📍 10654 Jordan Rd., Whittier, Los Angeles County, 90603
Jordan Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Whittier, Los Angeles County. The school has 434 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Marikatherine Elmquist. It is part of the Lowell Joint school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
Jordan Elementary enrolls 434 students across grades K–6. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% White and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 359 | 83% |
| White | 40 | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 15 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
264 of the school's 434 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jordan Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Jordan Elementary is one of 6 schools in Lowell Joint, based in Whittier, California. The district serves 2,980 students district-wide and employs 127 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 434 students, Jordan Elementary is close to the district average of about 497 students per school.