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David Starr Jordan Middle School serves sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students in Palo Alto, California, a community adjacent to the Silicon Valley and Stanford University. Part of the Palo Alto Unified School District,
Jordan is known for its high expectations and innovative programs. Teachers are encouraged to try new approaches to teaching and to experiment with a variety of technological innovations.

The climate at Jordan provides a positive and supportive environment in which students can explore, learn, grow, and use their skills to become independent learners and thinkers. Jordan is a place where students and the school community link into the larger real world. Special outreach projects foster a sense of social responsibility to complement students' curricular knowledge. Jordan--real work, real progress, real accomplishments.

Brief Jordan History

Our namesake, David Starr Jordan, was the first President of Stanford University. David Starr Jordan Middle School was built in 1937 and remained open until 1985 when it was closed due to lack of enrollment in the district. It was remodeled and reopened in 1991.

Jordan’s Mascot from 1937 to 1985 was a Dolphin. When Jordan reopened, the students voted to have the Jaguar become the mascot. In 1999 the students voted to have the Dolphin returned to its status as co-mascot with the Jaguar.
   
updated 10-22-2007