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How has John Muir Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
613
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERCED CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062460003692
John Muir Elementary
300 West 26th St., Merced, CA 95340 · (209) 385-6667 · Merced County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
543 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 33% larger than its 6th grade class (86).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
26.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.6pp since 2014
Math
22.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.7% | 17.7% | 27.0% | 46.5% |
| Math | 6.9% | 15.3% | 24.3% | 53.5% |
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 | 26.4% | 22.2% |
| 2023-24 | 26.1% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.4% | 20.3% |
| 2021-22 | 24.8% | 15.6% |
| 2018-19 | 39.5% | 23.5% |
| 2017-18 | 36.9% | 24.6% |
| 2016-17 | 38.1% | 21.2% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 (24.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Muir Elementary this school | 613 | 88.6% | 24.2% |
| Palm Innovation Academy Beaumont | 565 | 87.4% | 39.0% |
| Washington Elementary Bellflower | 579 | 90.8% | 22.2% |
| John C. Fremont Elementary Merced | 580 | 84.7% | 27.5% |
| Alexander Hamilton Elementary Stockton | 599 | 87.3% | 13.6% |
| Granite Pointe Elementary Bakersfield | 670 | 90.1% | 39.4% |
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 Merced County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #4,170 of 5,151 | #45 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #4,077 of 5,172 ▼ 126 | #43 of 54 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #4,337 of 5,172 ▼ 139 | #46 of 54 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.1pp | #1,947 of 5,116 | #28 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #1,282 of 5,915 | #16 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.6:1 | #4,714 of 5,352 | #44 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.1% | #2,983 of 5,354 | #12 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.6% | #1,263 of 5,625 | #18 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #3,709 of 3,837 | #33 of 35 |
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
613
+39 (+7%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 644
Student : Teacher
25.6:1
was 25.0:1
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 | 613 | 23.9 | 25.6:1 | 89% (543) |
| 2023-24 | 581 | 23.9 | 24.3:1 | 93% (539) |
| 2022-23 | 605 | 23 | 26.3:1 | 96% (579) |
| 2020-21 | 574 | 23 | 25.0:1 | 87% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 24 | 25.9:1 | 93% (579) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 25 | 23.5:1 | 88% (519) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | N/A | N/A | 87% (416) |
| 2000-01 | 678 | 33 | 20.6:1 | 88% (597) |
| 1990-91 | 644 | 26 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Muir Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (622 to 613); teachers unchanged (24 to 23.9).
About John Muir Elementary
John Muir Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Merced, California, (ZIP code 95340). The school counted 613 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 6. The school is 32% bigger than the average for elementary schools in California.
The district, Merced City Elementary, operates 19 schools serving 11,108 students.
The share of Hispanic students at John Muir Elementary is 71%, a majority. Smaller groups are 9% White, 7% Black, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 47%.
John Muir Elementary reports a ratio of 25.6 students per teacher, from 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Lunch program data show 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 81% average for public schools in Merced County is 8 points lower.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For John Muir Elementary, the prediction is 27.6% and the result is 24.2%.
In Merced County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $65,510 a year, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Public schools in Merced County number 117, with about 59,456 students.
John Muir Elementary's nearest public school is Yosemite High (Continuation) (about 0.6 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, John Muir Elementary places 6th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, John Muir Elementary had a net gain of 39 students, or 7%.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at John Muir Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Merced County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
290,201
Census ACS
Median income
$65,510
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
59,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Merced City Elementary
- Rudolph Rivera ElementaryElementary · 917 students
- Donn B. Chenoweth ElementaryElementary · 722 students
- Luther Burbank ElementaryElementary · 716 students
- Allan Peterson ElementaryElementary · 690 students
- Joe StefaniElementary · 641 students
- Herbert Hoover MiddleMiddle · 629 students
Other schools in Merced
- Merced HighHigh · 1,943 students
- Golden Valley HighHigh · 1,917 students
- El Capitan HighHigh · 1,793 students
- Weaver MiddleMiddle · 1,073 students
- Pioneer ElementaryElementary · 1,055 students
- Merced County Special EducationCombined · 942 students
Other John Muir Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 3 states are named John Muir Elementary. John Muir Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 11.
- John Muir ElementaryGlendale, CA · 810 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
- Yosemite High (Continuation)0.6 mi · 342
- Independence High (Alternative)0.6 mi · 87
- Herbert Hoover Middle0.6 mi · 629
- Sequoia High0.7 mi · 77
- Luther Burbank Elementary0.8 mi · 716
- Merced High0.8 mi · 1,943
Frequently asked questions
About John Muir ElementaryHow many students attend John Muir Elementary?
John Muir Elementary enrolls approximately 613 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does John Muir Elementary serve?
John Muir Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John Muir Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John Muir Elementary is approximately 25.6:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at John Muir Elementary?
Student demographics at John Muir Elementary are roughly 9% White, 71% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is John Muir Elementary public or private?
John Muir Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Merced City Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.