Is Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science a good school?

Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science ranks 2341 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science?

In the 2023-24 school year, 413 students attended Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science.

What is the racial makeup of Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science?

Students at Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science are 90% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science attend?

Students who attend Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science usually go on to attend: High : El Modena High

Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science

Summary:

Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science is an elementary school in Orange, CA that serves 406 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Orange Unified School District, which is ranked 517 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jordan Academy faces significant challenges compared to its peers. The school consistently underperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 45.74% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 40.84% proficient or better in Mathematics. Jordan Academy also has a much higher chronic absenteeism rate of 25.5%, well above the state average of 14.3%. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 86.21%, indicating a high-need student population.

Nearby schools like Palmyra GATE Magnet, McPherson Magnet, and Panorama Elementary generally outperform Jordan Academy on test scores and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. These schools also serve a more advantaged student population, with lower percentages of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch. Jordan Academy's declining statewide ranking over the past several years suggests the school is struggling to keep up with the performance of other elementary schools in Orange Unified and across California.

Detail:

Public K-6

4319 East Jordan Ave.
Orange, CA 92869-5431

(714) 997-6187

District: Orange Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2341^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,949

Students who attend Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science usually attend:

High:

El Modena High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.2

Number of students: 413

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.8%

White:

4.4%

Two or more races:

3.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science ranks better than 60.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 17^th among 27 ranked elementary schools in the Orange Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (89.8%), White (4.4%), two or more races (3.6%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science is 24.2, which is the 8^th best among 27 elementary schools in the Orange Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science employs 17 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science is $5,949, which is the 3^rd highest among 27 elementary schools in the Orange Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science:

SchoolDigger ranks Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science 2341^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science in the ranking list.)

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Orange Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Orange Unified 517^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	21.97	3790^th	4809	21.2%
2005	26.67	3504^th	4822	27.3%
2006	32.62	3134^th	4818	35.0%
2007	37.05	3105^th	5113	39.3%
2008	39.95	2945^th	5113	42.4%
2009	30.77	3650^th	5193	29.7%
2010	43.21	2973^rd	5314	44.1%
2011	46.97	2771^st	5377	48.5%
2012	44.87	2956^th	5390	45.2%
2013	48.87	2755^th	5530	50.2%
2015	28.99	3782^nd	5611	32.6%
2016	30.40	3740^th	5614	33.4%
2017	24.26	4319^th	5692	24.1%
2018	35.58	3428^th	5662	39.5%
2019	32.30	3750^th	5789	35.2%
2022	38.95	3165^th	5883	46.2%
2023	48.18	2630^th	5874	55.2%
2024	54.00	2341^st	5862	60.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.83	2467^th	3246	24.0%
2019	29.99	2498^th	3275	23.7%
2022	48.53	1282^nd	3311	61.3%
2023	39.61	1851^st	3250	43.0%
2024	40.44	1783^rd	3160	43.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	35.69	1398^th	2420	42.2%
2024	33.37	1641^st	2634	37.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.18	2426^th	5084	52.3%
2019	45.55	2708^th	5173	47.7%
2022	51.80	2175^th	5264	58.7%
2023	60.56	1712^th	5374	68.1%
2024	67.36	1388^th	5511	74.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.87	4012^th	5413	25.9%
2019	26.33	4132^nd	5492	24.8%
2022	38.61	3079^th	5635	45.4%
2023	41.66	2916^th	5617	48.1%
2024	50.54	2383^rd	5605	57.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	26.12	2003^rd	2585	22.5%
2022	38.09	1157^th	2227	48.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.04	2719^th	5431	49.9%
2019	40.15	3028^th	5510	45.0%
2022	39.32	3048^th	5663	46.2%
2023	54.36	2206^th	5650	61.0%
2024	55.56	2191^st	5636	61.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.60	2249^th	4830	53.4%
2019	45.31	2589^th	4963	47.8%
2022	51.11	2127^th	5084	58.2%
2023	64.29	1440^th	5098	71.8%
2024	69.19	1220^th	5102	76.1%

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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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	154	8	26	259	0	n/a	n/a	0	447
1989	146	8	42	267	0	n/a	n/a	0	463
1990	137	12	38	311	1	n/a	n/a	0	499
1991	137	10	32	320	0	n/a	n/a	0	499
1992	112	12	20	346	0	n/a	n/a	0	490
1993	95	11	21	361	0	n/a	n/a	0	488
1994	101	12	18	359	0	n/a	n/a	0	490
1995	96	11	9	391	0	n/a	n/a	0	507
1996	96	11	9	391	0	n/a	n/a	0	507
1997	78	14	9	484	1	n/a	n/a	0	586
1998	52	8	8	495	1	n/a	n/a	0	564
1999	36	5	7	535	1	n/a	n/a	0	584
2000	31	6	11	534	0	n/a	n/a	0	582
2001	29	4	10	546	2	n/a	n/a	0	591
2002	23	4	14	518	2	n/a	n/a	0	561
2003	23	4	14	518	2	n/a	n/a	0	561
2004	16	2	13	490	1	n/a	n/a	1	523
2005	16	0	12	457	0	n/a	n/a	2	487
2006	14	3	9	437	0	n/a	n/a	2	465
2007	10	2	8	414	0	n/a	n/a	3	437
2008	20	3	7	387	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	417
2009	12	3	5	408	1	0	3	0	432
2010	9	2	8	401	1	0	2	0	423
2011	7	3	7	439	2	0	2	0	460
2012	13	2	4	418	0	0	1	0	438
2013	9	2	7	431	0	0	1	0	450
2014	11	3	5	431	0	0	1	0	451
2015	4	0	6	427	0	0	1	0	438
2016	8	0	5	407	0	0	0	0	420
2017	8	0	4	418	0	0	1	0	431
2018	9	1	6	403	0	0	3	0	422
2019	9	1	3	378	0	0	3	0	394
2020	12	2	5	354	1	0	5	0	379
2021	9	1	6	353	1	0	6	0	376
2022	12	1	6	374	1	0	8	0	402
2023	12	0	9	375	0	0	10	0	406
2024	18	2	6	371	0	1	15	0	413

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	447	22.0	20.3	n/a
1989	463	23.0	20.1	n/a
1990	499	21.0	23.7	n/a
1991	499	21.0	23.7	n/a
1992	490	21.3	23.0	63.3
1993	488	19.4	25.2	68.6
1994	490	19.0	25.8	73.3
1995	507	20.3	25.0	78.9
1996	507	20.3	25.0	78.9
1997	586	26.9	21.8	77.6
1998	564	28.0	20.1	84.6
1999	584	29.2	20.0	86.8
2000	582	30.0	19.4	87.5
2001	591	30.0	19.7	89.2
2002	561	29.0	19.3	84.8
2003	561	29.0	19.3	84.8
2004	523	25.0	20.9	84.3
2005	487	25.0	19.5	80.4
2006	465	22.0	21.1	86.6
2007	437	21.5	20.3	91.2
2008	417	21.0	19.9	90.6
2009	432	19.4	21.1	90.3
2010	423	18.4	22.8	89.4
2011	460	n/a	n/a	86.3
2012	438	17.0	25.7	n/a
2013	450	16.0	28.1	94.2
2014	451	15.5	29.0	91.6
2015	438	17.0	25.7	91.1
2016	420	16.0	26.2	91.2
2017	431	20.1	21.4	89.1
2018	422	18.1	23.3	88.6
2019	394	17.5	22.5	87.6
2020	379	n/a	n/a	84.7
2021	376	16.6	22.6	73.9
2022	402	16.6	24.2	62.7
2023	406	14.9	27.1	86.2
2024	413	17.0	24.2	83.1

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 Academy of Language and Computer Science

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	447	22.0	20.3	n/a
1989	463	23.0	20.1	n/a
1990	499	21.0	23.7	n/a
1991	499	21.0	23.7	n/a
1992	490	21.3	23.0	63.3
1993	488	19.4	25.2	68.6
1994	490	19.0	25.8	73.3
1995	507	20.3	25.0	78.9
1996	507	20.3	25.0	78.9
1997	586	26.9	21.8	77.6
1998	564	28.0	20.1	84.6
1999	584	29.2	20.0	86.8
2000	582	30.0	19.4	87.5
2001	591	30.0	19.7	89.2
2002	561	29.0	19.3	84.8
2003	561	29.0	19.3	84.8
2004	523	25.0	20.9	84.3
2005	487	25.0	19.5	80.4
2006	465	22.0	21.1	86.6
2007	437	21.5	20.3	91.2
2008	417	21.0	19.9	90.6
2009	432	19.4	21.1	90.3
2010	423	18.4	22.8	89.4
2011	460	n/a	n/a	86.3
2012	438	17.0	25.7	n/a
2013	450	16.0	28.1	94.2
2014	451	15.5	29.0	91.6
2015	438	17.0	25.7	91.1
2016	420	16.0	26.2	91.2
2017	431	20.1	21.4	89.1
2018	422	18.1	23.3	88.6
2019	394	17.5	22.5	87.6
2020	379	n/a	n/a	84.7
2021	376	16.6	22.6	73.9
2022	402	16.6	24.2	62.7
2023	406	14.9	27.1	86.2
2024	413	17.0	24.2	83.1

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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