John Muir Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.9% |
| Met Standard | 20.4% |
| Below Standard | 70.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for John Muir Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.9% of students exceeded standard while 20.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.2 points below the Modesto City Elementary district average of 11.0%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.5% exceeded — 3.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 10.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 13.0% | 26.0% | 39.0% |
| 4th | 68 | 5.9% | 13.2% | 19.1% |
| 5th | 68 | 14.7% | 23.5% | 38.2% |
| 6th | 63 | 9.5% | 28.6% | 38.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 16.9% | 26.0% | 42.9% |
| 4th | 68 | 1.5% | 17.6% | 19.1% |
| 5th | 68 | 7.3% | 14.7% | 22.1% |
| 6th | 62 | 1.6% | 12.9% | 14.5% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.3