Jordan High School (Long Beach, California)

Jordan High School
Address
Map
6500 Atlantic Avenue

Long Beach
,
California
90805

United States
Coordinates33°52′21″N 118°11′09″W / 33.872505°N 118.185955°W / 33.872505; -118.185955
Information
School typePublic
Established1934; 91 years ago (1934)
School districtLong Beach Unified School District
CEEB code051465
PrincipalKeisha Irving
Teaching staff104.71 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,380 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.40[1]
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)   
Athletics conferenceMoore League
Team namePanthers
AccreditationWASC[citation needed]
PublicationStylus Magazine
YearbookTrailblazer
Websitelbjordan.schoolloop.com
Ethnic composition as of 2020–21
Race and ethnicity[2] Total
Hispanic or Latino 76.2% 76.2
 
African American 13.7% 13.7
 
Asian 5.3% 5.3
 
Pacific Islander 2.1% 2.1
 
Non-Hispanic White/Anglo 1.4% 1.4
 
Other 1.1% 1.1
 
Native American 0.2% 0.2
 

Jordan High School is a public high school in Long Beach, California. It is part of the Long Beach Unified School District.

The school is named in honor of David Starr Jordan, the founding president of Stanford University, a noted educator and a leader in field of eugenics who had died just two years before the school first opened in 1934.[3][4] A century later, there has been many calls for the school to break its association with Dr. Jordan by having the school be renamed.[5][6]

Overview

Jordan High School comprises two campuses. The main campus serves students from grades 10-12 and select 9th graders in special programs. The second campus, known as the Jordan Freshman Academy, was constructed in 2001 and serves the incoming 9th grade students. Referred to as "The Freshman Academy" or "Baby Jordan" by students, it is located at the site of the former Dominguez Mercy Hospital at 171 W. Bort Street, Long Beach, California. Jordan Freshmen Academy then had its final year for the group of 2011-2012. Starting from late 2012, Jordan Freshmen Academy became known as, "J Plus[+] or Jordan Plus[+]". Jordan Plus became the campus available to failing students, or students with a low GPA.

Major Renovation

Jordan High School had a major renovation from late 2014 to late 2018. It took three and a half years to remodel the school.

Smaller Learning Communities

Jordan is divided into smaller learning communities:

  • Jordan's Media and Communication (JMAC)
  • International Baccalaureate Magnet (IB)
  • Academy of Architecture, Construction, and Engineering (ACE)
  • Aspiration in Medical Services (AIMS)
  • Law, Emergency and Public Service (LEAPS)

College admissions

The Class of 2021 spans throughout California within the California State University and University of California system, although alumni especially committed to universities in Southern California. The most popular destinations within both systems are Long Beach State (47 alumni), Cal State Dominguez Hills (20 alumni), UCLA (4 alumni), Cal State LA (3 alumni), UC San Diego (3 alumni), and UC Santa Barbara (3 alumni).[7][8] Long Beach Jordan graduates are granted two years of free tuition at Long Beach City College, which has a dedicated Transfer Admission Guarantee resource center for transferring to the majority of UC and CSU Campuses.[9][10] Admissions at private universities and out of state public universities are sparse, but enrollments have occurred at Lane College, Washington, and Arizona State.[11][12] Below are admissions tables derived from the University of California and California State University for the Class of 2021:

Athletics

Jordan belongs in CIF-SS Div I.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jordan High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Enrollment by Ethnicity and Grade: Jordan High". California Department of Education. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  3. ^ "School Will Bear Name of David Starr Jordan". Indianapolis Star. January 2, 1934. p. 12. ProQuest 1890057301. David Starr Jordan is the name for the high school to be built soon at North Long Beach.
  4. ^ "high school...". Long Beach Press Telegram. November 18, 1951. p. 45. The Jordan group, first in the area, was formed soon after the David Starr doors were opened in 1934.
  5. ^ Guardabascio, Mike (August 6, 2020). "After renewed cry for change, LBUSD reconvenes committee to examine school names". Long Beach Post.
  6. ^ Rosenfeld, David (July 12, 2020). "Push On To Rename Schools, Including In Long Beach". Grunion.
  7. ^ a b "UC Admissions by source school". University of California. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "CSU Applications, Admissions, and Enrollment Dashboard". California State University. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Transfer Center at LBCC". Long Beach City College. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Long Beach College Promise". Long Beach City College. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Signing Day 2013: Jordan High, John Ross & LaTroya Franklin". YouTube. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Long Beach Adds More Scholarship Athletes During Football Signing Period". the562. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Dennis Brown". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  14. ^ "Travon Bryant". Mizzou Tigers. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  15. ^ "John Denver's brief country home in Long Beach". 22 October 2015.
  16. ^ "Ron Fairly Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  17. ^ "Leon Hooten Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  18. ^ "Gail Hopkins Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com.
  19. ^ http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_20097728 [dead link‍]