Summary:
Jordan, Minnesota is home to four schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, three of which belong to the Jordan Public School District and enroll 1,848 of the 1,919 students listed. Those three are Jordan Elementary (PK–4, 701 students), Jordan Middle (5–8, 528 students), and Jordan High School (9–12, 619 students). A fourth, SW Metro RVEC Level 4, is an alternative K–12 school located in Jordan but part of Southwest Metro Intermediate 288. The district itself ranks 124th of 458 in Minnesota, at the 73rd percentile with 4 stars.
Jordan Middle is the clear academic standout, ranking 53rd of 546 statewide at the 90th percentile with 5 stars, and holding steady in the high 80s to 90th percentile over three years. Its reading proficiency of 58.3% and math of 49.7% both exceed district and state averages, with 6th–8th grade results roughly 8 to 14 points above state in reading and 9 to 13 points above in math. Jordan High School also performs well on outcomes: a 90.7% graduation rate versus the state's 84.9%, a 0.8% dropout rate versus 4.2%, and science results of 39.7% against 35.0% statewide. Its 11th-grade math, at 33.8% versus 35.3%, is only slightly behind.
Jordan Elementary is the concern, having slipped from the 62nd percentile with 3 stars in 2023–2024 to the 37th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026. Reading is the sharpest weakness across the district: the elementary school's all-grade reading is 37.1%, with 3rd grade at 34.5% and 4th grade at 40.0%, both well below state. SW Metro RVEC Level 4 serves a very different population, with 52.11% free/reduced lunch and a 6.8 student-teacher ratio, and its scores—10.5% math and 17.6% reading—reflect that alternative setting; many grade-level results are suppressed, and it should not be judged against the traditional Jordan schools.
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