Jordan High School
5800 Eastex Fwy
Houston TX, 77026, Harris County
Phone: 713-636-6900
Ranking:
(1,098 out of 1,337, bottom 18%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Houston Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 59 | 58 | 77 | 86 | 85 | 92 | 92 | |||||||
Total Students: | 883 | 952 | 925 | 1,109 | 1,155 | 1,160 | 1,158 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 211 | 23.9% | 259 | 27.2% | 200 | 21.6% | 291 | 26.2% | 300 | 26.0% | 292 | 25.2% | 326 | 28.2% |
Grade 10: | 244 | 27.6% | 204 | 21.4% | 236 | 25.5% | 273 | 24.6% | 276 | 23.9% | 328 | 28.3% | 315 | 27.2% |
Grade 11: | 199 | 22.5% | 228 | 23.9% | 259 | 28.0% | 257 | 23.2% | 311 | 26.9% | 295 | 25.4% | 260 | 22.5% |
Grade 12: | 229 | 25.9% | 261 | 27.4% | 230 | 24.9% | 288 | 26.0% | 268 | 23.2% | 245 | 21.1% | 257 | 22.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 391 | 44.3% | 408 | 42.9% | 374 | 40.4% | 446 | 40.2% | 451 | 39.0% | 438 | 37.8% | 441 | 38.1% |
Female: | 492 | 55.7% | 544 | 57.1% | 551 | 59.6% | 663 | 59.8% | 696 | 60.3% | 714 | 61.6% | 713 | 61.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 432 | 48.9% | 448 | 47.1% | 446 | 48.2% | 505 | 45.5% | 535 | 46.3% | 522 | 45.0% | 489 | 42.2% |
Black: | 436 | 49.4% | 486 | 51.1% | 456 | 49.3% | 574 | 51.8% | 609 | 52.7% | 623 | 53.7% | 652 | 56.3% |
White: | 6 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.1% | 18 | 1.6% | 4 | 0.3% | 11 | 0.9% | 10 | 0.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 645 | 73.0% | 714 | 75.0% | 365 | 39.5% | 451 | 40.7% | 514 | 44.5% | 613 | 52.8% | 543 | 46.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 72 | 8.2% | 67 | 7.0% | 79 | 8.5% | 70 | 6.3% | 100 | 8.7% | 125 | 10.8% | 126 | 10.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.97 | 16.42 | 12.09 | 12.90 | 13.59 | 12.60 | 12.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93% | 79% | 83% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 81% | 75% | 78% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 100% | 94% | 97% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 94% | 84% | 87% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 88% | 82% | 85% |
2013 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 95% | 76% | 84% |
2012 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 75% | 59% | 68% |
2013 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 76% | 59% | 65% |
2012 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 60% | 47% | 55% |
2013 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 55% | 42% | 48% |
2013 | English II Reading | End of course | % met std | 79% | 71% | 78% |
2013 | English II Writing | End of course | % met std | 45% | 45% | 52% |
2012 | English III Reading | End of course | % met std | 56% | 38% | 50% |
2013 | English III Reading | End of course | % met std | 63% | 74% | 63% |
2012 | English III Writing | End of course | % met std | 39% | 26% | 38% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 96% | 98% |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 92% | 82% | 86% |
2012 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 84% | 73% | 81% |
2013 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 76% | 71% | 75% |
2013 | World History | End of course | % met std | 73% | 62% | 70% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 50% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 37% | 44% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 38% | 49% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 54% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 57% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 53% | 58% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 68% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 66% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 55% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 78% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 75% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 32% | 37% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 36% | 45% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 38% | 46% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 49% | 55% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 55% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 66% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 70% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 74% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 80% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 95% | 92% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 85% | 79% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 77% | 71% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 78% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 93% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82% | 77% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 75% | 67% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 75% | 63% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 66% | 71% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 78% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 98% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 46% | 44% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 39% | 44% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 35% | 48% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 53% | 51% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 53% | 57% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 61% | 65% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 86% | 78% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 83% | 75% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 92% | 82% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 86% | 79% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 82% | 77% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 92% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 50.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 46.7% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 27.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 72.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $51,968.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $42,826.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $55,485.0 |
* Jordan High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.