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Enrollment
969
Middle
DISTRICT 959 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN LEANDRO UNIFIED·NCES 063468005839
John Muir Middle
1444 Williams St., San Leandro, CA 94577 · (510) 618-4400 · Alameda County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL969 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of California public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
21.4:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
769 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 342 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 325 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 302 | 31% |
Student demographics
67%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
43.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.8pp since 2014
Math
24.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 11 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% | 29.8% | 25.6% | 30.5% |
| Math | 11.6% | 13.1% | 26.3% | 49.1% |
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 | 43.8% | 24.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 21.9% |
| 2022-23 | 41.9% | 23.4% |
| 2021-22 | 40.5% | 23.4% |
| 2018-19 | 45.0% | 31.4% |
| 2017-18 | 38.5% | 26.2% |
| 2016-17 | 41.0% | 25.8% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 (32.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Muir Middle this school | 969 | 79.4% | 32.5% |
| Jessie Nelson Academy Signal Hill | 832 | 80.5% | 27.8% |
| Samuel Jackman Middle Sacramento | 909 | 86.7% | 19.6% |
| James Rutter Middle Sacramento | 871 | 87.7% | 23.0% |
| Bell Middle San Diego | 700 | 81.1% | 23.8% |
| John Burroughs Middle Los Angeles | 1,302 | 80.0% | 54.9% |
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 Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #680 of 1,224 | #29 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #731 of 1,227 ▲ 15 | #31 of 46 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #618 of 1,227 ▲ 39 | #28 of 46 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #595 of 1,214 | #15 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 969 | #228 of 1,377 | #15 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #698 of 1,279 | #26 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #232 of 1,278 | #22 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.4% | #563 of 1,329 | #14 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #875 of 930 | #28 of 29 |
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
969
-3 (0%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 772
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 969 | 45.3 | 21.4:1 | 79% (769) |
| 2023-24 | 935 | 44.5 | 21.0:1 | 78% (727) |
| 2022-23 | 911 | 43.3 | 21.1:1 | 76% (690) |
| 2020-21 | 972 | 44 | 22.1:1 | 60% (582) |
| 2017-18 | 995 | 43.7 | 22.8:1 | 65% (648) |
| 2015-16 | 969 | 44 | 22.0:1 | 69% (664) |
| 2010-11 | 991 | N/A | N/A | 62% (613) |
| 2000-01 | 1,016 | 48 | 21.2:1 | 32% (326) |
| 1990-91 | 772 | 37 | 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 3% (995 to 969); teachers up 4% (43.7 to 45.3).
About John Muir Middle
John Muir Middle is a middle-grades school with a street address in San Leandro, California. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 969 students in 2024-25. Across middle schools in California, the average enrollment is about 659.
John Muir Middle belongs to San Leandro Unified, a district of 13 schools and 8,834 students.
Hispanic students make up 48% of enrollment at John Muir Middle, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 29% Asian, 11% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% White. In Alameda County overall, about 23% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
John Muir Middle has 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1. The gap from the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is 0.7 students per teacher. At John Muir Middle, 79% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in Alameda County, the average eligibility rate is 49%.
John Muir Middle holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of California public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.0% for John Muir Middle. The school posts 32.5%, within a point of the prediction.
The school is in Alameda County, where median household income comes to about $129,367, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Alameda County counts 394 public schools with about 210,511 students.
John Muir Middle is less than a tenth of a mile from Halkin Elementary, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, John Muir Middle ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 969, close to the 972 recorded in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for John Muir Middle lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Leandro Unified
- San Leandro HighHigh · 2,510 students
- Bancroft MiddleMiddle · 948 students
- Halkin ElementaryElementary · 724 students
- Madison ElementaryElementary · 694 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 524 students
Other schools in San Leandro
- San Leandro HighHigh · 2,510 students
- Bancroft MiddleMiddle · 948 students
- Halkin ElementaryElementary · 724 students
- Madison ElementaryElementary · 694 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 524 students
Other John Muir Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 2 states are named John Muir Middle. John Muir Middle is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- John Muir MiddleBurbank, CA · 1,353 students
- John Muir MiddleCorcoran, CA · 754 students
- John Muir MiddleSan Jose, CA · 722 students
- John Muir MiddleLos Angeles, CA · 624 students
- John Muir MiddleWausau, WI · 967 students
Nearby schools
- Halkin Elementary0.1 mi · 724
- Lincoln High (Continuation)0.1 mi · 166
- Madison Park Academy Elementary1.0 mi · 241
- Madison Park Academy 6-121.0 mi · 676
- McKinley Elementary1.2 mi · 454
- Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy1.2 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About John Muir MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at John Muir Middle?
John Muir Middle enrolls approximately 969 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.
How many teachers does John Muir Middle have?
John Muir Middle employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
What is the student diversity at John Muir Middle?
Student demographics at John Muir Middle are roughly 5% White, 48% Hispanic, 11% Black, 29% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees John Muir Middle?
John Muir Middle is overseen by San Leandro Unified in Alameda County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.