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C E Jordan High

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C E Jordan High ranks 373 rd of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

373^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 44% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

C E Jordan High is a large, traditional public high school in Durham, NC, serving 2,189 students in grades 9–12 as part of Durham Public Schools. In the 2025–2026 state rankings, Jordan placed 373rd out of 662 North Carolina high schools, landing in the 44th percentile — a solid mid-tier result that is modestly above the district average, but well below many nearby specialized options such as J D Clement Early College High School, Durham School of the Arts, and East Chapel Hill High.

Academically, Jordan's results are uneven but show real bright spots. The school's Math III proficiency rate of 71.2% exceeds the state average of 68.9% and has climbed dramatically from 45% in 2022–2023. However, Math I proficiency sits at just 36%, while Biology (54.4%) and English II (62.4%) fall slightly below state averages, even though they outpace Durham Public Schools. Jordan earns relatively strong marks for serving special education students (84th percentile statewide) and demonstrates solid outcomes for some other student groups, yet results for economically disadvantaged students, Hispanic students, English learners, and Asian students are considerably weaker — a clear sign that additional targeted supports are needed. The school also compares favorably to Hillside High, another traditional Durham high school that ranks in the 16th percentile.

The school's most pressing challenge is chronic absenteeism: 49.6% of Jordan students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, roughly double the state rate of 24.2%, though this is a meaningful improvement from 64% the year before. Jordan's graduation rate of 82.7% tops the district's 80.3% but trails the state's 88.8% and sits well behind nearby schools like Durham School of Technology (92.9%) and Research Triangle High School (94.3%). With a rising student-teacher ratio of 20.9, Jordan faces real resource pressure. Still, the school's momentum in reducing absenteeism, boosting Math III proficiency, and dramatically improving special education outcomes offers a meaningful path forward.

2,189

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,868

Per pupil spending ?

99.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6806 Garrett Road
Durham, NC 27707-5699

(919) 560-3912

District: Durham Public Schools

Feeder schools for C E Jordan High:

Elementary:	C C Spaulding Elementary
	Creekside Elementary
	Forest View Elementary
	Hope Valley Elementary
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	Lakewood Elementary
	Lyons Farm Elementary
	Southwest Elementary
Middle:	Sherwood Githens Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

30.2%

African American:

29.8%

White:

28.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (83% vs 89%)

!High chronic absenteeism (50% vs 24% North Carolina)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg51%

North Carolina avg60%

373^rd of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7High Schools in the Durham Public Schools

155^th of 246Durham Public Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	373 of 662	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.9	331 of 641	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	387 of 640	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	369 of 626	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	395 of 621	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	422 of 594	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	347 of 514	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	294 of 469	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.8	284 of 476	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.3	273 of 507	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.7	235 of 531	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.5	189 of 451	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.6	142 of 505	71.9%	★★★★☆
2012	35.0	344 of 502	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.8	345 of 506	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.0	292 of 499	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.3	262 of 490	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.3	309 of 477	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.8	204 of 453	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.5	269 of 431	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	226 of 450	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.1	150 of 440	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	193 of 437	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	196 of 434	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	235 of 430	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	211 of 364	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	236 of 369	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	202 of 359	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.0	102 of 103	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.5	102 of 106	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.9	101 of 101	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	81 of 98	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	70 of 91	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	64 of 83	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.6	49 of 89	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.1	38 of 77	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	42.2	155 of 330	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.1	134 of 334	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	172 of 364	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	189 of 349	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	234 of 289	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	246 of 273	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	257 of 262	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	149 of 156	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	141 of 147	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	362 of 629	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.1	361 of 610	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	386 of 602	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	348 of 588	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	383 of 594	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	292 of 475	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.3	362 of 475	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	330 of 449	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	228 of 407	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.6	227 of 412	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	272 of 403	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.4	213 of 403	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	285 of 398	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	304 of 337	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	274 of 325	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.6	39 of 100	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	382 of 474	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	375 of 462	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	420 of 454	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	408 of 449	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	394 of 436	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	346 of 370	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	343 of 354	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	320 of 340	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	31 of 47	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	22 of 45	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	511 of 620	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	464 of 606	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	494 of 613	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	497 of 597	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	494 of 544	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	390 of 432	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	400 of 446	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	383 of 424	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	370 of 624	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.0	294 of 601	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	365 of 607	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	380 of 602	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	385 of 585	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	367 of 481	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	321 of 488	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	295 of 463	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	91 of 265	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.2	73 of 253	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	106 of 261	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	95 of 249	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	88 of 226	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.4	143 of 199	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	133 of 195	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	102 of 185	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	61 of 372	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	48.8	133 of 352	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.0	200 of 349	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	131 of 551	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	81.4	103 of 542	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	110 of 553	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	124 of 537	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	134 of 534	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	54.1	160 of 439	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	128 of 444	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	75 of 427	82.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)84th percentile+40 vs school

White (2026)76th percentile+33 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)66th percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)50th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)44th percentile~ school

Female (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)41st percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2026)34th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)19th percentile-25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2026)1st percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III71%~ state avg

English II62%~ state avg

Biology54%-4 vs state

Math I36%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
C E Jordan High	Public	9-12	6806 Garrett Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3912	2,189	105	20.9	99.9%	628 (28.7%)	653 (29.8%)	660 (30.2%)	90 (4.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	154 (7.0%)	44.4	373^rd of 662 public high schools	43.7%		45.9	331^st of 641 public high schools	48.4%	42	54.4	62.4	36.0	71.2								$9,868	$693	$9,175
Durham School of Technology	Public	9-12	3727 Fayetteville St	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-9183	219	16	13.5	98.6%	13 (5.9%)	146 (66.7%)	49 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	69.9	188^th of 662 public high schools	71.6%		78.9	139^th of 641 public high schools	78.3%	49	77.8	81.3	54.8	75.4								$8,663	$236	$8,427
Hillside High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3727 Fayetteville St	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3925	1,433	82	17.3	99.8%	27 (1.9%)	859 (59.9%)	460 (32.1%)	19 (1.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (4.3%)	19.6	556^th of 662 public high schools	16.0%		15.3	558^th of 641 public high schools	12.9%	2	43.6	46.3	25.6	43.9								$11,407	$967	$10,441
East Chapel Hill High	Public	9-12	500 Weaver Dairy Rd	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 969-2482	1,419	87	16.3	22.2%	660 (46.5%)	158 (11.1%)	188 (13.2%)	294 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (8.4%)	70.5	185^th of 662 public high schools	72.1%		77.3	144^th of 641 public high schools	77.5%	41	76.4	83.2	29.9	82.2								$11,539	$386	$11,153
J D Clement Early College High School	Public	9-12	1801 Fayetteville Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-2696	380	14	26.2	99.2%	16 (4.2%)	214 (56.3%)	119 (31.3%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.7%)	90.5	69^th of 662 public high schools	89.6%		94.8	26^th of 641 public high schools	95.9%	43	92.2	91.8	79.5	98.8								$8,162	$393	$7,769
Research Triangle High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3106 East NC Highway 54	Durham	27713	Durham County	Research Triangle High School	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 998-6757	572	43	13.3		201 (35.1%)	90 (15.7%)	84 (14.7%)	126 (22.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (12.2%)	68.9	194^th of 662 public high schools	70.7%		78	142^nd of 641 public high schools	77.8%	52	70.2	87.2	41.5	78.5
Durham Early College of Health Sciences	Public	9-12	41 Moore Drive	Durham	27709	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 536-7203	164	7	23.4	98.2%	53 (32.3%)	46 (28.0%)	46 (28.0%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (7.9%)	66.3	211^th of 662 public high schools	68.1%					(n/a)	81.8	69.8	50.0	100.0								$8,584	$195	$8,389
Phoenix Academy High	Public	9-12	750 S Merritt Mill Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-2300	27	10	2.7	88.9%	8 (29.6%)	8 (29.6%)	8 (29.6%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	4.3	634^th of 662 public high schools	4.2%		14.5	567^th of 641 public high schools	11.5%	67	21.4	18.2	20.0	11.1								$46,250	$370	$45,881
Durham School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	401 North Duke Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3926	1,764	100	17.6	99.2%	612 (34.7%)	437 (24.8%)	542 (30.7%)	50 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (6.9%)	77.1	154^th of 662 public high schools	76.7%		85.1	111^th of 641 public high schools	82.7%	43	78.6	84.4	64.6	81.3	72.8	71.6	79.2	73.7	73.4	82.4	86.4	$10,260	$523	$9,737
Durham's Performance Learning Center	Public	9-12	401 North Driver Street	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-9190	122	17	7.3	90.2%	3 (2.5%)	61 (50.0%)	52 (42.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	8	613^th of 662 public high schools	7.4%		3.6	628^th of 641 public high schools	2.0%	15	25.0	26.7		43.3								$15,776	$849	$14,927

Frequently Asked Questions about C E Jordan High

What schools feed into C E Jordan High?

C E Jordan High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : C C Spaulding Elementary
Elementary : Creekside Elementary
Elementary : Forest View Elementary
Elementary : Hope Valley Elementary
Elementary : Lakewood Elementary
Elementary : Lyons Farm Elementary
Elementary : Southwest Elementary
Middle : Sherwood Githens Middle

How many students attend C E Jordan High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,189 students attended C E Jordan High.

What district is C E Jordan High in?

Durham Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of C E Jordan High?

Students at C E Jordan High are 30% Hispanic, 30% African American, 29% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is C E Jordan High a good school?

C E Jordan High ranks 373^rd of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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