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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the C E Jordan High administration to hear?
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Enrollment
2,189
High
DISTRICT 890 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370126000530
C E Jordan High
6806 Garrett Road, Durham, NC 27707 · (919) 560-3912 · Durham County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,189 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of North Carolina public high schools
- B-Test 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
105 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
2,186 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 681 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 546 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 503 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 459 | 21% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
61.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
27.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 C E Jordan High
C E Jordan High's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C E Jordan High this school | 2,189 | 99.9% | 46.6% |
| Durham School of the Arts Durham | 1,764 | 99.2% | 74.8% |
| R J Reynolds High Winston Salem | 1,759 | 99.4% | 37.7% |
| Clayton High Clayton | 1,929 | 99.6% | 46.6% |
| Riverside High Durham | 1,900 | 99.8% | 34.2% |
| Walter M Williams High Burlington | 1,206 | 99.8% | 34.9% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 C E Jordan High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Durham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #234 of 468 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #305 of 464 | #6 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #181 of 448 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,189 | #20 of 598 | #1 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #331 of 473 | #10 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.1% | #16 of 474 | #2 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.9% | #3 of 527 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.6% | #67 of 164 | #1 of 6 |
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
2,189
+351 (+19%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 1,692
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 2,189 | 104.7 | 20.9:1 | 100% (2,186) |
| 2023-24 | 2,068 | 116.7 | 17.7:1 | 46% (954) |
| 2022-23 | 2,040 | 114 | 17.9:1 | 42% (861) |
| 2020-21 | 1,838 | 110 | 16.7:1 | 28% (516) |
| 2017-18 | 1,979 | 108.3 | 18.3:1 | 37% (729) |
| 2015-16 | 1,987 | 107 | 18.6:1 | 42% (843) |
| 2010-11 | 1,828 | 103 | 17.8:1 | 30% (553) |
| 2000-01 | 1,747 | 103 | 17.0:1 | 8% (148) |
| 1990-91 | 1,692 | 115 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C E Jordan High.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (1,979 to 2,189); teachers down 3% (108.3 to 104.7).
About C E Jordan High
C E Jordan High is a high-enrollment high school in North Carolina, located in Durham. The school counted 2,189 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. It has 188% more students than the average for high schools in North Carolina (about 761).
Durham Public Schools operates 55 schools. Combined enrollment is 31,797 students.
The student body at C E Jordan High has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 30%. The next largest groups are 30% Black, 29% White, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 14 points above the 16% share among Durham County residents. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at C E Jordan High are from different groups.
Its ratio of 20.9:1 is based on 104.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 19.6:1. In all, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, C E Jordan High lands at B, ahead of 56% of North Carolina public high schools.
C E Jordan High posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.6%, compared with a predicted 48.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Durham County show that the median household earns about $82,316 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 55%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Durham County has 74 public schools with about 46,109 students, including C E Jordan High.
Among nearby public schools, Sherwood Githens Middle is closest at about 1.8 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, C E Jordan High ranks 6th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, C E Jordan High enrolled 1,838 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 2,189. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.9:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Durham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
332,353
Census ACS
Median income
$82,316
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
46,109 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Durham Public Schools
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Durham School of the ArtsHigh · 1,764 students
- Hillside HighHigh · 1,433 students
- Southern School of Energy and SustainabiHigh · 1,384 students
- Northern HighHigh · 1,281 students
- Sherwood Githens MiddleMiddle · 878 students
Other schools in Durham
- NC Virtual AcademyCombined · 3,482 students
- North Carolina Cyber AcademyCombined · 2,461 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Durham School of the ArtsHigh · 1,764 students
- Hillside HighHigh · 1,433 students
- Southern School of Energy and SustainabiHigh · 1,384 students
Nearby schools
- Sherwood Githens Middle1.8 mi · 878
- Ignite Online Academy1.8 mi · 363
- Creekside Elementary1.8 mi · 554
- Southwest Elementary2.2 mi · 639
- Murray-Massenburg Elementary2.5 mi · 517
- Rashkis Elementary2.6 mi · 455
Frequently asked questions
About C E Jordan HighHow large is C E Jordan High?
C E Jordan High enrolls approximately 2,189 students in grades 09-12.
Is C E Jordan High an elementary, middle, or high school?
C E Jordan High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does C E Jordan High have?
C E Jordan High employs 105 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
What is the student diversity at C E Jordan High?
Student demographics at C E Jordan High are roughly 29% White, 30% Hispanic, 30% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is C E Jordan High in?
C E Jordan High is part of Durham Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.