| Jordan High School | |
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| Address | |
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6500 Atlantic Avenue , 90805 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°52′21″N 118°11′09″W / 33.872505°N 118.185955°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Established | 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 |
| Race and ethnicity[2] | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 76.2% | |
| African American | 13.7% | |
| Asian | 5.3% | |
| Pacific Islander | 2.1% | |
| Non-Hispanic White/Anglo | 1.4% | |
| Other | 1.1% | |
| Native American | 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]
- ^ a b c "Jordan High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ "2020-21 Enrollment by Ethnicity and Grade: Jordan High". California Department of Education. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Guardabascio, Mike (August 6, 2020). "After renewed cry for change, LBUSD reconvenes committee to examine school names". Long Beach Post.
- ^ Rosenfeld, David (July 12, 2020). "Push On To Rename Schools, Including In Long Beach". Grunion.