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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE UNIFIED·NCES 062865004433
Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science
4319 East Jordan Ave., Orange, CA 92869 · (714) 997-6187 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
321 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 102 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 100% larger than its 6th grade class (51).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
50.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.0pp since 2014
Math
40.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +21.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.2% | 28.8% | 22.2% | 27.8% |
| Math | 16.8% | 23.6% | 25.4% | 34.1% |
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 | 50.0% | 40.5% |
| 2023-24 | 45.7% | 40.8% |
| 2022-23 | 49.7% | 28.6% |
| 2021-22 | 42.5% | 25.8% |
| 2018-19 | 40.6% | 29.4% |
| 2017-18 | 42.1% | 29.1% |
| 2016-17 | 31.0% | 21.6% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science
Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science this school | 430 | 74.7% | 44.0% |
| Sierra Vista Elementary La Habra | 467 | 75.4% | 39.8% |
| Mulberry Elementary Whittier | 447 | 77.0% | 51.9% |
| Rosemary Campbell | 413 | 73.8% | 17.4% |
| Badillo Elementary Covina | 442 | 72.4% | 38.4% |
| Howard Pence Elementary San Diego | 419 | 71.8% | 18.4% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,159 of 5,151 | #243 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #2,258 of 5,172 ▼ 142 | #249 of 382 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,035 of 5,172 ▲ 176 | #227 of 382 ▲ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.1pp | #481 of 5,116 | #21 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #3,287 of 5,915 | #254 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.2:1 | #3,920 of 5,352 | #223 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.6% | #4,201 of 5,354 | #317 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.7% | #2,644 of 5,625 | #150 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #977 of 1,139 | #46 of 55 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
430
+54 (+14%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 430 | 17.7 | 24.2:1 | 75% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 17 | 24.2:1 | 83% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 15 | 27.1:1 | 86% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 16 | 23.5:1 | 74% (278) |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 18.1 | 23.3:1 | 89% (374) |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 15 | 28.0:1 | 91% (383) |
| 2010-11 | 460 | N/A | N/A | 86% (397) |
| 2000-01 | 591 | 30 | 19.7:1 | 89% (527) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 21 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (422 to 430); teachers down 2% (18.1 to 17.7).
About Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science
Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science is a public elementary school run by Orange Unified in Orange, California. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 430 students in kindergarten through 6.
Across its 40 schools, Orange Unified enrolls 23,790 students. Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science is one of those schools.
The student body at Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science is 87% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 5% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Orange County's residents are about 34% Hispanic, 52 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 25%, meaning two students picked at random have a 25% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science, 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 24.2:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 24.2:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 75% of enrollment. That is 20 points above the 55% average for public schools in Orange County.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science's results are 8.2 points above predicted: 44.0% against 35.8%.
Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science is located in Orange County, where the median household income is $116,289, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science, Orange County has 648 other public schools.
McPherson Magnet is located about 0.6 miles from Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science. The five-mile area around Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 44.0% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment has grown by 54 students since 2020-21, to 430.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Jordan Academy of Language and Computer ScienceHow large is Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science?
Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science enrolls approximately 430 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science serve?
Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science?
Approximately 24.2:1 students per teacher at Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science?
At Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science, the student body is approximately 5% White, 87% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science public or private?
Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science is a public K-12 school, overseen by Orange Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.