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Enrollment
2,272
High
DISTRICT 1,531 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250002728
Jordan High
6500 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, CA 90805 · (562) 423-1471 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,272 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
104 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
1,682 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 580 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 591 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 576 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 525 | 23% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
31.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.5pp since 2014
Math
14.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.3% | 22.2% | 27.6% | 40.9% |
| Math | 3.5% | 10.5% | 20.3% | 65.7% |
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 | 31.5% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.5% | 7.7% |
| 2022-23 | 29.4% | 7.1% |
| 2021-22 | 31.8% | 6.1% |
| 2020-21 | 35.1% | 12.7% |
| 2018-19 | 25.1% | 9.8% |
| 2017-18 | 30.1% | 10.7% |
| 2016-17 | 33.0% | 10.9% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
21.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% 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 High
Jordan High's state test result (21.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan High this school | 2,272 | 74.0% | 21.9% |
| Palmdale High Palmdale | 2,208 | 68.5% | 19.6% |
| Wilmer Amina Carter High Rialto | 1,951 | 78.3% | 45.1% |
| Stagg Senior High Stockton | 1,677 | 74.6% | 25.4% |
| Hayward High Hayward | 1,580 | 75.1% | 33.4% |
| Colony High Ontario | 2,109 | 69.7% | 38.0% |
Matched among California high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #976 of 1,052 | #211 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #862 of 1,056 ▲ 120 | #190 of 229 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #987 of 1,056 ▼ 41 | #216 of 229 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #408 of 1,044 | #118 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,272 | #170 of 2,093 | #35 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #819 of 1,352 | #247 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.9% | #863 of 1,351 | #157 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.0% | #775 of 1,575 | #268 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #322 of 802 | #121 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,272
+32 (+1%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 3,058
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 2,272 | 104.3 | 21.8:1 | 74% (1,682) |
| 2023-24 | 2,207 | 105.9 | 20.9:1 | 74% (1,644) |
| 2022-23 | 2,241 | 104.7 | 21.4:1 | 66% (1,470) |
| 2020-21 | 2,240 | 101 | 22.2:1 | 76% (1,700) |
| 2017-18 | 2,646 | 109.5 | 24.2:1 | 87% (2,301) |
| 2015-16 | 3,195 | 132 | 24.2:1 | 79% (2,519) |
| 2010-11 | 3,814 | N/A | N/A | 86% (3,272) |
| 2000-01 | 3,901 | 147 | 26.5:1 | 72% (2,801) |
| 1990-91 | 3,058 | 113 | 27.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jordan High.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (2,646 to 2,272); teachers down 5% (109.5 to 104.3).
About Jordan High
Jordan High is the name of a large high school in Long Beach, California. The school counts 2,272 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in California is about 838 students.
District-wide, Long Beach Unified has 82 schools and 62,255 students.
At 77%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Jordan High combined. Smaller groups are 15% Black and 5% Asian. County-wide, 48% of Los Angeles County residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Jordan High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 39%.
At Jordan High, 104.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 21.8:1. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. Roughly 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Jordan High would score about 36.2%. It scores 21.9%, 14.2 points below that figure.
Jordan High is located in Los Angeles County, where median household income is about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,265,907.
Grant Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. Jordan High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 21.9% average proficiency ranks 9th among 9 nearby schools.
Federal data place Jordan High in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 2,240 to 2,272, a small change.
If you have questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Jordan High, you can post them here. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
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Other Jordan High schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Jordan High. Jordan High is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Jordan HighLos Angeles, CA · 797 students
- Jordan High SchoolKATY, TX · 3,330 students
- Jordan HighSANDY, UT · 1,820 students
- Jordan High SchoolJORDAN, MN · 619 students
Nearby schools
- Grant Elementary0.5 mi · 951
- Hamilton Middle0.7 mi · 748
- King Elementary1.0 mi · 598
- Leona Jackson1.1 mi · 517
- Harte Elementary1.2 mi · 749
- Wesley Gaines1.2 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About Jordan HighWhat is the total enrollment at Jordan High?
Jordan High enrolls approximately 2,272 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Jordan High serve?
Jordan High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Jordan High?
Approximately 21.8:1 students per teacher at Jordan High.
How diverse is Jordan High?
Jordan High reports a student body of 1% White, 77% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Jordan High public or private?
Jordan High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Long Beach Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.