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Enrollment
722
Middle
DISTRICT 854 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JOSE UNIFIED·NCES 063459005723
John Muir Middle
1260 Branham Ln., San Jose, CA 95118 · (408) 535-6281 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL722 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of California public middle schools
- B-Test 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.
- 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
391 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 235 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 243 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 244 | 34% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
42.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.9pp since 2014
Math
34.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.1% | 28.0% | 24.6% | 33.3% |
| Math | 18.8% | 15.3% | 22.7% | 43.1% |
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 | 42.1% | 34.1% |
| 2023-24 | 38.6% | 31.6% |
| 2022-23 | 48.2% | 25.6% |
| 2021-22 | 43.5% | 28.6% |
| 2020-21 | 55.4% | 34.4% |
| 2018-19 | 54.7% | 36.1% |
| 2017-18 | 54.7% | 37.6% |
| 2016-17 | 51.5% | 34.9% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 (36.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Muir Middle this school | 722 | 54.2% | 36.6% |
| Reginald M. Benton Middle La Mirada | 718 | 55.2% | 42.2% |
| Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle Merced | 624 | 58.5% | 35.9% |
| J. H. Hull Middle Torrance | 621 | 50.2% | 43.1% |
| Solorsano Middle Gilroy | 749 | 48.9% | 37.4% |
| Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate Whittier | 687 | 57.2% | 53.7% |
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 Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #595 of 1,224 | #41 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #518 of 1,227 ▲ 13 | #38 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #658 of 1,227 ▲ 31 | #41 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.1pp | #617 of 1,214 | #17 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 722 | #562 of 1,377 | #28 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #480 of 1,279 | #33 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #461 of 1,278 | #27 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.2% | #901 of 1,329 | #26 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.4% | #41 of 930 | #3 of 53 |
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
722
-188 (-21%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 856
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 722 | 36 | 20.0:1 | 54% (391) |
| 2023-24 | 741 | 38.3 | 19.4:1 | 53% (390) |
| 2022-23 | 787 | 36.9 | 21.3:1 | 51% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 910 | 50 | 18.2:1 | 41% (371) |
| 2017-18 | 1,154 | 52.8 | 21.9:1 | 47% (537) |
| 2015-16 | 1,197 | 54 | 22.2:1 | 47% (566) |
| 2010-11 | 1,069 | N/A | N/A | 41% (443) |
| 2000-01 | 872 | 42 | 20.8:1 | 36% (313) |
| 1990-91 | 856 | 41 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Muir Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (1,154 to 722); teachers down 32% (52.8 to 36).
About John Muir Middle
John Muir Middle is a mid-sized middle school with its address in San Jose, California. Enrollment totals 722 students across grades 6 through 8.
A total of 41 schools make up San Jose Unified, with 24,322 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show John Muir Middle is 60% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 19% White, 12% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 35 points above the 25% share among Santa Clara County residents. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at John Muir Middle are from different groups.
There are 36 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 20.0:1. The average for middle schools in California is about 20.7:1. Of all students at John Muir Middle, 54% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Santa Clara County, the average eligibility rate is 37%.
On the allk12 Grade, John Muir Middle lands at C+, ahead of 35% of California public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, John Muir Middle would score about 47.8%. It scores 36.6%, 11.2 points below that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for Santa Clara County show that the median household earns about $164,281 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Santa Clara County has 412 public schools with about 230,059 students, including John Muir Middle.
John Muir Middle is about 0.2 miles from Broadway High, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: John Muir Middle ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 36.6% versus a 51.5% 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.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 722, compared with 910 in 2020-21. Students per teacher increased from 18.2 in 2020-21 to 20.0 in 2024-25.
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Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
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Other John Muir Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 2 states are named John Muir Middle. John Muir Middle is the 5th largest of the 6.
- John Muir MiddleBurbank, CA · 1,353 students
- John Muir MiddleSan Leandro, CA · 969 students
- John Muir MiddleCorcoran, CA · 754 students
- John Muir MiddleLos Angeles, CA · 624 students
- John Muir MiddleWausau, WI · 967 students
Nearby schools
- Broadway High0.2 mi · 176
- Hacienda Science/Environmental Magnet0.6 mi · 622
- Almaden Elementary0.6 mi · 305
- Reed Elementary0.6 mi · 356
- Pioneer High0.9 mi · 1,393
- Branham High1.0 mi · 1,820
Frequently asked questions
About John Muir MiddleHow many students attend John Muir Middle?
John Muir Middle enrolls approximately 722 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does John Muir Middle serve?
John Muir Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John Muir Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John Muir Middle is approximately 20.0:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is John Muir Middle?
John Muir Middle reports a student body of 19% White, 60% Hispanic, 3% Black, 12% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is John Muir Middle public or private?
John Muir Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Jose Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.