• Heritage Academy Elementary School is located in the Orchard Knob community in southeast Atlanta.

      

    In April 2002, APS completed construction of a new 81,000 square foot school facility in southeast Atlanta called Heritage Academy. It was formerly known as Minnie Howell Elementary, for Minnie Smith Howell, who played a significant roll in fostering many civil accomplishments in the Evans P. Howell School Community in the early 1900’s. Howell Elementary served the Southeast sector of Atlanta for forty-seven years and will continue educating well into the new millennium. Heritage Academy has adopted the slogan “Education Through Innovation...Promoting Healthy Living.” 

     

    Heritage has a population of approximately 400 students. Our school hours for students are 7:45 am - 2:15 pm. Students can report to school beginning at 7:20 am for breakfast.