Charles E. Jordan High School

at 6806 Garrett Rd, Durham , 27707 United States

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Charles E. Jordan High School (generally referred to as Jordan) is located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. It is one of seven high schools in Durham Public Schools. It is located on Garrett Road near Hope Valley Road in southwest Durham. The school mascot is the falcon.Jordan students come from many area middle schools such as Shepard, Sherwood Githens, Lowe's Grove, Immaculata, and Rogers-Herr.Jordan had an enrollment of approximately 2014 students as of 2010. Students at Jordan come from a broad swathe of southern and western Durham, covering neighborhoods of varying socio-economic backgrounds. The school is fairly balanced between black and white students but has seen a rising number of Hispanic students due to the influx of native Spanish-speakers in Durham's population.In 2005, Newsweek magazine ranked Jordan 192nd in its annual listing of top high schools in the United States. In 2007, Newsweek ranked Jordan as the 307th best high school in America. This study was based largely on the ratio of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate Tests taken to the number of graduating high school seniors.Jordan High School is also known for its Freshman Academy. The Freshman Academy is a comprehensive freshman transition program for all first-time (or non-repeating) 9th graders. Each freshman is assigned to a Freshman Academy "team," consisting of a counselor and four teachers and subjects: English, Honors Biology OR Earth Science, World History, and Health & Physical Education. Each teaching team serves approximately 110-120 common students .

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Charles E. Jordan High School is Durham based place and this enity listed in Public School category. Located at 6806 Garrett Rd NC 27707. Contact phone number of Charles E. Jordan High School: (919) 560-3912