Jordan High School (Long Beach, California)

Public school in Long Beach, California, United States

Jordan High School

Address

6500 Atlantic Avenue

Long Beach

California

90805

United States

Coordinates| 33°52′21″N 118°11′09″W﻿ / ﻿33.872505°N 118.185955°W﻿ / 33.872505; -118.185955
Information
School type| Public
Established| 1934; 90 years ago (1934)
School district| Long Beach Unified School District
CEEB code| 051465
Principal| Keisha Irving
Teaching staff| 104.71 (FTE)[1]
Grades| 9-12
Enrollment| 2,380 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 21.40[1]
Campus type| Urban
Color(s)|
Athletics conference| Moore League
Team name| Panthers
Accreditation| WASC[citation needed]
Publication| Stylus Magazine
Yearbook| Trailblazer
Website| lbjordan.schoolloop.com
Ethnic composition as of 2020–21  Race and ethnicity[2] | Total

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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:

University of California[7] | Institution  | Applied  | Admitted  | Enrolled

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Berkeley | 0 | 0 | 0
Davis | 0 | 0 | 0
Irvine | 0 | 0 | 0
Los Angeles | 52 | 5 | 4
Merced | 12 | 8 | 0
Riverside | 33 | 14 | 0
San Diego | 31 | 12 | 3
Santa Barbara | 18 | 15 | 3
Santa Cruz | 0 | 0 | 0
California State University (SoCal)[8] | Institution  | Applied  | Admitted  | Enrolled

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Bakersfield | 29 | 22 | 1
Channel Islands | 3 | 3 | 0
Dominguez Hills | 130 | 117 | 20
Fullerton | 116 | 37 | 1
Long Beach | 173 | 109 | 47
Los Angeles | 104 | 93 | 3
Northridge | 19 | 16 | 2
Pomona | 20 | 9 | 1
San Bernardino | 18 | 15 | 0
San Diego | 23 | 5 | 0
San Luis Obispo | 5 | 1 | 0
San Marcos | 2 | 1 | 1
California State University (NorCal)[8] | Institution  | Applied  | Admitted  | Enrolled

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Chico | 7 | 5 | 0
East Bay | 5 | 3 | 0
Fresno | 11 | 11 | 0
Humboldt | 4 | 4 | 0
Maritime | 0 | 0 | 0
Monterey Bay | 5 | 3 | 0
Sacramento | 9 | 9 | 0
San Francisco | 10 | 10 | 0
San Jose | 3 | 2 | 1
Sonoma | 0 | 0 | 0
Stanislaus | 0 | 0 | 0

## Athletics

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Jordan belongs in CIF-SS Div I.

## Notable alumni

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This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (May 2011)

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* Andrew Lane \- Multi Platinum Record Producer/songwriter - "High School Musical 1 Sold Over 7 Million Copies Worldwide" "Hannah Montana soundtrack" Sold Over 3 Million Copies" Keith Sweat "Didn't See Me Coming" Sold Over 500k Copies. "Disneymania 4 " Sold Over 500k Copies. His Client List has Sold Well Over 50 Million Records...
* Bob Denver \- Actor, played Gilligan in "Gilligan's Island" TV Show (1964)[15]
* Jeff Hanneman \- Guitarist and co-founder of heavy metal band SLAYER
* Kathy Young \- singer, recording of "A Thousand Stars" sold a million copies; follow-up "Happy Birthday Blues", released in January 1961, made it into Top 30.
* Bob Humphreys \- football player, former kicker for Denver Broncos
* Dennis Brown \- former defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL; played in and won Super Bowl XXIX.[13]
* James Q. Wilson \- academic, Professor of political science and leading authority on public administration at Boston College.[19]
* John Ross III \- football wide receiver for the New York Giants Unofficially ran the fastest 40 time at the Combine with a time of 4.22
* John Timu \- football linebacker for the Chicago Bears
* Johnny Nansen, college football coach
* Leon Hooten \- former baseball player for Oakland Athletics.[17]
* Manny Montana, actor
* Marcus Turner \- football player for the Phoenix Cardinals and the New York Jets.
* Richard A. Smith \- alias RAS-1 singer/songwriter/guitarist Long Beach Dub Allstars
* Ron Fairly \- former Major League Baseball player and broadcaster.[16]
* Travon Bryant \- former forward-center for the University of Missouri and perennial Euroleague player.[14]
* Vince Staples \- rapper/songwriter
* Gail Hopkins \- former professional baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers)[18]

## References

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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]

## External links

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* Official Jordan High School website

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Zoned high schools|

* Avalon
* Cabrillo
* Jordan
* Lakewood
* Long Beach Polytechnic
* Millikan
* Woodrow Wilson Classical

Alternative high schools|

* California Academy of Mathematics and Science
* Ernest S. McBride Sr.

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Long Beach, California

Topics|

* Timeline
* Port
* Notable people
* Mayors
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* Long Beach Airport

Neighborhoods|

* 4th Street Corridor
* Alamitos Beach
* Alamitos Heights
* Belmont Heights
* Belmont Park
* Belmont Shore
* Bixby Knolls
* Lakewood Village

Public schools|

* Long Beach USD
* Cabrillo HS
* Jordan HS
* McBride HS
* Millikan HS
* Polytechnic HS
* Wilson HS
* Los Angeles USD
* Rancho Dominguez Prep
* ABC USD
* Paramount USD

Private schools|

* St. Anthony High School
* Zinsmeyer Academy

Other education|

* California State University, Long Beach
* Long Beach City College
* Pacific Coast University
* Long Beach Public Library

Hospitals|

* Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
* Community Medical Center Long Beach
* St. Mary Medical Center
* College Medical Center

Other topics|

* Colorado Lagoon
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This list is incomplete.

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Public high schools/notable schools

Los Angeles USD|

* Bell HS
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* Maywood Academy HS
* Rancho Dominguez Prep
* South East HS
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* International Studies Learning Center

ABC USD|

* Artesia HS
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* Bellflower HS
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Compton USD|

* Centennial HS
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Downey USD|

* Downey HS
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Long Beach USD|

* Avalon School
* Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo HS
* Jordan HS
* Lakewood HS
* Long Beach Polytechnic HS
* McBride HS
* Millikan HS
* Wilson Classical HS

Lynwood USD|

* Marco Antonio Firebaugh HS
* Lynwood HS
* Vista HS

Montebello USD|

* Bell Gardens High School
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* John Glenn HS
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* Paramount HS

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* California HS
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* St. Anthony HS
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