Mortimer Jordan High School

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Mortimer Jordan High School
Address
1920 Blue Devil Drive Kimberly, Alabama 35091 United States
Information
Type	Public
Established	1920 (104 years ago) (1920)
School board	Jefferson County Board of Education
CEEB code	011925
Principal	Rodney Ragland
Faculty	48.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	861 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	17.75[1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue and white
Athletics	AHSAA Class 6A
Nickname	Blue Devils
Feeder schools	North Jefferson Middle School
Website	www.jefcoed.com/mortimerjordanhs

Mortimer Jordan High School (MJHS, MJ, MOJO, or Jordan) is a public high school located in Kimberly, Alabama. It is a part of the Jefferson County Board of Education.

The school was named after Captain Mortimer Harvie Jordan, a war hero who lost his life in World War I. He was a soldier, officer and physician. As commanding officer of Company K, 167th infantry, 42nd "Rainbow Division" Alabama Army National Guard, he was mortally wounded while leading his sector in battle. He died of his wounds in 1918 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.