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How has John Muir Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
559
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LODI UNIFIED·NCES 062223003998
John Muir Elementary
2303 Whistler Way, Stockton, CA 95209 · (209) 953-8106 · San Joaquin County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL559 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
24.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
361 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 26% smaller than its 6th grade class (96).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
53.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.8pp since 2014
Math
48.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.5% | 26.3% | 18.7% | 27.5% |
| Math | 26.6% | 21.4% | 19.9% | 32.2% |
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 | 53.8% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.8% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.3% | 52.6% |
| 2021-22 | 59.0% | 50.9% |
| 2020-21 | 52.0% | 44.2% |
| 2018-19 | 55.5% | 52.4% |
| 2017-18 | 58.9% | 47.8% |
| 2016-17 | 56.9% | 49.0% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 53.0% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 (52.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Muir Elementary this school | 559 | 64.6% | 52.5% |
| Bragg Elementary Cerritos | 602 | 58.0% | 68.9% |
| Canyon Oaks Elementary American Canyon | 696 | 63.5% | 49.3% |
| Delta View Elementary Pittsburg | 656 | 66.2% | 36.6% |
| Temperance-Kutner Elementary Fresno | 618 | 68.3% | 47.1% |
| Braddock Drive Elementary Culver City | 541 | 59.7% | 67.5% |
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 San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #1,563 of 5,151 | #17 of 138 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,721 of 5,172 ▼ 321 | #19 of 138 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #1,767 of 5,172 ▼ 323 | #19 of 138 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.1pp | #711 of 5,116 | #19 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 559 | #1,772 of 5,915 | #71 of 159 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.3:1 | #3,961 of 5,352 | #93 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #484 of 5,354 | #10 of 149 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #3,258 of 5,625 | #105 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #2,690 of 3,837 | #54 of 95 |
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
559
-37 (-6%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 769
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 559 | 23 | 24.3:1 | 65% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 570 | 23.5 | 24.3:1 | 68% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 564 | 24 | 23.5:1 | 59% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 596 | 26 | 22.9:1 | 67% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 621 | 25 | 24.8:1 | 54% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 636 | 27 | 23.6:1 | 53% (335) |
| 2010-11 | 689 | N/A | N/A | 44% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 769 | 35 | 22.0:1 | 24% (184) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Muir Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (621 to 559); teachers down 8% (25 to 23).
About John Muir Elementary
John Muir Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Stockton, California. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend, and enrollment is 559 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Lodi Unified (46 schools, 27,047 students) runs John Muir Elementary.
John Muir Elementary has no majority group; Asian students are the largest, at 37%. Other students are 36% Hispanic, 11% White, 9% Black, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, San Joaquin County residents are about 19% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 71% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 24.3:1 comes from the school's 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.0 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 65% in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in San Joaquin County average 66%.
The allk12 Grade for John Muir Elementary is B+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 69% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
John Muir Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.5% is 10.8 points above the 41.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in San Joaquin County, the median household income is $92,179, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. John Muir Elementary is one of 251 public schools in the county.
Elkhorn is located about 0.5 miles from John Muir Elementary. The five-mile area around John Muir Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 37.9%, lower than John Muir Elementary's 52.5%.
John Muir Elementary is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 37 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 22.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 24.3:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at John Muir Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
San Joaquin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
797,334
Census ACS
Median income
$92,179
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
251
153,026 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lodi Unified
- Tokay HighHigh · 2,058 students
- Lodi HighHigh · 1,952 students
- Bear Creek HighHigh · 1,925 students
- Ronald E. McNair HighHigh · 1,644 students
- Lodi MiddleMiddle · 893 students
- Ellerth E. Larson ElementaryElementary · 890 students
Other schools in Stockton
- Lincoln HighHigh · 2,801 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,355 students
- Franklin HighHigh · 2,065 students
- Cesar Chavez HighHigh · 2,021 students
- Bear Creek HighHigh · 1,925 students
- Stagg Senior HighHigh · 1,677 students
Other John Muir Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 3 states are named John Muir Elementary. John Muir Elementary is the 4th largest of the 11.
- John Muir ElementaryGlendale, CA · 810 students
- John Muir ElementaryMerced, CA · 613 students
- John Muir ElementaryModesto, CA · 567 students
- John Muir ElementarySan Jose, CA · 557 students
- John Muir ElementarySan Bruno, CA · 486 students
Nearby schools
- Elkhorn0.5 mi · 263
- Creekside Elementary0.6 mi · 501
- Bear Creek High0.6 mi · 1,925
- Julia Morgan Elementary0.9 mi · 407
- Plaza Robles Continuation High0.9 mi · 141
- Delta Sierra Middle0.9 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About John Muir ElementaryHow many students attend John Muir Elementary?
John Muir Elementary enrolls approximately 559 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 24.3:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is John Muir Elementary?
John Muir Elementary reports a student body of 11% White, 36% Hispanic, 9% Black, 37% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is John Muir Elementary public or private?
John Muir Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lodi Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.