The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Swmetro Jaf
SWMetro JAF is an alternative school serving grades six through twelve, operated by Southwest Metro Intermediate 288, an intermediate district that provides specialized services to member districts in the region. The school is located in Jordan, a small city in Scott County with a traditional small-town character and a steadily growing population. The school’s enrollment is very small, with just a handful of students across the grade bands. Because the school is an alternative setting, its student body likely includes young people who have not succeeded in a conventional school environment, and that context is essential for understanding the academic results reported.
State testing data is available but extremely limited. For math and English language arts, proficiency was reported at zero percent for seventh grade, the only grade for which those results were shared in the public data. Science testing for eighth grade was suppressed because the number of students tested was too small to report. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages all tested subjects and grades, places it in the bottom quartile when compared with the districts of Scott County. That comparison should be read with caution, however, because alternative schools serve a different population than traditional district schools, and their assessment results typically reflect students who are behind grade level or have been referred out of mainstream classrooms. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand how academic progress is measured for each student and what supports are in place. Graduation rate data was not available, which is often the case for schools with very small enrollments where reporting thresholds are not met.
Jordan itself is a compact city with a historic downtown and a strong amateur baseball tradition. The owner-occupied housing rate is substantial, and median home values and household incomes are consistent with a bedroom community where many residents commute to the broader Twin Cities metro area. The city has grown at a modest but steady pace over the last several years, and the housing market reflects that upward trend. The school’s location on Valley View Drive places it within the city, but the school building and campus are not described in the public data.
The district that runs SWMetro JAF, Southwest Metro Intermediate 288, is an intermediate cooperative that provides alternative learning, special education, career and technical education, and other specialized programs to eleven member districts. No recent changes of lasting impact were found in publicly reported information.
No program offerings, discipline data, staffing ratios, or chronic absenteeism figures were available in the public record for this school. For a family considering this placement, the most important step would be to speak directly with the school to understand the academic pathway, the size and structure of the learning environment, the types of support services available, and the approach to transitioning students back to a home district or to postsecondary life. The data alone cannot convey what day-to-day experience looks like in a school this small and specialized.
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