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John Muir Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
744 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
427 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
31:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
26%
Teachers
14 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 28.3%
White 0.7%
Asian 26.0%
Other 45.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for John Muir Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard37.7%
Met Standard25.1%
Below Standard37.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "63% proficient" for John Muir Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

37.7% of students exceeded standard while 25.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.5 points above the San Bruno Park Elementary district average of 24.2%. Compared to the 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 9.3 points higher (vs 28.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 6.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
37.7%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
62.9%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+6.9pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
7.4%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.7%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
744
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 68 25.0% 25.0% 26.5% 23.5% 50.0%
4th 58 55.2% 13.8% 20.7% 10.3% 69.0%
5th 59 33.9% 33.9% 16.9% 15.3% 67.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 68 32.4% 30.9% 17.6% 19.1% 63.2%
4th 60 41.7% 26.7% 23.3% 8.3% 68.3%
5th 59 39.0% 20.3% 25.4% 15.3% 59.3%