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Mortimer Jordan High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1920 Blue Devil Road, Kimberly, AL 35091 · (205) 379-4850 · Part of Jefferson County School District

Kimberly’s School Grade C better than 31% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
886
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Mortimer Jordan High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state

On the path

Where Kimberly kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8North Jefferson Middle School669 students
9–12Mortimer Jordan High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1920 Blue Devil Road, Kimberly

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9242
Grade 10214
Grade 11233
Grade 12197
Enrollment over time
834’20
846’21
861’22
855’23
886’24

Up 6.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Black 11%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mortimer Jordan High School from Kimberly families.

Other schools in Jefferson County School District

The district →
Fultondale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fultondale
C
889 students20:1
Chalkville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Birmingham
D
818 students18:1
Pinson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Pinson
753 students17:1
McCalla Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bessemer
C+
752 students19:1
Bryant Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Birmingham
C+
707 students17:1
Gardendale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gardendale
B+
700 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Kimberly’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.