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Enrollment
624
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003204
John Muir Middle
5929 South Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90044 · (323) 565-2200 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL624 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of California public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
616 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 172 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 202 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 250 | 40% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
School pathway
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
25.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.0pp since 2014
Math
14.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.6% | 19.4% | 25.8% | 49.2% |
| Math | 5.9% | 9.0% | 17.9% | 67.2% |
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 | 25.0% | 14.9% |
| 2023-24 | 17.3% | 6.7% |
| 2022-23 | 16.7% | 5.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.2% | 3.5% |
| 2018-19 | 19.1% | 8.0% |
| 2017-18 | 20.1% | 11.9% |
| 2016-17 | 14.4% | 8.1% |
| 2015-16 | 18.0% | 8.0% |
| 2014-15 | 16.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
15.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Middle
John Muir Middle's state test result (15.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Muir Middle this school | 624 | 98.7% | 15.9% |
| Charles Drew Middle Los Angeles | 607 | 99.2% | 16.4% |
| Del Vallejo Middle San Bernardino | 642 | 97.5% | 13.8% |
| Elmhurst United Middle Oakland | 729 | 99.5% | 12.8% |
| Shandin Hills Middle San Bernardino | 709 | 94.9% | 16.3% |
| Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle Los Angeles | 464 | 96.8% | N/A |
Matched among California middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #1,133 of 1,224 | #240 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #1,028 of 1,227 ▲ 158 | #227 of 248 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,091 of 1,227 ▲ 81 | #235 of 248 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.1pp | #144 of 1,214 | #48 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 624 | #713 of 1,377 | #166 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #251 of 1,279 | #70 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.8% | #934 of 1,278 | #170 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #9 of 1,329 | #5 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #261 of 930 | #79 of 213 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
624
-63 (-9%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 1,546
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 624 | 34 | 18.3:1 | 99% (616) |
| 2023-24 | 685 | 31.5 | 21.7:1 | 99% (675) |
| 2022-23 | 693 | 33.5 | 20.7:1 | 99% (684) |
| 2020-21 | 687 | 32 | 21.5:1 | 97% (667) |
| 2017-18 | 808 | 39.3 | 20.5:1 | 94% (763) |
| 2015-16 | 933 | 46 | 20.3:1 | 86% (804) |
| 2010-11 | 1,365 | N/A | N/A | 80% (1,087) |
| 2000-01 | 1,879 | 87 | 21.6:1 | 81% (1,522) |
| 1990-91 | 1,546 | 77 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Muir Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (808 to 624); teachers down 14% (39.3 to 34).
About John Muir Middle
John Muir Middle is a medium-sized middle school for students in Los Angeles, California. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 624 students.
The district for John Muir Middle is Los Angeles Unified, with 784 schools and 406,887 students.
John Muir Middle enrolls a student body that is 82% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 16% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. The chance that two students picked at random at John Muir Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 31%.
John Muir Middle employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 18.3:1. The average ratio among middle schools in California is 20.7:1, higher than at this school. John Muir Middle's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 99%. That is 29 points above the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Measured against California public middle schools, John Muir Middle receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, John Muir Middle would be expected to post about 21.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 15.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 2,244 public schools operate in Los Angeles County, serving about 1,265,907 students.
The closest other public school is Budlong Avenue Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: John Muir Middle ranks 7th of 7 nearby schools, at 15.9% versus a 26.9% average.
The NCES locale for John Muir Middle is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 687 to 624. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.3:1) than in 2020-21 (21.5:1).
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
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5 other US public schools in 2 states are named John Muir Middle. John Muir Middle is the 6th largest of the 6.
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Nearby schools
- Budlong Avenue Elementary0.2 mi · 624
- Augustus Hawkins High0.2 mi · 1,122
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- Sixty-First Street Elementary0.6 mi · 541
- Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci0.6 mi · 480
- Fifty-Second Street Elementary0.7 mi · 606
Frequently asked questions
About John Muir MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at John Muir Middle?
John Muir Middle enrolls approximately 624 students in grades 06-08.
Is John Muir Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
John Muir Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John Muir Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John Muir Middle is approximately 18.3:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at John Muir Middle?
At John Muir Middle, the student body is approximately 1% White, 82% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is John Muir Middle public or private?
John Muir Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.