English: Proficient or Advanced
Grades 6–8, spring 2026
- Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy
- 25%Advanced: 6%
- John Muir
- 28%Advanced: 7%
- California
- 49%Advanced: 19%
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Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy and John Muir
John Muir is at the 47th percentile and Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy the 17th among California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). John Muir’s math results are clearly higher; English (reading and writing) is close between the two.
Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy 17th
John Muir 47th
California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy 17th
John Muir 47th
California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
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How do their test results compare?
From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). marks a figure clearly ahead of the other school. California: the same grades statewide.
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Grades 6–8, spring 2026
- Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy
- 12%Advanced: 5%
- John Muir
- Clearly ahead: 19%Advanced: 8%
- California
- 37%Advanced: 21%
Do students show up and stay in class?
Average school: the average California middle school we score.
Chronically absent
Missed 10% or more of school days · 2025–26 school year
- Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy
- 34 in 100139 of 403 students
- John Muir
- 34 in 100211 of 624 students
- Average school
- 18 in 100
Suspended at least once
2025–26 school year
- Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy
- 0.7%3 of 423 students enrolled at any point in the year
- John Muir
- 0 of 653 students enrolled at any point in the year
- Average school
- 3.7%
How did results compare with what the state expected?
The state’s matched growth measure compares each student’s results with what the state expected from their earlier scores.
State growth measure, points vs expected
Grades 6–8, spring 2025 · students with scores in both years
- Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy
- −7 pts English −15 pts mathThe state calls both Moderate · 232 students in English, 233 in math
- John Muir
- +6 pts English +5 pts mathThe state calls both Accelerated · 525 students in English, 527 in math
How are they scored, who runs them, and how big are they?
Percentile among California middle schools, with the Scope Score
Spring 2026 tests
- Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy
- 17th percentileNeeds SupportScope Score 25
- John Muir
- 47th percentileDevelopingScope Score 37
Who runs the school
- Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy
- Los Angeles Unified
- John Muir
- Los Angeles Unified
Teachers in their first year
2024–25 school year
- Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy
- 9%
- John Muir
- 12%
Average years of teaching experience
2024–25 school year
- Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy
- 14
- John Muir
- 13
Size, grades and staffing help you picture the school. A staffing ratio is not class size.
Students per teacher
Public schools: federal school directory, 2024–25 · a staffing ratio, not class size
- Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy
- 13
- John Muir
- 18
Grades offered
- Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy
- 6–8
- John Muir
- 6–8
Sources and definitions
Test results are from California’s state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026: the share of students tested in the level’s grades who scored Proficient or Advanced, per subject. California’s figure is our combination of the state’s published rows for the same grades. A ✓ marks a figure ahead of the others by more than twice the margin of error (on chronic absence, ahead means lower). Chronic absence and suspensions are the California Department of Education’s 2025–26 counts; “chronically absent” means a student missed 10% or more of school days. The absence and suspension references are the average California school we score at these schools’ level, each school counted once. The state growth measure is points above or below what the state expected from these students’ earlier scores, for grades 4–8, from the state’s spring 2025 release. Students per teacher is from the federal school directory, 2024–25, which also lists enrollment: Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy 293; John Muir Middle 624. Teacher experience is the California Department of Education’s staffing file for the school year shown (teachers only).