Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

Summary:

Donald S. Jordan Intermediate is a public middle school located in Garden Grove, California, serving 602 students in grades 7-8 and part of the Garden Grove Unified School District.

Donald S. Jordan Intermediate consistently outperforms the district and state in academic assessments, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy ranging from 66.78% to 68.91%, compared to 59.43% to 60.67% for the district and 45.95% to 47.19% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates range from 56.35% to 58.61%, outpacing the district's 47.06% to 49.15% and the state's 31.57% to 35.54%. The school also excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, particularly English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 5% and 4% of California middle schools, respectively, for the past three years.

Compared to nearby middle schools within the Garden Grove Unified School District, Donald S. Jordan Intermediate consistently outperforms its peers in academic assessments, particularly in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. However, the school's higher chronic absenteeism rate and student-teacher ratio may present challenges that the school leadership and district should address to ensure continued academic success and support for all students.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 9821 Woodbury Rd.
       Garden Grove, CA  92844-2835


(714) 663-6124

District: Garden Grove Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
308th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,992 Help


Students who attend Donald S. Jordan Intermediate usually attend:

High:    Bolsa Grande High

Feeder schools for Donald S. Jordan Intermediate:

Elementary:    A. G. Cook Elementary
    Excelsior Elementary
    Merton E. Hill Elementary
    Mitchell Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  25.3 Help
Number of students:  588

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
57.0%
Hispanic:
36.6%
White:
4.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  86.6% Help


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Compare Details Donald S. Jordan Intermediate ranks better than 88.9% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 3rd among 10 ranked middle schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.41. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (57%), Hispanic (36.6%), White (4.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 86.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Donald S. Jordan Intermediate is 25.3. 8 middle schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Donald S. Jordan Intermediate is $11,992. 6 middle schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Donald S. Jordan Intermediate:

SchoolDigger ranks Donald S. Jordan Intermediate 308th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Donald S. Jordan Intermediate in the ranking list.)

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Garden Grove Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Garden Grove Unified 402nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

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Rank History for all students at Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 64.45 526th 1769 70.3%
2005 68.76 466th 1777 73.8%
2006 70.29 458th 1804 74.6%
2007 57.61 729th 1999 63.5%
2008 55.88 797th 2005 60.2%
2009 64.96 631st 2063 69.4%
2010 63.90 687th 2179 68.5%
2011 67.06 638th 2236 71.5%
2012 67.07 643rd 2259 71.5%
2013 71.36 561st 2379 76.4%
2015 78.58 460th 2477 81.4%
2016 77.52 492nd 2497 80.3%
2017 85.43 341st 2508 86.4%
2018 87.12 309th 2480 87.5%
2019 89.32 280th 2715 89.7%
2022 86.39 353rd 2740 87.1%
2023 89.86 281st 2802 90.0%
2024 88.41 308th 2777 88.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 65.15 226th 665 66.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.93 90th 1364 93.4%
2019 86.36 85th 1442 94.1%
2022 83.86 89th 1540 94.2%
2023 95.72 31st 1529 98.0%
2024 86.90 59th 1477 96.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 43.34 698th 1538 54.6%
2024 49.19 579th 1550 62.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.20 71st 2230 96.8%
2019 95.84 56th 2369 97.6%
2022 95.35 71st 2458 97.1%
2023 96.83 59th 2549 97.7%
2024 95.17 99th 2575 96.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.52 265th 2262 88.3%
2019 90.56 211th 2380 91.1%
2022 86.24 316th 2509 87.4%
2023 86.87 304th 2547 88.1%
2024 84.29 364th 2546 85.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.50 433rd 1369 68.4%
2019 67.95 298th 1491 80.0%
2022 65.08 334th 1531 78.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.91 307th 2273 86.5%
2019 86.11 320th 2407 86.7%
2022 85.11 353rd 2527 86.0%
2023 90.64 234th 2558 90.9%
2024 89.84 252nd 2547 90.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.18 252nd 700 64.0%
2019 71.05 238th 745 68.1%
2022 62.08 324th 733 55.8%
2023 71.99 207th 718 71.2%
2024 66.21 287th 741 61.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.12 700th 2072 66.2%
2019 62.71 623rd 2213 71.8%
2022 62.08 680th 2359 71.2%
2023 62.17 681st 2391 71.5%
2024 68.33 541st 2383 77.3%
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Rank History for White students at Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.21 532nd 1496 64.4%
2019 91.31 61st 1602 96.2%
2022 73.60 352nd 1555 77.4%
2023 63.39 524th 1552 66.2%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Donald S. Jordan Intermediate Test Scores
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Data source: California Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a student
Friday, September 6, 2019

Open Quote I have been attending this school for 6 days now, and it has been great! There are fun activities to do. Most of the students are very kind and uses the 3 pillars that represent Jordan which is: Respectful, Responsible, and Kindness. I think this school is very safe and is a great learning community. Thank you. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 252 12 178 120 6 n/a n/a 0 568
1989 208 15 178 137 5 n/a n/a 0 543
1990 206 14 167 148 3 n/a n/a 0 538
1991 213 9 185 167 4 n/a n/a 0 578
1992 206 11 221 189 3 n/a n/a 0 630
1993 200 15 272 224 3 n/a n/a 0 714
1994 148 8 272 199 0 n/a n/a 0 627
1995 87 9 343 203 1 n/a n/a 0 643
1996 87 9 343 203 1 n/a n/a 0 643
1997 94 10 329 191 0 n/a n/a 0 624
1998 89 13 317 195 0 n/a n/a 0 614
1999 92 11 295 208 1 n/a n/a 0 607
2000 98 9 289 206 0 n/a n/a 0 602
2001 81 6 314 243 1 n/a n/a 0 645
2002 78 7 314 273 1 n/a n/a 0 673
2003 78 7 314 273 1 n/a n/a 0 673
2004 73 10 339 284 1 n/a n/a 0 707
2005 74 6 337 262 1 n/a n/a 0 680
2006 68 6 358 267 1 n/a n/a 0 700
2007 55 5 401 285 1 n/a n/a 1 748
2008 51 4 428 272 1 n/a n/a 0 756
2009 42 11 400 286 1 14 0 0 754
2010 44 10 374 287 1 12 0 0 728
2011 54 6 374 256 1 15 0 0 706
2012 49 9 348 243 0 14 3 0 666
2013 38 5 409 271 0 9 4 0 736
2014 39 7 421 276 0 10 4 0 757
2015 28 4 389 261 0 7 8 0 697
2016 34 3 429 241 1 7 12 0 727
2017 36 3 454 219 2 7 3 0 724
2018 39 1 439 227 0 7 3 0 716
2019 30 3 417 247 1 4 6 0 708
2020 23 2 403 243 1 6 6 0 684
2021 27 2 379 232 0 6 12 0 658
2022 28 4 351 219 0 5 14 0 621
2023 20 5 347 221 0 4 5 0 602
2024 24 4 335 215 0 3 7 0 588

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 568 28.0 20.2 n/a
1989 543 29.0 18.7 n/a
1990 538 27.0 19.9 n/a
1991 578 28.0 20.6 n/a
1992 630 28.5 22.1 52.5
1993 714 30.5 23.4 53.8
1994 627 24.0 26.1 71.6
1995 643 25.9 24.8 72.9
1996 643 25.9 24.8 72.9
1997 624 24.6 25.4 68.8
1998 614 25.0 24.6 78
1999 607 22.5 27.0 80.2
2000 602 23.5 25.6 75.6
2001 645 23.2 27.8 66.8
2002 673 26.3 25.6 69.7
2003 673 26.3 25.6 69.7
2004 707 28.3 25.0 65.5
2005 680 25.7 26.5 66.2
2006 700 27.1 25.8 66.9
2007 748 27.7 27.0 69.6
2008 756 33.0 22.9 n/a
2009 754 26.8 22.8 76.1
2010 728 25.3 28.6 81.2
2011 706 n/a n/a 82
2012 666 22.8 29.1 n/a
2013 736 22.8 32.2 76.9
2014 757 23.9 31.6 83.4
2015 697 26.0 26.8 79.5
2016 727 25.0 29.0 71.4
2017 724 28.3 25.5 69.1
2018 716 26.3 27.1 72.2
2019 708 25.7 27.4 68.6
2020 684 n/a n/a 69.9
2021 658 25.0 26.2 73.3
2022 621 23.3 26.5 76.7
2023 602 23.2 25.9 85.7
2024 588 23.2 25.3 86.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 568 28.0 20.2 n/a
1989 543 29.0 18.7 n/a
1990 538 27.0 19.9 n/a
1991 578 28.0 20.6 n/a
1992 630 28.5 22.1 52.5
1993 714 30.5 23.4 53.8
1994 627 24.0 26.1 71.6
1995 643 25.9 24.8 72.9
1996 643 25.9 24.8 72.9
1997 624 24.6 25.4 68.8
1998 614 25.0 24.6 78
1999 607 22.5 27.0 80.2
2000 602 23.5 25.6 75.6
2001 645 23.2 27.8 66.8
2002 673 26.3 25.6 69.7
2003 673 26.3 25.6 69.7
2004 707 28.3 25.0 65.5
2005 680 25.7 26.5 66.2
2006 700 27.1 25.8 66.9
2007 748 27.7 27.0 69.6
2008 756 33.0 22.9 n/a
2009 754 26.8 22.8 76.1
2010 728 25.3 28.6 81.2
2011 706 n/a n/a 82
2012 666 22.8 29.1 n/a
2013 736 22.8 32.2 76.9
2014 757 23.9 31.6 83.4
2015 697 26.0 26.8 79.5
2016 727 25.0 29.0 71.4
2017 724 28.3 25.5 69.1
2018 716 26.3 27.1 72.2
2019 708 25.7 27.4 68.6
2020 684 n/a n/a 69.9
2021 658 25.0 26.2 73.3
2022 621 23.3 26.5 76.7
2023 602 23.2 25.9 85.7
2024 588 23.2 25.3 86.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $11,992

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 280th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 281st of 2802 Middle schools
 0.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Donald S. Jordan Intermediate)75.267.3
 7.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Garden Grove Unified)63.560.1
 3.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Donald S. Jordan Intermediate)64.559.7
 4.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Garden Grove Unified)49.147.9
 1.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Donald S. Jordan Intermediate)69.766
 3.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Garden Grove Unified)62.959
 3.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Donald S. Jordan Intermediate)60.557.1
 3.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Garden Grove Unified)49.647.5
 2.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Donald S. Jordan Intermediate)51.450
 1.4%
   8th Grade Science (Garden Grove Unified)40.540.9
 0.4%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students708602
 15%
African American35
 66.7%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian417347
 16.8%
Hispanic247221
 10.5%
Pacific Islander44
White3020
 33.3%
Two or More Races65
 16.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients68.6%85.7%
 17.1%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 588 students attended Donald S. Jordan Intermediate.

Donald S. Jordan Intermediate ranks 308th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Donald S. Jordan Intermediate usually go on to attend Bolsa Grande High

Students at Donald S. Jordan Intermediate are 57% Asian, 37% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.


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