John Muir Elementary

Set in Stockton, California, John Muir Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary-level community, operated by Lodi Unified. It educates 559 students across grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so John Muir Elementary sits 20% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Lodi Unified, which oversees 46 schools and 27,047 students, John Muir Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, John Muir Elementary records that 37% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 36% Hispanic, 11% White, 9% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, John Muir Elementary shows 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.3:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, John Muir Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.0%; this one delivers 54.3%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for San Joaquin County put the typical household earns roughly $92,179 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across San Joaquin County's 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), John Muir Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Elkhorn, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John Muir Elementary. On composite proficiency, John Muir Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 36.7%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John Muir Elementary has contracted 10%, going from 621 students in 2018 to 559 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 16% to 11%.

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