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What's one thing Donald S. Jordan Intermediate gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
551
Middle
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061488001853
Donald S. Jordan Intermediate
9821 Woodbury Rd., Garden Grove, CA 92844 · (714) 663-6124 · Orange County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL551 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of California public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
471 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 277 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 274 | 50% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
65.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.3pp since 2014
Math
58.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.5% | 32.9% | 14.2% | 20.5% |
| Math | 38.7% | 20.1% | 16.7% | 24.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.3% | 58.8% |
| 2023-24 | 67.8% | 57.4% |
| 2022-23 | 66.7% | 58.5% |
| 2021-22 | 65.8% | 55.8% |
| 2018-19 | 72.3% | 62.5% |
| 2017-18 | 68.9% | 61.2% |
| 2016-17 | 66.3% | 59.5% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 46.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+32.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 29% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 33 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Donald S. Jordan Intermediate
Donald S. Jordan Intermediate's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald S. Jordan Intermediate this school | 551 | 85.5% | 62.4% |
| Muscatel Middle Rosemead | 511 | 76.7% | 59.7% |
| Garvey (Richard) Intermediate Rosemead | 661 | 78.1% | 59.0% |
| Warner Middle Westminster | 846 | 86.6% | 50.5% |
| Alvarado Intermediate Rowland Heights | 624 | 79.8% | 43.6% |
| KIPP Summit Academy San Lorenzo | 427 | 75.6% | N/A |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Donald S. Jordan Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #196 of 1,224 | #35 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #188 of 1,227 ▼ 11 | #33 of 85 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #249 of 1,227 ▼ 57 | #38 of 85 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #707 of 1,214 | #50 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 551 | #848 of 1,377 | #66 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #1,060 of 1,279 | #66 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #602 of 1,278 | #53 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.5% | #408 of 1,329 | #25 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #255 of 930 | #37 of 74 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
551
-107 (-16%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 578
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 26.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 551 | 23.1 | 23.9:1 | 85% (471) |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 23.2 | 25.3:1 | 87% (509) |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 23.2 | 25.9:1 | 86% (516) |
| 2020-21 | 658 | 25 | 26.3:1 | 73% (482) |
| 2017-18 | 716 | 26.3 | 27.2:1 | 72% (517) |
| 2015-16 | 727 | 25 | 29.1:1 | 71% (519) |
| 2010-11 | 706 | N/A | N/A | 82% (579) |
| 2000-01 | 645 | 23 | 28.0:1 | 67% (431) |
| 1990-91 | 578 | 28 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Donald S. Jordan Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (716 to 551); teachers down 12% (26.3 to 23.1).
About Donald S. Jordan Intermediate
In Garden Grove, California, Donald S. Jordan Intermediate is a low-enrollment middle-grades school. Its 551 students are spread across grades 7 through 8.
A total of 64 schools make up Garden Grove Unified, with 36,994 students enrolled.
At 57%, Asian students outnumber all other groups at Donald S. Jordan Intermediate combined. Other students are 38% Hispanic and 3% White. By comparison, Orange County residents are about 22% Asian. Donald S. Jordan Intermediate has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Donald S. Jordan Intermediate total 23.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 23.9:1. For comparison, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 85%. It compares with 55% for public schools in Orange County.
Measured against California public middle schools, Donald S. Jordan Intermediate receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Donald S. Jordan Intermediate outperforms its prediction by 32.9 points. The model expects 29.4% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California; the school's rate is 62.4%.
Across Orange County, median household income is about $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Orange County number 649 and enroll about 430,458.
Nearby, A. G. Cook Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Donald S. Jordan Intermediate ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Donald S. Jordan Intermediate as Suburb: Large.
Donald S. Jordan Intermediate had 658 students in 2020-21 and 551 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 26.3:1 to 23.9:1.
Community posts for Donald S. Jordan Intermediate can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garden Grove Unified
- Garden Grove HighHigh · 2,148 students
- La Quinta HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Bolsa Grande HighHigh · 1,701 students
- Santiago HighHigh · 1,664 students
- Pacifica HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Rancho Alamitos HighHigh · 1,439 students
Other schools in Garden Grove
- Garden Grove HighHigh · 2,148 students
- Bolsa Grande HighHigh · 1,701 students
- Santiago HighHigh · 1,664 students
- Pacifica HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Rancho Alamitos HighHigh · 1,439 students
- Patton ElementaryElementary · 904 students
Nearby schools
- A. G. Cook Elementary0.1 mi · 345
- Jordan Secondary Learning Center0.2 mi · 97
- Sunnyside Elementary0.3 mi · 500
- Bolsa Grande High0.4 mi · 1,701
- Excelsior Elementary0.7 mi · 426
- Merton E. Hill Elementary0.7 mi · 278
Frequently asked questions
About Donald S. Jordan IntermediateHow large is Donald S. Jordan Intermediate?
Donald S. Jordan Intermediate enrolls approximately 551 students in grades 07-08.
Is Donald S. Jordan Intermediate an elementary, middle, or high school?
Donald S. Jordan Intermediate is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Donald S. Jordan Intermediate have?
Donald S. Jordan Intermediate employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Donald S. Jordan Intermediate?
Student demographics at Donald S. Jordan Intermediate are roughly 3% White, 38% Hispanic, 1% Black, 57% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Donald S. Jordan Intermediate in?
Donald S. Jordan Intermediate is part of Garden Grove Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.