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What's one thing John Muir Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
567
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MODESTO CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062513003745
John Muir Elementary
1215 Lucerne Ave., Modesto, CA 95350 · (209) 574-8182 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
459 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 | 115 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (115) is 58% larger than its 6th grade class (73).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
33.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.7pp since 2014
Math
25.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.9% | 22.8% | 27.5% | 38.8% |
| Math | 7.3% | 18.2% | 26.9% | 47.6% |
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 | 33.7% | 25.4% |
| 2023-24 | 35.9% | 25.2% |
| 2022-23 | 31.1% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.8% | 20.9% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 11.8% |
| 2018-19 | 30.2% | 21.4% |
| 2017-18 | 27.8% | 19.9% |
| 2016-17 | 23.6% | 14.7% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 (29.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Muir Elementary this school | 567 | 81.0% | 29.9% |
| Ella Elementary Olivehurst | 554 | 81.9% | 22.5% |
| Burns Valley Clearlake | 568 | 82.2% | 15.2% |
| Calimesa Elementary Yucaipa | 511 | 83.2% | 17.4% |
| Christine Sipherd Elementary Modesto | 505 | 82.4% | 34.7% |
| Rose Avenue Elementary Modesto | 561 | 74.9% | 28.6% |
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 Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #3,516 of 5,151 | #53 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #3,716 of 5,172 ▼ 107 | #61 of 100 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #3,591 of 5,172 ▼ 462 | #57 of 100 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #2,580 of 5,116 | #53 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #1,682 of 5,915 | #39 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #3,146 of 5,352 | #62 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #1,723 of 5,354 | #22 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.0% | #2,099 of 5,625 | #44 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.2% | #473 of 1,139 | #11 of 36 |
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
567
+106 (+23%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 567 | 24.4 | 23.2:1 | 81% (459) |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 24.9 | 22.3:1 | 87% (483) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 24.3 | 21.6:1 | 82% (430) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 21 | 21.9:1 | 85% (392) |
| 2017-18 | 510 | 24 | 21.3:1 | 89% (454) |
| 2015-16 | 526 | 23 | 22.9:1 | 85% (446) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | N/A | N/A | 84% (382) |
| 2000-01 | 557 | 27 | 20.6:1 | 69% (382) |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 22 | 25.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Muir Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (510 to 567); teachers up 2% (24 to 24.4).
About John Muir Elementary
John Muir Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Modesto, California. The school counted 567 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 6. It has 22% more students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Modesto City Elementary counts 26 schools and 14,444 students, including John Muir Elementary.
More than half of enrollment at John Muir Elementary is Hispanic: 58%. Other groups include 20% White, 12% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 3% Black. The diversity index for John Muir Elementary is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
John Muir Elementary reports a ratio of 23.2 students per teacher, from 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at John Muir Elementary, 81% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Stanislaus County averages 71%, lower than here.
John Muir Elementary scores 29.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 32.1%.
The county, Stanislaus County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $81,468, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 190, with about 106,477 students.
Of the public schools around it, John Muir Elementary is closest to Thomas Downey High, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. John Muir Elementary is 4th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 461 (2020-21) to 567 (2024-25). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (23.2:1) than in 2020-21 (21.9:1).
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.
Stanislaus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
553,990
Census ACS
Median income
$81,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
190
106,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Modesto City Elementary
- Bret Harte ElementaryElementary · 867 students
- Roosevelt Junior HighMiddle · 818 students
- Fairview ElementaryElementary · 786 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 777 students
- La Loma Junior HighMiddle · 705 students
- Mark Twain Junior HighMiddle · 658 students
Other schools in Modesto
- Joseph A. Gregori HighHigh · 2,346 students
- James C. Enochs HighHigh · 2,304 students
- Modesto HighHigh · 2,292 students
- Thomas Downey HighHigh · 2,192 students
- Grace M. Davis HighHigh · 2,083 students
- Peter Johansen HighHigh · 2,029 students
Other John Muir Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 3 states are named John Muir Elementary. John Muir Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 11.
- John Muir ElementaryGlendale, CA · 810 students
- John Muir ElementaryMerced, CA · 613 students
- John Muir ElementaryStockton, CA · 559 students
- John Muir ElementarySan Jose, CA · 557 students
- John Muir ElementarySan Bruno, CA · 486 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Downey High0.3 mi · 2,192
- Rose Avenue Elementary0.7 mi · 561
- La Loma Junior High0.8 mi · 705
- Wilson Elementary0.9 mi · 283
- Robert Elliott Alternative Education Center0.9 mi · 479
- Enslen Elementary1.3 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About John Muir ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at John Muir Elementary?
John Muir Elementary enrolls approximately 567 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 23.2:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is John Muir Elementary?
John Muir Elementary reports a student body of 20% White, 58% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is John Muir Elementary in?
John Muir Elementary is part of Modesto City Elementary.
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