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Jordan High

Summary:

Jordan High is a public high school located in Long Beach, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,241 students. The school is part of the Long Beach Unified School District, which is ranked 654 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jordan High consistently underperforms compared to the Long Beach Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 34.55% of 11th-grade students at Jordan High were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 52.42% in the district and 55.73% statewide. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate for 11th-grade students at Jordan High was only 7.66%, compared to 23.43% in the district and 27.9% statewide. Jordan High also has a declining four-year graduation rate, dropping from 86.5% in 2018-2019 to 84.0% in 2022-2023, which is lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, Jordan High has a higher dropout rate of 13.2% in 2022-2023, compared to 4.9% at Paramount High and 7.1% at Somerset High.

While Jordan High is underperforming compared to the district and state, it is performing better than some nearby schools, such as Somerset High and Cesar Chavez Continuation High, which have even lower academic achievement and higher dropout rates. However, Jordan High's performance has been declining over the past several years, and the school faces significant challenges in supporting the needs of its diverse student population, particularly for certain subgroups like Asian, Pacific Islander, and Multi-racial students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 6500 Atlantic Ave.
       Long Beach, CA  90805-2304

(562) 423-1471

District: Long Beach Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1612th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,189 Help


Feeder schools for Jordan High:

Elementary:    Addams Elementary
    Barton Elementary
    Dooley Elementary
    Grant Elementary
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Middle:    Hamilton Middle
    Lindbergh STEM Academy
    Lindsey Academy

Student/teacher ratio:  20.8 Help
Number of students:  2,207

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
76.5%
African American:
14.5%
Asian:
4.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  74.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Jordan High ranks worse than 69.4% of high schools in California. It also ranks 10th among 13 ranked high schools in the Long Beach Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.83. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Jordan High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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: Hispanic (76.5%), African American (14.5%), Asian (4.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 74.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jordan High is 20.8, which is the 6th best among 13 high schools in the Long Beach Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jordan High is $11,189, which is the 4th highest among 13 high schools in the Long Beach Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jordan High:

SchoolDigger ranks Jordan High 1612th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Jordan High in the ranking list.)

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Long Beach Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Long Beach Unified 654th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Jordan High

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Rank History for all students at Jordan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 21.33 1214th 1653 26.6%
2005 25.24 1198th 1901 37.0%
2006 27.03 1180th 1968 40.0%
2007 25.88 1272nd 2063 38.3%
2008 24.18 1348th 2117 36.3%
2009 26.00 1578th 2238 29.5%
2010 25.26 1417th 2281 37.9%
2011 23.79 1509th 2367 36.2%
2012 31.30 1270th 2354 46.0%
2013 27.16 1405th 2426 42.1%
2015 23.34 1448th 1994 27.4%
2016 23.63 1463rd 2039 28.2%
2017 27.57 1413th 2021 30.1%
2018 27.93 1404th 2017 30.4%
2019 22.04 1571st 2133 26.3%
2021 25.54 964th 1290 25.3%
2022 23.47 1576th 2123 25.8%
2023 21.45 1657th 2348 29.4%
2024 22.83 1612th 2323 30.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Jordan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 1.94 794th 804 1.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jordan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.40 739th 938 21.2%
2019 28.40 816th 941 13.3%
2021 23.53 399th 467 14.6%
2022 33.91 709th 1044 32.1%
2023 29.21 845th 1323 36.1%
2024 27.26 958th 1350 29.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Jordan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 27.05 1099th 1547 29.0%
2024 25.85 1142nd 1534 25.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jordan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.87 1278th 1862 31.4%
2019 27.30 1384th 1937 28.5%
2021 25.39 864th 1126 23.3%
2022 22.54 1493rd 1943 23.2%
2023 23.80 1574th 2247 30.0%
2024 26.05 1511th 2235 32.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Jordan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 20.93 239th 290 17.6%
2023 25.73 315th 417 24.5%
2024 22.90 359th 451 20.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Jordan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.62 1329th 1760 24.5%
2019 19.83 1452nd 1833 20.8%
2021 18.16 892nd 1054 15.4%
2022 20.39 1483rd 1858 20.2%
2023 20.46 1590th 2118 24.9%
2024 22.92 1515th 2098 27.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Jordan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.65 664th 1052 36.9%
2019 25.17 888th 1117 20.5%
2021 35.55 333rd 555 40.0%
2022 25.97 953rd 1161 17.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Jordan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.03 1293rd 1834 29.5%
2019 20.06 1445th 1880 23.1%
2021 24.66 859th 1122 23.4%
2022 23.05 1440th 1916 24.8%
2023 20.58 1597th 2207 27.6%
2024 21.19 1567th 2172 27.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Jordan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 1.78 565th 581 2.8%
2019 6.77 544th 582 6.5%
2022 4.37 556th 581 4.3%
2023 5.56 692nd 731 5.3%
2024 3.93 686th 712 3.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Jordan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.04 470th 582 19.2%
2019 32.01 390th 592 34.1%
2022 24.06 414th 522 20.7%
2023 19.01 614th 720 14.7%
2024 23.37 579th 721 19.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jordan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.78 1172nd 1742 32.7%
2019 24.14 1351st 1814 25.5%
2022 29.21 1331st 1861 28.5%
2023 28.25 1422nd 2142 33.6%
2024 28.81 1401st 2125 34.1%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Jordan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 14.29 14th 14 0.0%
2023 14.10 34th 35 2.9%
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Rank History for White students at Jordan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 9.02 1094th 1222 10.5%
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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.

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Data source: California Department of Education

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by a student
Saturday, November 14, 2009

Open Quote Jordan has a great program called International Baccalureate. It is an international program that is widely respected by top universities, and it is available in many countries worldwide. I am proud to be called an IB student in Jordan!!! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Jordan High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 796 566 398 429 11 n/a n/a 0 2200
1989 689 542 410 462 11 n/a n/a 0 2114
1990 959 853 467 758 20 n/a n/a 0 3057
1991 746 921 510 866 15 n/a n/a 0 3058
1992 661 920 537 1017 11 n/a n/a 0 3146
1993 544 982 549 1084 13 n/a n/a 0 3172
1994 423 1107 579 1126 12 n/a n/a 0 3247
1995 248 1124 680 1173 16 n/a n/a 0 3241
1996 248 1124 680 1173 16 n/a n/a 0 3241
1997 203 1047 784 1322 10 n/a n/a 0 3366
1998 198 1021 773 1358 8 n/a n/a 0 3358
1999 176 1137 770 1543 10 n/a n/a 0 3636
2000 210 1246 728 1721 0 n/a n/a 0 3905
2001 176 1197 667 1852 9 n/a n/a 0 3901
2002 169 1242 619 2097 8 n/a n/a 0 4135
2003 169 1242 619 2097 8 n/a n/a 0 4135
2004 160 1269 595 2300 16 n/a n/a 0 4340
2005 141 1248 615 2367 12 n/a n/a 0 4383
2006 148 1175 596 2353 7 n/a n/a 0 4279
2007 120 1122 187 2338 10 n/a n/a 361 4138
2008 106 1081 475 2477 11 n/a n/a 0 4150
2009 111 979 274 2502 3 143 92 0 4104
2010 106 953 271 2572 4 137 13 0 4056
2011 118 867 244 2441 6 126 12 0 3814
2012 93 788 224 2355 5 107 17 0 3589
2013 69 772 209 2411 9 113 21 0 3604
2014 63 750 190 2341 8 110 19 0 3481
2015 52 708 178 2300 10 96 23 0 3367
2016 44 591 167 2265 10 92 26 0 3195
2017 48 519 149 2169 5 84 29 0 3003
2018 40 429 127 1947 6 62 35 0 2646
2019 35 362 116 1871 4 47 30 0 2465
2020 32 350 120 1793 4 47 34 0 2380
2021 31 307 117 1706 5 48 26 0 2240
2022 33 308 94 1802 5 50 23 0 2315
2023 27 338 109 1690 4 49 24 0 2241
2024 25 320 101 1689 1 42 28 1 2207

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 Jordan High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2200 89.0 24.7 n/a
1989 2114 90.3 23.4 n/a
1990 3057 115.2 26.5 n/a
1991 3058 113.6 26.9 n/a
1992 3146 115.4 27.2 43.3
1993 3172 120.3 26.4 59
1994 3247 117.5 27.6 45
1995 3241 121.3 26.7 55
1996 3241 121.3 26.7 55
1997 3366 124.4 27.1 45.2
1998 3358 129.3 26.0 49.2
1999 3636 133.8 27.2 63.2
2000 3905 146.2 26.7 69.3
2001 3901 147.4 26.5 71.8
2002 4135 166.1 24.9 68.9
2003 4135 166.1 24.9 68.9
2004 4340 168.4 25.8 64.5
2005 4383 171.3 25.6 65.5
2006 4279 160.6 26.6 69.7
2007 4138 159.4 26.0 82.8
2008 4150 197.0 21.1 76.2
2009 4104 168.3 21.0 79.9
2010 4056 163.0 24.8 77.5
2011 3814 n/a n/a 85.8
2012 3589 143.0 25.0 n/a
2013 3604 139.4 25.8 75.9
2014 3481 135.7 25.6 80.2
2015 3367 133.0 25.3 78.9
2016 3195 132.0 24.2 78.8
2017 3003 126.9 23.6 86.6
2018 2646 109.4 24.1 87
2019 2465 102.8 23.9 82
2020 2380 n/a n/a 79.9
2021 2240 101.9 21.9 75.9
2022 2315 99.4 23.2 65.8
2023 2241 104.7 21.4 65.6
2024 2207 105.8 20.8 74.5

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 Jordan High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2200 89.0 24.7 n/a
1989 2114 90.3 23.4 n/a
1990 3057 115.2 26.5 n/a
1991 3058 113.6 26.9 n/a
1992 3146 115.4 27.2 43.3
1993 3172 120.3 26.4 59
1994 3247 117.5 27.6 45
1995 3241 121.3 26.7 55
1996 3241 121.3 26.7 55
1997 3366 124.4 27.1 45.2
1998 3358 129.3 26.0 49.2
1999 3636 133.8 27.2 63.2
2000 3905 146.2 26.7 69.3
2001 3901 147.4 26.5 71.8
2002 4135 166.1 24.9 68.9
2003 4135 166.1 24.9 68.9
2004 4340 168.4 25.8 64.5
2005 4383 171.3 25.6 65.5
2006 4279 160.6 26.6 69.7
2007 4138 159.4 26.0 82.8
2008 4150 197.0 21.1 76.2
2009 4104 168.3 21.0 79.9
2010 4056 163.0 24.8 77.5
2011 3814 n/a n/a 85.8
2012 3589 143.0 25.0 n/a
2013 3604 139.4 25.8 75.9
2014 3481 135.7 25.6 80.2
2015 3367 133.0 25.3 78.9
2016 3195 132.0 24.2 78.8
2017 3003 126.9 23.6 86.6
2018 2646 109.4 24.1 87
2019 2465 102.8 23.9 82
2020 2380 n/a n/a 79.9
2021 2240 101.9 21.9 75.9
2022 2315 99.4 23.2 65.8
2023 2241 104.7 21.4 65.6
2024 2207 105.8 20.8 74.5

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 Jordan High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $11,189

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Jordan High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 1571st of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1657th of 2348 High schools
 3.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Jordan High)25.129.4
 4.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Long Beach Unified)52.651.4
 1.2%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Jordan High)9.87.1
 2.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Long Beach Unified)27.325.4
 1.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (Jordan High)5.99.5
 3.6%
   12th Grade Science (Long Beach Unified)19.324.4
 5.1%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students24652241
 9.1%
African American362338
 6.6%
American Indian44
Asian116109
 6%
Hispanic18711690
 9.7%
Pacific Islander4749
 4.3%
White3527
 22.9%
Two or More Races3024
 20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients82%65.6%
 16.4%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jordan High

Jordan High ranks 1612th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Jordan High are 77% Hispanic, 14% African American, 5% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races, 1% White.

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,207 students attended Jordan High.

Jordan High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Addams Elementary
Elementary : Barton Elementary
Elementary : Dooley Elementary
Elementary : Grant Elementary
Elementary : Harte Elementary
Elementary : King Elementary
Elementary : McKinley Elementary
Elementary : Powell Academy for Success
Middle : Hamilton Middle
Middle : Lindbergh STEM Academy
Middle : Lindsey Academy


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