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James Jordan Middle

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James Jordan Middle ranks 839 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

839^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 70% of California middle schools

Summary

James Jordan Middle is a public charter middle school located in Reseda, CA, serving 454 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the James Jordan Middle District, which is ranked 409 out of 1,565 districts in California and has a 4-star rating. James Jordan Middle has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, ranking between 637-839 out of around 2,700-2,800 California middle schools.

James Jordan Middle outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels and years. For example, in 2024-2025, 54.65% of students were proficient or better in ELA End-of-Course, compared to the state average of 48.81%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 29.68% to 43.84% across grade levels, higher than the state averages of 33.94% to 37.3%. The school also performs well in Science, with 38.57% proficient or better in 8th grade CAST, compared to the state average of 31.95%. Additionally, James Jordan Middle excels in serving Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, ranking in the top 15-20% of California middle schools for these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools like Ernest Lawrence Middle, Woodland Hills Academy, and John A. Sutter Middle, James Jordan Middle outperforms them in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. However, the school's per-student spending is higher than the nearby traditional public schools, suggesting it is able to allocate more resources to support its students. Interestingly, another nearby charter school, Gaspar De Portola Charter Middle, outperforms James Jordan Middle in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, ranking in the top 15% of California middle schools, which could provide valuable insights for James Jordan Middle.

456

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

87.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18600 Lanark St.
Reseda, CA 91335-1233

(818) 882-2496

District: James Jordan Middle District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.7%

Asian:

2.6%

African American:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2019 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2019

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

California avg41%

839^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 7 pts since 2019

From top 23% (2019) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

398^th of 1,543James Jordan Middle District 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	62.6	839 of 2761	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	754 of 2783	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	683 of 2781	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	666 of 2740	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	637 of 2715	76.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	80.2	177 of 1531	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	297 of 1491	80.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	66.8	188 of 1478	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	218 of 1521	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	40.6	738 of 1540	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	530 of 1442	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	729 of 2533	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	755 of 2551	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	673 of 2531	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	639 of 2509	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	472 of 2380	80.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	369 of 2395	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	293 of 2388	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	231 of 2374	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	198 of 2359	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	212 of 2213	90.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	418 of 2542	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	372 of 2579	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	259 of 2531	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	173 of 2458	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	201 of 2369	91.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	870 of 2534	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	688 of 2552	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	621 of 2538	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	592 of 2527	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	698 of 2407	71.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	294 of 1566	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	246 of 1552	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	271 of 1531	82.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)88th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)87th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)66th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Science39%+6 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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
James Jordan Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	18600 Lanark St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	James Jordan Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 882-2496	456	18	25.0	87.1%	6 (1.3%)	11 (2.4%)	418 (91.7%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	62.6	839^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.6%		66.4	754^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.9%	85	38.6	38.6	48.4	58.2	57.9	54.7	29.7	43.8	38.6	37.2
Northridge Middle	Public	6-8	17960 Chase St.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 678-5100	670	40	16.6	94.8%	42 (6.3%)	21 (3.1%)	543 (81.0%)	46 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	22.5	2134^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.7%		18.9	2302^nd of 2783 public middle schools	17.3%	168	14.5	14.5	31.8	35.2	33.8	33.8	14.0	19.3	12.1	15.3	$45,084	$41,752	$3,332
John A. Sutter Middle	Public	6-8	7330 Winnetka Ave.	Canoga Park	91306	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 773-5800	763	50	15.2	92.4%	35 (4.6%)	26 (3.4%)	619 (81.1%)	72 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	22.6	2128^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.9%		21.2	2213^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.5%	85	13.7	13.7	27.5	22.3	32.4	27.5	20.6	17.7	24.9	21.1	$41,245	$37,938	$3,307
Ingenium Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	7330 Winnetka Ave.	Winnetka	91306	Los Angeles County	Ingenium Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 309-2777	179	10	18.6	96.6%	4 (2.2%)	8 (4.5%)	161 (89.9%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	12	2550^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.6%		17.9	2350^th of 2783 public middle schools	15.6%	200	6.7	6.7	10.9	20.6	20.9	17.4	10.7	16.7	11.1	13.2
Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle	Public	6-8	9351 Paso Robles Ave.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 678-4100	870	42	20.4	75.1%	107 (12.3%)	37 (4.3%)	594 (68.3%)	87 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.2%)	85.5	361^st of 2761 public middle schools	86.9%		79.1	498^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.1%	137	39.9	39.9	70.7	68.1	61.1	66.5	68.5	60.2	59.0	62.5	$35,412	$33,210	$2,202
Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	9950 Tampa Ave.	Northridge	91324	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 773-4700	1,784	78	22.7	57.1%	400 (22.4%)	86 (4.8%)	847 (47.5%)	353 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	95 (5.3%)	92.4	212^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.3%		93.8	191^st of 2783 public middle schools	93.1%	21	52.2	52.2	72.3	75.0	73.7	73.7	68.5	68.7	61.4	66.2	$30,927	$29,134	$1,793
William Mulholland Middle	Public	6-8	17120 Vanowen St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 609-2500	1,098	57	19.3	93.5%	80 (7.3%)	24 (2.2%)	939 (85.5%)	39 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.3%)	37.5	1558^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.6%		38.5	1519^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.4%	39	20.5	20.5	39.8	43.9	35.1	39.7	23.7	31.6	28.9	27.8	$34,929	$32,064	$2,865
Patrick Henry Middle	Public	6-8	17340 San Jose St.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 832-3870	1,053	59	17.9	76.2%	124 (11.8%)	43 (4.1%)	765 (72.6%)	75 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.0%)	59.8	911^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.0%		50	1173^rd of 2783 public middle schools	57.9%	262	31.6	31.6	55.1	49.7	52.8	52.5	50.0	32.1	34.8	38.7	$36,295	$33,912	$2,383
Gaspar De Portola Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	18720 Linnet St.	Tarzana	91356	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 654-3300	1,461	61	24.0	49.0%	623 (42.6%)	54 (3.7%)	479 (32.8%)	197 (13.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	104 (7.1%)	88.1	313^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.7%		88.2	317^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.6%	4	50.0	50.0	72.9	66.2	68.6	69.4	63.7	58.6	54.1	59.2	$31,968	$30,408	$1,560
Ernest Lawrence Middle	Public	6-8	10100 Variel Ave.	Chatsworth	91311	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 678-7900	1,076	52	20.8	69.7%	139 (12.9%)	46 (4.3%)	617 (57.3%)	222 (20.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.6%)	58.4	942^nd of 2761 public middle schools	65.9%		50.5	1155^th of 2783 public middle schools	58.5%	213	32.7	32.7	53.1	51.8	49.0	51.3	40.7	37.8	33.2	37.2	$30,662	$28,582	$2,080

Frequently Asked Questions about James Jordan Middle

What district is James Jordan Middle in?

James Jordan Middle District

What is the racial makeup of James Jordan Middle?

Students at James Jordan Middle are 92% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is James Jordan Middle a good school?

James Jordan Middle ranks 839^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend James Jordan Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended James Jordan Middle.

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