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Jordan Vocational High School

Public Grades 9-12

393^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 14% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Jordan Vocational High School in Columbus, GA, serves about 1,040 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Muscogee County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most encouraging news for parents is Jordan's graduation rate. At 94.5% for 2024-2025, it beats the state average of 87.2% by a wide margin, and it has climbed steadily from 86.4% just four years ago. The dropout rate (1.9%) is also below the state average. This is a school that clearly helps students stay on track to earn a diploma. However, chronic absenteeism is a major concern—41.5% of students miss enough school to be considered chronically absent, which is more than double the district average (19.5%) and nearly 2.5 times the state rate. While this has improved from a peak of nearly 50% a few years ago, it remains the biggest hurdle to academic progress. Test scores in Algebra I, Biology, and US History are below state averages, though Algebra I proficiency has more than doubled since 2022-2023, and US History scores are close to the district average. Compared to other high-poverty high schools in the district, Jordan outperforms Kendrick High School and Spencer High School in Algebra I, and is competitive with Carver High School in Biology.

Jordan spends more per student ($13,915) than most comparable schools in the district, and its student-teacher ratio (12.6:1) is favorable. The school's vocational focus may explain the graduation-achievement disconnect—career and technical education pathways can engage students in ways that traditional academics don't, leading to strong persistence even when test scores lag. English Language Learner students at Jordan rank in the 34th percentile statewide, the school's strongest subgroup performance. The contrast with Columbus High School, located just two miles away and ranked 2nd in Georgia, is stark—Columbus has a 98.6% Algebra I proficiency rate versus Jordan's 24.7%. Still, Jordan's recent improvements in both ranking and test scores suggest a school that is slowly moving in the right direction, even if the pace needs to accelerate.

1,040

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,915

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3200 Howard Ave
Columbus, GA 31904

(706) 748-2819

District: Muscogee County

Feeder schools for Jordan Vocational High School:

Elementary:	Allen Elementary School
	Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy
	Fox Elementary School
	Hannan Elementary
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	Johnson Elementary School
	Wynnton Elementary School
Middle:	Arnold Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.2%

Hispanic:

23.3%

White:

19.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (20% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg33%

Georgia avg45%

393^rd of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9High Schools in the Muscogee County

148^th of 201Muscogee County among Georgia 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	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	393 of 455	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	405 of 451	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	406 of 454	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	378 of 448	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	397 of 431	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	348 of 410	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	368 of 438	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	363 of 428	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.8	305 of 420	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.3	253 of 426	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.0	275 of 435	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.6	142 of 425	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.4	196 of 425	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	32.1	299 of 396	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.2	347 of 402	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.1	321 of 384	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.6	312 of 372	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.2	321 of 370	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.5	304 of 358	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.0	302 of 335	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	319 of 376	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	351 of 391	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	344 of 382	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	346 of 384	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	348 of 372	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	115 of 173	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.3	165 of 180	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	102 of 159	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	387 of 431	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	411 of 438	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	406 of 435	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	363 of 433	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	386 of 430	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	266 of 298	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	284 of 312	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	285 of 315	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	217 of 308	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	232 of 295	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	368 of 436	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	372 of 442	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	390 of 436	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	380 of 436	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	390 of 427	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	116 of 123	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	148 of 149	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	155 of 158	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	138 of 141	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	259 of 338	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	270 of 347	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	287 of 344	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	291 of 343	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	277 of 331	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	308 of 334	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.5	329 of 341	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	339 of 346	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	329 of 343	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	330 of 339	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)34th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

African American (2026)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)6th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I25%-23 vs state

United States History21%-18 vs state

Biology15%-32 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, April 27, 2011

i dont that its the school its the gradution test its useless u go to school for 12years u get all your credits and just because u dont pass the gradution test with a score of 200 u cant walk with your class or graduate it realy pisses me off im a parent and im sad for my child. i heard next year there will be no gradution test not fair for young adults for 2011 school year Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jordan Vocational High School	Public	9-12	3200 Howard Ave	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2819	1,040	82	12.6	100.0%	205 (19.7%)	501 (48.2%)	242 (23.3%)	10 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (7.5%)	14.5	393^rd of 455 public high schools	13.6%		13	405^th of 451 public high schools	10.2%	12	24.7	15.4	20.9							$13,915	$1,655	$12,260
Columbus High School	Public	9-12	1700 Cherokee Ave	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 748-2534	1,161	61	19.0	20.7%	478 (41.2%)	253 (21.8%)	150 (12.9%)	189 (16.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (7.6%)	95.6	2^nd of 455 public high schools	99.6%		96.2	3^rd of 451 public high schools	99.3%	1	98.6	88.0	87.6							$11,583	$528	$11,055
Hardaway High School	Public	9-12	2901 College Dr	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2766	1,067	80	13.3	100.0%	145 (13.6%)	713 (66.8%)	115 (10.8%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	81 (7.6%)	21.9	346^th of 455 public high schools	24.0%		21.2	350^th of 451 public high schools	22.4%	4	26.2	43.9	16.7							$13,596	$1,438	$12,158
Rainey McCullers School of the Arts	Public	6-12	1700 Midtown Dr	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 748-3304	420	33	12.7	60.0%	143 (34.0%)	170 (40.5%)	57 (13.6%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (9.3%)	83.7	29^th of 455 public high schools	93.6%		79.4	50^th of 451 public high schools	88.9%	21	76.3	70.8	72.1	57.5	63.5	75.1	45.4	66.7	65.4	$15,042	$525	$14,518
Carver High School	Public	9-12	3100 8th St	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2499	887	62	14.4	100.0%	19 (2.1%)	793 (89.4%)	40 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.6%)	10.4	408^th of 455 public high schools	10.3%		12.2	410^th of 451 public high schools	9.1%	2	14.9	15.6	14.8							$12,725	$1,386	$11,339
Spencer High School	Public	9-12	1000 Fort Benning Rd	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8701	1,016	64	15.8	100.0%	26 (2.6%)	728 (71.7%)	206 (20.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	46 (4.5%)	9.5	413^th of 455 public high schools	9.2%		10.5	416^th of 451 public high schools	7.8%	3	10.9	13.4	16.1							$12,388	$1,504	$10,884
Kendrick High School	Public	9-12	6015 Georgetown Dr	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 565-2960	840	56	14.9	100.0%	17 (2.0%)	726 (86.4%)	46 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.8%)	6.9	430^th of 455 public high schools	5.5%		11	414^th of 451 public high schools	8.2%	16	7.4	8.3	12.0							$12,569	$1,383	$11,186
Shaw High School	Public	9-12	7579 Raider Way	Columbus	31909	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 569-3638	1,162	80	14.5	81.0%	165 (14.2%)	655 (56.4%)	170 (14.6%)	41 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	124 (10.7%)	14.9	391^st of 455 public high schools	14.1%		24.1	336^th of 451 public high schools	25.5%	55	29.9	23.5	3.8							$12,851	$899	$11,952
Northside High School	Public	9-12	2002 American Way	Columbus	31909	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 748-2920	1,405	90	15.5	55.2%	558 (39.7%)	508 (36.2%)	182 (13.0%)	43 (3.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (7.8%)	50.4	168^th of 455 public high schools	63.1%		59.2	123^rd of 451 public high schools	72.7%	45	41.2	57.8	32.5							$12,035	$503	$11,532
Muscogee Youth Development Campus	Public	5-12	7700 Chattsworth Rd	Midland	31820	Muscogee County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-2863	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Jordan Vocational High School

How many students attend Jordan Vocational High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,040 students attended Jordan Vocational High School.

Is Jordan Vocational High School a good school?

Jordan Vocational High School ranks in the bottom 13.6% of Georgia high schools.

What district is Jordan Vocational High School in?

Muscogee County

What is the racial makeup of Jordan Vocational High School?

Students at Jordan Vocational High School are 48% African American, 23% Hispanic, 20% White, 8% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Jordan Vocational High School?

Jordan Vocational High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Allen Elementary School
Elementary : Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy
Elementary : Fox Elementary School
Elementary : Hannan Elementary
Elementary : Johnson Elementary School
Elementary : Wynnton Elementary School
Middle : Arnold Middle School

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