How does John Muir High compare to other high schools in Pasadena?

John Muir High has a Scope Score of 52.6/100, ranked #859 among California high schools. 12% of students exceed standard, with a total of 524 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at John Muir High?

12.2% of students at John Muir High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 30.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at John Muir High?

20.4% of students at John Muir High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

John Muir High

High School

Pasadena Unified PasadenaLos Angeles County91103

📍 1905 North Lincoln Avenue

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,649 California high schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,133 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

82%

Teachers

51 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

95.5%

AP Exam Prepared

27.6%

A-G Completion

54.7%

College-Going Rate

74.8%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+16.3 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+1.8 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

17.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 69 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic62.8%

White8.4%

Asian1.6%

Black22.3%

Other4.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for John Muir High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	12.2%
Met Standard	18.1%
Below Standard	69.7%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Graduation rate: 95.5%

8.1pp above state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 20.4%

13.9pp below state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

✓Suspension rate: 1.9%

2.2pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)

5% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 12.2%

3.5pp below state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

▼College readiness: 27.6%

AP exam pass rate below state avg (state avg 35.3%)

20% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 30.4%

4.4pp below state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 30.4%

Below state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The high school Scope Score is weighted across 7 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for John Muir High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

12.2% of students exceeded standard while 18.1% met it. That exceeded rate is 3.5 points below the state average of 15.7%. That's 9.3 points below the Pasadena Unified district average of 21.5%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 64.4% exceeded — 52.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 95.5% — above the state target. 54.7% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 74.8% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 20.4%, better than the state average of 34.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

12.2%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

30.4%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

20.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.9%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

524

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	262	16.8%	25.9%	24.4%	32.8%	42.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	262	7.6%	10.3%	15.3%	66.8%	17.9%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Altadena Elementary

47.6# in state

Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementa…

Also serves area

Field (Eugene) Elementary

82.5# in state

Hamilton Elementary

66.0# in state

San Rafael Elementary

58.8# in state

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Middle

Octavia E. Butler MagnetMagnet

34.8# in state

Also serves area

Charles W. Eliot Middle

23.3# in state

McKinley

19.4# in state

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High School

John Muir High

52.6# in state

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.