How does John Muir Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Martinez?

John Muir Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 45.6/100, placing it at the 55th percentile statewide. 24% of students exceed standard, with a total of 768 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at John Muir Elementary?

24.1% of students at John Muir Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 48.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is John Muir Elementary improving or declining?

John Muir Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 13.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at John Muir Elementary?

16.7% of students at John Muir Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

John Muir Elementary

Martinez Unified Martinez Contra Costa County 94553

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

768 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

415 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

41%

Teachers

19 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 29.6%

White 42.6%

Asian 4.6%

Black 3.4%

Other 19.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for John Muir Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	24.1%
Met Standard	24.4%
Below Standard	51.5%

Exceeded

24.1%

Met

24.4%

Below

51.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "49% proficient" for John Muir Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

24.1% of students exceeded standard while 24.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.0 points below the Martinez Unified district average of 27.0%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 28.1% exceeded — 4.1 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 13.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.