Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530423000668
John Muir Elementary
14012 132nd AVE NE, Kirkland, WA 98034 · (425) 936-2640 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
98 students
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 68% · 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
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
57.4%
WA avg 58.4% . -11.7pp since 2014
Math
52.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -6.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.4% | 52.5% |
| 2023-24 | 67.1% | 60.5% |
| 2022-23 | 54.5% | 59.8% |
| 2021-22 | 51.9% | 50.0% |
| 2018-19 | 65.4% | 66.8% |
| 2017-18 | 67.0% | 64.2% |
| 2016-17 | 68.1% | 70.2% |
| 2015-16 | 71.0% | 64.4% |
| 2014-15 | 69.1% | 59.0% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 (61.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Muir Elementary this school | 321 | 30.5% | 61.5% |
| Carriage Crest Elementary School Renton | 324 | 32.7% | 51.6% |
| Lake Youngs Elementary School Kent | 416 | 33.9% | 65.7% |
| Cedar Park Elementary School Seattle | 254 | 33.5% | 72.8% |
| Terrace Park Elementary MTLK TERRACE | 295 | 30.8% | 57.8% |
| John Hay Elementary School SEATTLE | 257 | 30.0% | 54.0% |
Matched among Washington 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 Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #237 of 936 | #128 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #398 of 1,103 ▼ 143 | #153 of 281 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #354 of 1,102 ▼ 155 | #140 of 280 ▼ 31 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #320 of 928 | #80 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #894 of 1,268 | #240 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #54 of 1,085 | #20 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.7% | #149 of 1,088 | #88 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.5% | #925 of 1,169 | #164 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.2% | #174 of 778 | #65 of 220 |
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
321
-51 (-14%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 677
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 321 | 25.1 | 12.8:1 | 31% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 28.5 | 12.5:1 | 29% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 27.5 | 14.3:1 | 32% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 26 | 14.3:1 | 27% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 31.2 | 13.9:1 | 33% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 410 | 24 | 17.1:1 | 39% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 403 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 36% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 565 | 32 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 677 | 30 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Muir Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (435 to 321); teachers down 20% (31.2 to 25.1).
About John Muir Elementary
John Muir Elementary is a public small elementary school in Kirkland, Washington. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 321 students.
John Muir Elementary is in Lake Washington School District, a district with 30,986 students across 55 schools.
The most common group at John Muir Elementary is White students, at 37%. The school is also 24% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 7% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 55%. John Muir Elementary's diversity index is 75%, against a US figure of 70%.
John Muir Elementary operates with 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.8:1. That is lower than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. About 31% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 61.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 59.7%.
In King County (population about 2,287,171), the median household income is $124,746, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. John Muir Elementary is one of 544 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Kamiakin Middle School is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. John Muir Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, John Muir Elementary ranks 3rd on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 51 fewer students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 12.8 students per teacher, compared with 14.3 in 2020-21.
The John Muir Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake Washington School District
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 2,481 students
- Redmond High SchoolHigh · 2,304 students
- Lake Washington High SchoolHigh · 2,081 students
- Juanita High SchoolHigh · 1,778 students
- Inglewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,229 students
- Redmond Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
Other schools in Kirkland
- Lake Washington High SchoolHigh · 2,081 students
- Juanita High SchoolHigh · 1,778 students
- Kirkland Middle SchoolMiddle · 746 students
- Finn Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 664 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 602 students
- Peter Kirk ElementaryElementary · 592 students
Other John Muir Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 3 states are named John Muir Elementary. John Muir Elementary is the 9th largest of the 11.
- John Muir Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WA · 308 students
- John Muir ElementaryGlendale, CA · 810 students
- John Muir ElementaryMerced, CA · 613 students
- John Muir ElementaryModesto, CA · 567 students
- John Muir ElementaryStockton, CA · 559 students
Nearby schools
- Kamiakin Middle School0.1 mi · 573
- Robert Frost Elementary1.0 mi · 424
- Woodmoor Elementary1.2 mi · 643
- Woodinville Community Center1.2 mi · 5
- Northshore Middle School1.4 mi · 753
- Lake Washington Technical Academy1.5 mi · 138
Frequently asked questions
About John Muir ElementaryHow many students attend John Muir Elementary?
John Muir Elementary enrolls approximately 321 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does John Muir Elementary serve?
John Muir Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John Muir Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John Muir Elementary is approximately 12.8:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at John Muir Elementary?
Student demographics at John Muir Elementary are roughly 37% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, 24% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is John Muir Elementary in?
John Muir Elementary is part of Lake Washington School District.
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