: 404-802-3200
- Register a new student: the district’s online New Student Enrollment application, then call the school with your application number
- Bus routes: the APS Transportation Call Center, 404-802-5500
- Atlanta Public Schools main line: 404-802-3500
- Is this your school? Check an address with the APS School Zone Locator
Principal
Tekeshia Hollis is principal, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
The state counted 1,118 students at Howard Middle in its 2025 School Grades data. The most recent federal figure, from the NCES directory for the 2023-24 school year, is 1,056 students and 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.4 students per teacher.
State report card
Howard Middle’s 2025 CCRPI single score was 92.7, according to the state’s School Grades data. The Georgia average for middle schools was 78.4 and Atlanta Public Schools’ was 74.0. The school’s single score was 79.1 in 2023, 91.8 in 2024 and 92.7 in 2025. The full report card, with subgroups and the parts of the score, is on the state’s Howard Middle report card.
CCRPI is the Georgia Department of Education’s “comprehensive school improvement, accountability, and communication platform,” according to GaDOE. The single score runs from 0 to 100 and is built from content mastery, progress, closing gaps and readiness, plus graduation rate for high schools. Georgia does not publish an A-to-F letter grade for schools in its 2025 data.
Georgia Milestones, 2025, share of tested students at each of the two top levels:
| Subject | Proficient | Distinguished |
|---|---|---|
| English language arts | 32.2% | 40.2% |
| Math | 25.1% | 44.0% |
| Science (eighth grade) | 34.9% | 36.7% |
| Social studies (eighth grade) | 36.4% | 31.2% |
The same data show 80.2% of eighth graders read at or above grade level, against 56.4% statewide.
Attendance zone
Zones are drawn by Atlanta Public Schools, so a neighborhood name or mailing address does not settle which school a home is zoned for. Check the address with the APS School Zone Locator; the district’s zone map for Howard Middle shows the school’s boundary.
Howard Middle draws from Centennial Academy, Hope-Hill Elementary, Mary Lin Elementary, Morningside Elementary, Springdale Park Elementary and Virginia-Highland Elementary, and its students go on to Midtown High, according to the district’s feeder pattern list.
We found no board-approved rezoning that changes Howard Middle’s zone. In December 2025 the Atlanta Board of Education approved Phase 1 of APS Forward 2040, the district’s long-range facilities plan, which closes six schools in fall 2027, according to the district. The zone changes that follow, which the board is scheduled to vote on Monday, Dec. 7, are centered on the closing elementary schools; draft maps are on the district’s APS Forward 2040 page.
Calendar
From the district’s 2026-27 student calendar (PDF) (all district dates are on the calendar page):
- Monday, Oct. 12, and Tuesday, Oct. 13: Indigenous Peoples’ Day and teacher professional learning days, no school for students
- Wednesday, Oct. 14, to Friday, Oct. 16: fall break
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day, a teacher professional learning day; no school for students
- Monday, Nov. 23, to Friday, Nov. 27: Thanksgiving break
- Monday, Dec. 21, to Friday, Jan. 1: December break; the second semester begins Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027
- Monday, Feb. 15, to Friday, Feb. 19, 2027: Presidents Day, then winter break
- Monday, April 5, to Friday, April 9, 2027: spring break
- Thursday, May 27, 2027: last day of school
Bell times
Students arrive at their lockers from 9:05 a.m., first period starts at 9:15 a.m. and the first dismissal is at 4:15 p.m., according to the school’s bell schedule.
More
- The school’s website
- The state’s report card for Howard Middle
- The district’s zone map for Howard Middle and School Zone Locator
- APS’s schools and feeder patterns and About Our Schools pages
- Every public school in Atlanta, with zones and scores: our Atlanta public schools guide
- District calendar, enrollment and the Board of Education: our Atlanta schools guide
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Howard Middle serve?
Sixth through eighth grade, according to the state’s 2025 School Grades data.
What is Howard Middle’s CCRPI score?
92.7 in 2025, according to the state’s School Grades data, against a Georgia middle school average of 78.4. It was 91.8 in 2024.
Which high school does Howard Middle feed into?
Midtown High, according to the district’s feeder list.
What time does Howard Middle start?
9:15 a.m., according to the school’s website.
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