• Named a 2007 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education for having scored in the top 10% of all schools nationwide in student achievement

• Placement on Georgia's 2007 Top 25 SAT List for having the 15th highest SAT score in the state

• Received Georgia's 2007 Platinum Award in the highest performance category for outstanding student achievement; one of seven high schools in the state to receive this honor

• Inclusion on Newsweek Magazine's 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 top 1300 U.S. High Schools List, placing McIntosh in the top 5% of all high schools nationwide

• Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Georgia has joined with 29 other states in the American Diploma Project (ADP) Network, an effort led by Achieve, Inc. to raise expectations and achievement in American high schools so that virtually all students graduate with the knowledge and skills they need to be successful in college and the workplace and that many more students succeed in college once enrolled.

The school year is divided into two semesters with each semester having two nine-week grading periods. Each class day consists of 6 periods, approximately 55 minutes in length, with 7 minutes between periods. Each semester course passed carries one-half (.5) Carnegie unit of credit.  Click HERE to download detailed course descriptions.

Admission is based on state guidelines. Gifted classes are offered in language arts, math, science and social studies.

A current IEP is required for a student to receive this assistance. Classes are offered under the collaborative, consultative, and resource models of instruction.

This program is offered to assist those students whose first language is not English.

 The Advanced Placement (AP) program is a curriculum in the United States and Canada sponsored by the College Board which offers standardized courses to high school students that are generally recognized to be equivalent to undergraduate courses in college. Participating colleges grant credit to students who obtained high enough scores on the exams to qualify.  We offer the following AP classes;

American Government	Art History	Biology	Calculus AB
Calculus BC	Chemistry	English Composition	English Language
Environmental Science	European History	Macroeconomics	Music Theory
Physics	Psychology	Spanish	Statistics
Studio Art	U.S. History	World History

Course assignment by application only during January of the previous school year. All AP students are required to take the respective AP exam in May.