Charles E. Jordan High School

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Charles E. Jordan High School (also known as Durham Jordan) is located in Durham, North Carolina. 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 middle schools such as Shepard, Sherwood Githens, Lowe's Grove, and Rogers-Herr.

Jordan has an enrollment of approximately 1,829 students as of 2006.[1] Students at Jordan come from a broad swath 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 from Durham's influx of Spanish-speaking people.

Jordan has had a reputation for high academic standards. It has sent many students to nearby University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University. In 2005, Newsweek magazine ranked Jordan 192nd in its annual listing of top high schools in the United States.

Athletics are also prominent at the school. Traditionally, Chapel Hill High School is Jordan's biggest soccer rival, although in recent years East Chapel Hill High School has dominated on multiple levels. Hillside High School and Northern High School remain football rivals.

For information on other high schools in the county, see Durham Public Schools.