John Muir Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 24.8% |
| Met Standard | 25.2% |
| Below Standard | 50.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "50% proficient" for John Muir Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
24.8% of students exceeded standard while 25.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.6 points below the Glendale Unified district average of 33.4%. The 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 27.1% exceeded — 2.2 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 19.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 104 | 23.1% | 32.7% | 55.8% |
| 4th | 106 | 41.5% | 25.5% | 67.0% |
| 5th | 108 | 17.6% | 21.3% | 38.9% |
| 6th | 120 | 17.5% | 34.2% | 51.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 114 | 29.8% | 21.1% | 50.9% |
| 4th | 110 | 30.0% | 28.2% | 58.2% |
| 5th | 109 | 17.4% | 11.0% | 28.4% |
| 6th | 123 | 21.9% | 27.6% | 49.6% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.5