The Howard School (Atlanta)

The Howard School
1192 Foster Street NW
Atlanta, GA  30318
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The Howard School is located in mid-town Atlanta near Atlantic Station. (There’s also a Howard High School in Atlanta further downtown; it’s a different school.)

Directions from Metro North Park

Driving time is approximately 25 minutes.

  1. Turn left onto Paper Mill Road and go 0.2 miles to the intersection with Johnson Ferry Road.
  2. Turn right onto Johnson Ferry, go 0.7 miles down a long hill and cross over the Chattahoochee River.
  3. Turn right at a traffic light onto Riverside Drive and go 2.2 miles to I-285.
  4. Take the I-285 West entrance ramp and go about 3 miles to the Cumberland area.
  5. The tricky part:  merge onto I-75 South. Directions are painted on the I-285 lanes to help you navigate.
    1. Split off I-285 to the right as if you were going to take I-75 North.
    2. Go straight instead of right, crossing over I-75.
    3. Bear left to merge onto I-75 South.
  6. Stay on I-75 South until exit #252:  Howell Mill Road.
  7. Turn right onto Howell Mill and go 1.3 miles to Huff Road.
  8. Turn right onto Huff and go 0.1 miles to Foster Street.
  9. Turn left onto Foster and go about 100 yards. The Howard School is on the right.

Directions from United Quest Park

Driving time is approximately 30 minutes.

  1. Turn right onto Hawkins Store Road, go 1.6 miles on Hawkins Store until its intersection with Bells Ferry Road.
  2. Turn left onto Bells Ferry, get in the right lane, and go 0.3 miles to the entrance ramp for I-575 South.
  3. Turn right to take the I-575 South entrance ramp. The entrance ramp becomes an exit ramp for Chastain Road, so merge left onto I-575 proper.
  4. Stay on I-575 South until it merges with I-75 South.
  5. Stay on I-75 South until exit #252:  Howell Mill Road.
  6. Turn right onto Howell Mill and go 1.3 miles to Huff Road.
  7. Turn right onto Huff and go 0.1 miles to Foster Street.
  8. Turn left onto Foster and go about 100 yards. The Howard School is on the right.