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.

Our Mission:  Jordan Middle School is a community of diverse, accepting, thoughtful, and honest citizens. We promote engaged participation and student empowerment through a safe environment of respect, responsibility, and healthy challenges.