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Alumni: what's one memory from John Muir Fundamental Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
557
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ANA UNIFIED·NCES 063531006002
John Muir Fundamental Elementary
1951 North Mabury, Santa Ana, CA 92705 · (714) 972-6700 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
22.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
392 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 107 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
55.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.3pp since 2014
Math
53.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.5% | 23.8% | 20.9% | 23.8% |
| Math | 27.5% | 25.6% | 26.0% | 20.9% |
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 | 55.3% | 53.1% |
| 2023-24 | 62.2% | 56.4% |
| 2022-23 | 59.2% | 52.4% |
| 2021-22 | 56.6% | 47.2% |
| 2018-19 | 58.7% | 53.8% |
| 2017-18 | 56.8% | 50.7% |
| 2016-17 | 53.5% | 46.7% |
| 2015-16 | 50.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in California's top 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 Fundamental Elementary
John Muir Fundamental Elementary's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Muir Fundamental Elementary this school | 557 | 70.4% | 56.7% |
| Tierra Vista Elementary Oxnard | 560 | 71.4% | 23.9% |
| James Monroe Elementary Fountain Valley | 555 | 69.2% | 47.9% |
| Ladera Palma Elementary La Habra | 583 | 70.3% | 45.4% |
| Sanger Academy Charter Sanger | 609 | 69.0% | 52.5% |
| Price (Adelaide) Elementary Anaheim | 507 | 69.2% | 34.3% |
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 Fundamental Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #1,293 of 5,151 | #169 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #1,398 of 5,172 ▼ 231 | #185 of 382 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #1,671 of 5,172 ▼ 552 | #197 of 382 ▼ 45 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #2,559 of 5,116 | #187 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #1,787 of 5,915 | #132 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,415 of 5,352 | #105 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.2% | #4,580 of 5,354 | #348 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.4% | #2,937 of 5,625 | #168 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.3% | #123 of 3,837 | #15 of 324 |
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
557
-219 (-28%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 463
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 557 | 25 | 22.3:1 | 70% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 613 | 29.1 | 21.1:1 | 59% (362) |
| 2022-23 | 688 | 34 | 20.2:1 | 55% (376) |
| 2020-21 | 776 | 32 | 24.3:1 | 63% (488) |
| 2017-18 | 949 | 34 | 27.9:1 | 62% (591) |
| 2015-16 | 1,037 | 39 | 26.6:1 | 78% (808) |
| 2010-11 | 855 | N/A | N/A | 66% (562) |
| 2000-01 | 987 | 47 | 21.0:1 | 33% (321) |
| 1990-91 | 463 | 16 | 28.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Muir Fundamental Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (949 to 557); teachers down 26% (34 to 25).
About John Muir Fundamental Elementary
John Muir Fundamental Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Santa Ana, California. The school serves 557 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Santa Ana Unified (51 schools, 35,993 students) runs John Muir Fundamental Elementary.
John Muir Fundamental Elementary enrolls a student body that is 91% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 4% Asian and 4% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Orange County's population at about 34%. The chance that two students picked at random at John Muir Fundamental Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 17%.
The school employs the equivalent of 25 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 22.3:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at John Muir Fundamental Elementary is 70%. Across public schools in Orange County, the average is 55%.
John Muir Fundamental Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 87% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
John Muir Fundamental Elementary is 18.4 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in California.
Federal survey data for Orange County show that median household income is about $116,289, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 649 public schools operate in Orange County, serving about 430,458 students.
Ednovate - Legacy College Prep. is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, John Muir Fundamental Elementary is 1st among 6 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around John Muir Fundamental Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 28%, from 776 to 557. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (22.3:1) than in 2020-21 (24.3:1).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at John Muir Fundamental Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Ednovate - Legacy College Prep.0.4 mi · 427
- Sierra Preparatory Academy0.4 mi · 697
- Citrus Springs Charter0.4 mi · 477
- Fairhaven Elementary0.8 mi · 421
- REACH Academy1.1 mi · 36
- Advanced Learning Academy1.2 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About John Muir Fundamental ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at John Muir Fundamental Elementary?
John Muir Fundamental Elementary enrolls approximately 557 students in grades KG-05.
Is John Muir Fundamental Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
John Muir Fundamental Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does John Muir Fundamental Elementary have?
John Muir Fundamental Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John Muir Fundamental Elementary?
At John Muir Fundamental Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 91% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is John Muir Fundamental Elementary in?
John Muir Fundamental Elementary is part of Santa Ana Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.