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What tradition at John Muir Elementary should never be changed?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
810
Elementary
DISTRICT 644 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLENDALE UNIFIED·NCES 061524001942
John Muir Elementary
912 South Chevy Chase Dr., Glendale, CA 91205 · (818) 241-4848 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL810 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
532 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 144 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 121 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (144) is 19% larger than its 6th grade class (121).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
53.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.2pp since 2014
Math
46.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.7% | 28.5% | 19.6% | 27.2% |
| Math | 24.8% | 22.1% | 25.7% | 27.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.2% | 46.9% |
| 2023-24 | 48.5% | 43.7% |
| 2022-23 | 49.8% | 48.7% |
| 2021-22 | 50.5% | 42.6% |
| 2018-19 | 50.8% | 44.7% |
| 2017-18 | 49.4% | 39.1% |
| 2016-17 | 49.6% | 37.1% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 43.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 45.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like John Muir Elementary
John Muir Elementary's state test result (48.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Muir Elementary this school | 810 | 65.7% | 48.1% |
| Horace Mann Elementary Glendale | 672 | 62.5% | 71.3% |
| Mistletoe Elementary Redding | 682 | 71.4% | 46.1% |
| Emma Wilson Elementary Chico | 597 | 60.8% | 44.0% |
| Highland Elementary Norco | 573 | 62.7% | 52.4% |
| Turtle Bay Redding | 692 | 73.6% | 43.8% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where John Muir Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #1,855 of 5,151 | #423 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #1,796 of 5,172 ▲ 121 | #427 of 1,129 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #1,811 of 5,172 ▲ 206 | #402 of 1,129 ▲ 51 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #2,113 of 5,116 | #565 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 810 | #360 of 5,915 | #56 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.3:1 | #4,595 of 5,352 | #1,041 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #2,087 of 5,354 | #323 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.7% | #3,190 of 5,625 | #888 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #2,767 of 3,837 | #754 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
810
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 983
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
was 25.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 810 | 32 | 25.3:1 | 66% (532) |
| 2023-24 | 818 | 32.5 | 25.2:1 | 68% (558) |
| 2022-23 | 750 | 30 | 25.0:1 | 66% (494) |
| 2020-21 | 809 | 32 | 25.3:1 | 68% (551) |
| 2017-18 | 894 | 33 | 27.1:1 | 73% (654) |
| 2015-16 | 886 | 34 | 26.1:1 | 75% (665) |
| 2010-11 | 835 | N/A | N/A | 75% (629) |
| 2000-01 | 1,328 | 62 | 21.4:1 | 79% (1,050) |
| 1990-91 | 983 | 36 | 27.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Muir Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (894 to 810); teachers down 3% (33 to 32).
About John Muir Elementary
John Muir Elementary is a large elementary school in Glendale, California, (ZIP code 91205). The latest federal count shows 810 students in kindergarten through 6. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 74% higher.
District-wide, Glendale Unified has 32 schools and 25,294 students.
White students account for 55% of enrollment at John Muir Elementary. The remaining students are 34% Hispanic and 8% Asian. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 31% White. The chance that two students picked at random at John Muir Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
John Muir Elementary employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 25.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. John Muir Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 66%.
allk12 grades John Muir Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, John Muir Elementary's results are 7.0 points above predicted: 48.1% against 41.1%.
John Muir Elementary is located in Los Angeles County, where median household income is about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,265,907.
The nearest other public school, Horace Mann Elementary, is about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of John Muir Elementary. John Muir Elementary places 3rd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
John Muir Elementary is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 810, starting from 809.
The John Muir Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
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Other John Muir Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 3 states are named John Muir Elementary. John Muir Elementary is the largest of the 11.
- John Muir ElementaryMerced, CA · 613 students
- John Muir ElementaryModesto, CA · 567 students
- John Muir ElementaryStockton, CA · 559 students
- John Muir ElementarySan Jose, CA · 557 students
- John Muir ElementarySan Bruno, CA · 486 students
Nearby schools
- Horace Mann Elementary0.6 mi · 672
- John Marshall Elementary0.8 mi · 486
- Theodore Roosevelt Middle0.8 mi · 842
- Glendale High0.8 mi · 2,066
- Delevan Drive Elementary0.9 mi · 483
- Jewel City Community Day1.1 mi · 9
Frequently asked questions
About John Muir ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at John Muir Elementary?
John Muir Elementary enrolls approximately 810 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does John Muir Elementary serve?
John Muir Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at John Muir Elementary?
Approximately 25.3:1 students per teacher at John Muir Elementary.
How diverse is John Muir Elementary?
John Muir Elementary reports a student body of 55% White, 34% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees John Muir Elementary?
John Muir Elementary is overseen by Glendale Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.