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Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

Q: Is Donald S. Jordan Intermediate a good school?

Donald S. Jordan Intermediate ranks 332 nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

332^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 88% of California middle schools

Summary

Donald S. Jordan Intermediate is a high-performing middle school serving 551 students in grades 7-8 within the Garden Grove Unified district, consistently ranking among the top 15% of all California middle schools despite a student population where over 85% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school excels academically, with student proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science that are well above both district and state averages. It is particularly effective in supporting its English Language Learners and students from low-income families, ranking in the state's top 4% for these groups. Furthermore, the school maintains an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 9.0%, which is significantly better than the state average and most nearby schools like Izaak Walton Intermediate and Vista View Middle. It achieves these strong results cost-effectively, spending less per student than several other district middle schools.

Within its own district, Sarah McGarvin Intermediate is the only school that ranks higher, though it serves a slightly less economically disadvantaged population. Compared to schools in neighboring districts with similar challenges, such as Warner Middle in the Westminster district, Jordan Intermediate demonstrates stronger academic outcomes. This consistent performance highlights the school's effective strategies for student success.

551

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,549

Per pupil spending ?

85.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9821 Woodbury Rd.
Garden Grove, CA 92844-2835

(714) 663-6124

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Donald S. Jordan Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Bolsa Grande High

Feeder schools for Donald S. Jordan Intermediate:

Elementary:	A. G. Cook Elementary
	Excelsior Elementary
	Merton E. Hill Elementary
	Mitchell Elementary
	More...
	Sunnyside Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

57.2%

Hispanic:

37.9%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2013 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg53%

California avg41%

332^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 10Middle Schools in the Garden Grove Unified

403^rd of 1,543Garden Grove Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	332 of 2761	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	310 of 2783	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	89.9	279 of 2781	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	353 of 2740	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	280 of 2715	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	309 of 2480	87.5%	★★★★☆
2017	85.4	341 of 2508	86.4%	★★★★☆
2016	77.5	492 of 2497	80.3%	★★★★☆
2015	78.6	460 of 2477	81.4%	★★★★☆
2013	71.4	561 of 2379	76.4%	★★★★☆
2012	67.1	643 of 2259	71.5%	★★★★☆
2011	67.1	638 of 2236	71.5%	★★★★☆
2010	63.9	687 of 2179	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.0	631 of 2063	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.9	797 of 2005	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.6	729 of 1999	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.3	458 of 1804	74.6%	★★★★☆
2005	68.8	466 of 1777	73.8%	★★★★☆
2004	64.4	526 of 1769	70.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	262 of 739	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	289 of 743	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	204 of 715	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	324 of 733	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	238 of 745	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.2	252 of 700	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	65.1	334 of 1531	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	298 of 1491	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	54.5	433 of 1369	68.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	86.9	59 of 1478	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	31 of 1521	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.9	89 of 1540	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	85 of 1442	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	90 of 1364	93.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	291 of 2533	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	366 of 2551	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	302 of 2531	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	316 of 2509	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	90.6	211 of 2380	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	265 of 2262	88.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	629 of 2395	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	543 of 2388	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	678 of 2374	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	680 of 2359	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	623 of 2213	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	700 of 2072	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	94 of 2542	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	99 of 2579	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	58 of 2531	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	71 of 2458	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	56 of 2369	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	71 of 2230	96.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	359 of 2534	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	254 of 2552	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	231 of 2538	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	85.1	353 of 2527	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	320 of 2407	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	307 of 2273	86.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	65.2	226 of 665	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	608 of 1566	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	580 of 1552	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	697 of 1531	54.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	63.4	521 of 1543	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.6	352 of 1555	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	91.3	61 of 1602	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	64.2	532 of 1496	64.4%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)96th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)78th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile-14 vs school

White (2023)66th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)66th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)65th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+17 vs state

Mathematics59%+22 vs state

Science55%+22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Friday, September 6, 2019

I have been attending this school for 6 days now, and it has been great! There are fun activities to do. Most of the students are very kind and uses the 3 pillars that represent Jordan which is: Respectful, Responsible, and Kindness. I think this school is very safe and is a great learning community. Thank you. Close Quote

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Donald S. Jordan Intermediate	Public	7-8	9821 Woodbury Rd.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6124	551	23	23.8	85.5%	17 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	209 (37.9%)	315 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	87.3	332^nd of 2761 public middle schools	88.0%		88.4	310^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.9%	22	54.7	54.7		65.6	65.1	65.3		61.8	55.8	58.8	$17,549	$1,899	$15,650
James Irvine Intermediate	Public	7-8	10552 Hazard Ave.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6551	532	24	22.5	88.3%	16 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	294 (55.3%)	210 (39.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	79.3	485^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.4%		83.2	413^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.2%	72	47.0	47.0		60.5	59.8	60.2		50.0	53.2	51.5	$24,477	$4,035	$20,442
Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate	Public	7-8	10851 East Lampson Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6366	485	21	22.6	81.6%	23 (4.7%)	4 (0.8%)	257 (53.0%)	185 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.7%)	70.4	665^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.9%		71.7	660^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.3%	5	37.4	37.4		65.0	54.6	59.8		49.6	36.6	43.0	$23,244	$4,473	$18,771
Warner Middle	Public	6-8	14171 Newland St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7281	846	38	22.1	86.6%	10 (1.2%)	6 (0.7%)	347 (41.0%)	455 (53.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.6%)	70.2	671^st of 2761 public middle schools	75.7%		73.1	632^nd of 2783 public middle schools	77.3%	39	38.3	38.3	48.9	55.7	58.5	55.3	40.7	43.5	54.6	47.1	$21,209	$2,707	$18,502
Sarah McGarvin Intermediate	Public	7-8	9802 Bishop Pl.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6218	717	27	26.3	72.7%	29 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	152 (21.2%)	512 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (2.6%)	95.3	142^nd of 2761 public middle schools	94.9%		96.9	96^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.6%	46	61.4	61.4		77.8	74.1	75.9		70.5	76.2	73.4	$16,616	$1,858	$14,758
Alamitos Intermediate	Public	7-8	12381 Dale St.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6101	581	25	23.6	86.9%	14 (2.4%)	4 (0.7%)	364 (62.7%)	183 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	11 (1.9%)	66.6	749^th of 2761 public middle schools	72.9%		67.8	726^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.9%	23	45.2	45.2		60.0	45.8	52.8		44.7	36.3	40.4	$20,121	$2,923	$17,198
Louis Lake Intermediate	Public	7-8	10801 Orangewood Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6506	453	17	26.7	81.7%	21 (4.6%)	4 (0.9%)	250 (55.2%)	166 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)	71.2	650^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.5%		72.2	646^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.8%	4	37.6	37.6		55.0	63.3	58.9		41.1	49.5	45.1	$19,632	$2,162	$17,470
Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate	Public	7-8	4600 West McFadden Ave.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6351	534	24	22.0	88.4%	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	451 (84.5%)	59 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	45	1329^th of 2761 public middle schools	51.9%		49.4	1188^th of 2783 public middle schools	57.3%	141	24.1	24.1		55.8	46.1	50.9		27.6	22.4	25.0	$19,861	$3,027	$16,834
Izaak Walton Intermediate	Public	7-8	12181 Buaro St.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6040	458	21	21.7	91.0%	16 (3.5%)	5 (1.1%)	346 (75.5%)	86 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	48.5	1219^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.8%		52.7	1085^th of 2783 public middle schools	61.0%	134	25.5	25.5		49.7	44.5	46.8		33.5	32.4	32.9	$18,912	$2,202	$16,710
Vista View Middle	Public	6-8	16250 Hickory St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 842-0626	724	34	21.0	83.1%	71 (9.8%)	8 (1.1%)	450 (62.2%)	165 (22.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.6%)	49.1	1200^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.5%		57.7	941^st of 2783 public middle schools	66.2%	259	28.7	28.7	35.7	43.1	46.8	42.1	33.8	35.1	41.4	36.8	$15,822	$1,264	$14,558

Frequently Asked Questions about Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

Is Donald S. Jordan Intermediate a good school?

Donald S. Jordan Intermediate ranks 332^nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Donald S. Jordan Intermediate?

Students at Donald S. Jordan Intermediate are 57% Asian, 38% Hispanic, 3% White.

What district is Donald S. Jordan Intermediate in?

Garden Grove Unified

What high school do graduates of Donald S. Jordan Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Donald S. Jordan Intermediate usually go on to attend Bolsa Grande High

How many students attend Donald S. Jordan Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 551 students attended Donald S. Jordan Intermediate.

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