John Muir Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 45.6% |
| Met Standard | 26.5% |
| Below Standard | 27.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "72% proficient" for John Muir Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
45.6% of students exceeded standard while 26.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 24.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Berkeley Unified district average of 47.0%. Compared to the 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.7 points higher (vs 38.9% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 3.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 40.9% | 29.6% | 70.5% |
| 4th | 43 | 53.5% | 30.2% | 83.7% |
| 5th | 62 | 48.4% | 21.0% | 69.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 40.9% | 29.6% | 70.5% |
| 4th | 43 | 41.9% | 32.6% | 74.4% |
| 5th | 63 | 47.6% | 17.5% | 65.1% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 57.0