David Starr Jordan Middle School has 1,119 learners in grade levels 6-8.

David Starr Jordan Middle School placed in the upper 5% of all schools in California for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is upper 5%, and reading proficiency is upper 10%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 80% (which is higher than the California state average of 39%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 80% (which is higher than the California state average of 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The Learner: Teacher ratio of 16:1 is lower than the California state level of 23:1. Minority enrollment is 56% of the learner body (majority Asian), which is lower than the California state average of 77% (majority Hispanic).

School Overview: David Starr Jordan Middle School’s learner population of 1,119 learners has stayed flat over five school years. The teacher population of 72 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: David Starr Jordan Middle School is ranked within the upper 5% of all 9,602 schools in California (based off of cumulative math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year. The diversity score of David Starr Jordan Middle School is 0.70, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.64. The school’s diversity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The nearest high school to David Starr Jordan Middle School is Palo Alto High School (1.3 miles away). The nearest middle school is Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School (1.5 miles away). The nearest elementary school is Walter Hays Elementary School (0.5 miles away).