Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 530771001221
John Muir Elementary School
3301 S HORTON ST, SEATTLE, WA 98144 · (206) 252-7400 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
174 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
42.6%
WA avg 58.4% . -2.7pp since 2014
Math
33.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -11.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 43 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 Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.6% | 33.6% |
| 2023-24 | 37.5% | 37.5% |
| 2022-23 | 38.9% | 34.2% |
| 2021-22 | 40.9% | 38.3% |
| 2018-19 | 51.6% | 38.9% |
| 2017-18 | 47.3% | 45.0% |
| 2016-17 | 43.0% | 40.6% |
| 2015-16 | 39.2% | 37.4% |
| 2014-15 | 45.2% | 44.8% |
% 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
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 School
John Muir Elementary School's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Muir Elementary School this school | 308 | 56.5% | 37.3% |
| Roxhill Elementary School SEATTLE | 289 | 59.9% | 29.1% |
| Lakeridge Elementary School Seattle | 287 | 62.7% | 31.0% |
| Leschi Elementary School SEATTLE | 240 | 44.6% | 44.7% |
| South Shore PK-8 School SEATTLE | 546 | 64.1% | 33.4% |
| Emerson Elementary School SEATTLE | 398 | 73.6% | 23.7% |
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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #676 of 936 | #210 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #812 of 1,103 ▼ 118 | #221 of 281 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #681 of 1,102 ▲ 114 | #197 of 280 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #303 of 928 | #97 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #933 of 1,268 | #247 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #20 of 1,085 | #10 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.7% | #200 of 1,088 | #110 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #512 of 1,169 | #92 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #477 of 778 | #148 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
308
-61 (-17%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 235
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 308 | 25.9 | 11.9:1 | 56% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 24.3 | 13.7:1 | 56% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 25.8 | 12.3:1 | 60% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 369 | 26 | 14.2:1 | 54% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 67% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 397 | 25 | 15.9:1 | 57% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 21 | 19.8:1 | 54% (226) |
| 2000-01 | 361 | 21 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 235 | 14 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Muir Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (357 to 308); teachers down 4% (27 to 25.9).
About John Muir Elementary School
In SEATTLE, Washington, John Muir Elementary School is a small elementary school. It serves 308 students in kindergarten through 5.
John Muir Elementary School is part of a district of 107 schools: Seattle School District No. 1, with 50,773 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at John Muir Elementary School. The largest is Black students, at 41%. Other students are 25% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 6% Asian. That is higher than the 7% Black share among all King County residents. The school's diversity index is 73%, meaning two students picked at random have a 73% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Eligible students account for 56% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in King County is 38%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for John Muir Elementary School is 42.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.3%.
Federal survey data for King County show that the median household income is $124,746, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. King County is home to 544 public schools and about 278,492 public school students.
Franklin High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of John Muir Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 37.3% is below the 54.9% average for nearby schools.
John Muir Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Federal data show a 17% enrollment decrease, from 369 in 2020-21 to 308 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 14.2 in 2020-21 to 11.9 in 2024-25.
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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
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Other John Muir Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 3 states are named John Muir Elementary. John Muir Elementary School is the 10th largest of the 11.
- John Muir ElementaryKirkland, WA · 321 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
- Franklin High School0.2 mi · 1,277
- Kimball Elementary School0.6 mi · 384
- Hawthorne Elementary School0.6 mi · 393
- Interagency Open Doors1.1 mi · 132
- Mercer International Middle School1.2 mi · 753
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary1.3 mi · 500
Frequently asked questions
About John Muir Elementary SchoolHow many students attend John Muir Elementary School?
John Muir Elementary School enrolls approximately 308 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does John Muir Elementary School serve?
John Muir Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at John Muir Elementary School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at John Muir Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John Muir Elementary School?
At John Muir Elementary School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 17% Hispanic, 41% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is John Muir Elementary School public or private?
John Muir Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Seattle School District No. 1.
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