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John Muir Middle

Burbank UnifiedBurbankLos Angeles County91504
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
2,680 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
1,362 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
39%
Teachers
59 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic14.8%
White67.7%
Asian6.5%
Black1.6%
Other9.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for John Muir Middle
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard26.1%
Met Standard29.5%
Below Standard44.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "56% proficient" for John Muir Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

26.1% of students exceeded standard while 29.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.8 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Burbank Unified district average of 24.6%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.1 points higher (vs 18.0% 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 5.3 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.4%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
26.1%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
55.6%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G6→G8)
+5.3pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
11.4%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
3.7%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
2,680
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th43222.4%33.8%27.3%16.4%56.3%
7th44325.7%37.3%22.8%14.2%63.0%
8th46625.5%39.9%21.9%12.7%65.5%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th43125.8%22.0%28.3%23.9%47.8%
7th44327.1%24.8%26.2%21.9%51.9%
8th46530.1%19.1%24.3%26.4%49.3%

Nearby schools

1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.0

Dolores Huerta Middle
Burbank Unified · 2 mi
43.0
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Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score