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Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School

Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School
Address
Map
3420 Carter Hill Road

Montgomery, Alabama
36111

United States
Coordinates32°20′37″N 86°15′39″W / 32.34361°N 86.26083°W / 32.34361; -86.26083
Information
Former nameJefferson Davis High School
School typePublic
MottoThose who stay will be champions!
Established1968 (57 years ago) (1968)
CEEB code011892
PrincipalCarlos Hammonds
Staff79.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,592 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.02[1]
Color(s)Purple & gold
  
NicknameJaguars
Websitewww.mps.k12.al.us/o/jag

Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School (formerly Jefferson Davis High School) is a public high school with grades 9 through 12 located in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. The principal is Dr. Carlos Hammonds. The school is part of the Montgomery Public Schools system.

History

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The school was named after the only-ever president of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, in the 1960s, a century after the Confederacy collapsed.[2]

In 2020, the school district's board of education voted to change the school's name from Jefferson Davis High School,[3] a decision that was affirmed in 2022 despite two years of opposition from local pro-Confederacy groups. The school is to be renamed JAG High School, in honor of three civil rights leaders: Frank Minis Johnson, a judge who ruled in favor of Rosa Parks to strike down segregation policies in Montgomery; pastor and activist Ralph Abernathy; and Robert Graetz, a minister who helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott.[4]

Notable alumni

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Enrollment, demographics

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Enrollment for 2007 was 1,508 students; 48 percent was male and 52 percent was female. Ethnicities enrolled at the school were white, black, and Hispanic. African-American enrollment was 94 percent, white enrollment was 2 percent, Hispanic enrollment was 2 percent, and Asian enrollment was 1%.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  2. ^ Griesbach, Rebecca (November 16, 2022). "Renaming of Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis schools will be first to test Alabama monuments law". AL.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  3. ^ Johnson, Krista (July 14, 2020). "Montgomery school board votes to change the Confederate names of three high schools". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Bowerman, Ashley (November 10, 2022). "Montgomery school board votes to change the Confederate names of three high schools". WSFA. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "Jefferson Davis High School in Montgomery, Alabama (AL)". Retrieved March 10, 2010.
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