Mohammed Schools of Atlanta is a 3K–12 private school system founded by the Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam in an unincorporated area of DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, near Atlanta. [1] The system is located in the East Atlanta area. [2]
The schools are administered by the Atlanta Masjid of Islam. As of 2001, about 300 students attend the schools. [3]
The elementary and middle schools within the system are called Sister Clara Mohammed School, [4] and the high school within Mohammed Schools is Warith Deen Mohammad High School (WDMH). [3] It is the only K–12 Islamic School[ clarification needed] school campus in Metro Atlanta. [5]
The school system was founded in 1980, [6] and named the Clara Mohammed School. In 1989 the high school component was renamed after Warith Deen Mohammed. [4]
In the 1990s the school announced that it would do an overhaul. [5] Ground was broken for a new gymnasium in 1998. [7] The renovation was scheduled as a six-month project, but completion took longer due to fluctuations in donations and volunteers. The renovation, which overhauled classrooms, the gymnasium, and science laboratories, was completed in 2001. [3]
As of 2007, Mohammed Schools has no special education teachers. [8]
Mohammed Schools of Atlanta is a 3K–12 private school system founded by the Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam in an unincorporated area of DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, near Atlanta. [1] The system is located in the East Atlanta area. [2]
The schools are administered by the Atlanta Masjid of Islam. As of 2001, about 300 students attend the schools. [3]
The elementary and middle schools within the system are called Sister Clara Mohammed School, [4] and the high school within Mohammed Schools is Warith Deen Mohammad High School (WDMH). [3] It is the only K–12 Islamic School[ clarification needed] school campus in Metro Atlanta. [5]
The school system was founded in 1980, [6] and named the Clara Mohammed School. In 1989 the high school component was renamed after Warith Deen Mohammed. [4]
In the 1990s the school announced that it would do an overhaul. [5] Ground was broken for a new gymnasium in 1998. [7] The renovation was scheduled as a six-month project, but completion took longer due to fluctuations in donations and volunteers. The renovation, which overhauled classrooms, the gymnasium, and science laboratories, was completed in 2001. [3]
As of 2007, Mohammed Schools has no special education teachers. [8]