Jordan High School (Long Beach, California)
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David Starr Jordan High School is a public high school in Long Beach, California
. It is part of the Long Beach Unified School District
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
. It is part of the Long Beach Unified School District
Long Beach Unified School District
The Long Beach Unified School District is a school district headquartered in Long Beach, California, United States.LBUSD serves most of Long Beach, all of the city of Signal Hill, and portions of Lakewood, and Paramount, as well as Avalon and Two Harbors on Santa Catalina Island.-School uniforms...
Overview
Jordan High School comprises two campuses. The main campus serves students from grades 10-12 and select 9th graders in special programs. The second campus, known as the Jordan Freshman Academy, was constructed in 2001 and serves the incoming 9th grade students. Referred to as "The Freshman Academy" or "Baby Jordan" by students, it is located at the site of the former Dominguez Mercy Hospital at 171 W. Bort Street, Long Beach, CA.Smaller Learning Communities
Jordan is divided into Smaller Learning Communities:- Panther Academy (PA)
- Business and Entertainment School of Travel, Trade, and Tourism (BESTT)
- Excellence Through the Arts (ETA), established 2007
- Jordan's Media and Communication (JMAC)
- International Baccalaureate Magnet (IB)
- Academy of Architecture, Construction, and Engineering (ACE)
- Aspiration in Medical Services (AIMS)
Notable alumni
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