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John Muir Elementary

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John Muir Elementary ranks 646 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

646^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of California elementary schools

Summary

John Muir Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 293 students in the Berkeley Unified district, known for its remarkable transformation into a consistently high-performing school with exceptionally strong student attendance.

The school's standout achievement is its management of chronic absenteeism, with a rate of just 8.9%, which is significantly lower than the district average and far better than nearby schools like Washington Elementary (18.2%) and Malcolm X Elementary (16.2%). Academically, John Muir shows stable, high performance across grade levels in English and Math, and it has been particularly effective in educating male students, earning a 5-star rating for that group. Its overall 4-star rating places it comparably to other top Berkeley Unified schools like Emerson Elementary and Washington Elementary.

While strong overall, an area for potential growth is science proficiency, which is below the district average. The school has shown impressive resilience, bouncing back quickly from pandemic-related disruptions. Compared to high-performing schools in the neighboring Oakland Unified district, such as Chabot Elementary, John Muir achieves similar academic results while operating with moderate per-student spending, demonstrating effective use of resources.

293

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,211

Per pupil spending ?

30.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2955 Claremont Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94705-2449

(510) 644-6410

District: Berkeley Unified

Students who attend John Muir Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Willard Middle
High:	Berkeley High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.5%

Two or more races:

16.7%

Hispanic:

11.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2013 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (69% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 61 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg68%

California avg41%

646^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Berkeley Unified

171^st of 1,543Berkeley Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	646 of 5857	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	90.6	663 of 5869	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	1057 of 5859	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	1545 of 5883	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	1387 of 5789	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	1676 of 5662	70.4%	★★★★☆
2017	78.2	1201 of 5692	78.9%	★★★★☆
2016	58.3	2073 of 5614	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.2	1935 of 5611	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	30.6	3997 of 5530	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.2	3648 of 5390	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.7	3865 of 5377	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.8	2698 of 5314	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.6	2452 of 5193	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.2	1985 of 5113	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.9	1878 of 5113	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.6	1486 of 4818	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.0	1205 of 4822	75.0%	★★★★☆
2004	67.7	1376 of 4809	71.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	49.4	328 of 747	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	822 of 5597	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	859 of 5612	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	1378 of 5609	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	1510 of 5635	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	1306 of 5492	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	1799 of 5413	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	55.8	1922 of 4963	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.8	700 of 4830	85.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	1905 of 5460	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	84.9	632 of 5517	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	1852 of 5363	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	3243 of 5264	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.8	1843 of 5173	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	2257 of 5084	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	527 of 5628	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	577 of 5643	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	734 of 5638	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	1530 of 5663	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	1425 of 5510	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	1546 of 5431	71.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	345 of 718	51.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	170 of 2598	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	81.9	354 of 2651	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	306 of 2661	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	1126 of 2726	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.3	332 of 2834	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	628 of 2737	77.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2019)61st percentile-15 vs school

African American (2019)56th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Mathematics69%+32 vs state

Science54%+21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John Muir Elementary	Public	K-5	2955 Claremont Ave.	Berkeley	94705	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6410	293	14	20.9	30.7%	148 (50.5%)	27 (9.2%)	35 (11.9%)	33 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (16.7%)	90.2	646^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.0%		90.6	663^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.7%	17	54.0		54.0	70.5	83.7	69.4				73.8	70.5	74.4	65.1				69.3							$25,211	$902	$24,309
Emerson Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 Forest Ave.	Berkeley	94705	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6890	283	13	21.7	29.7%	128 (45.2%)	47 (16.6%)	42 (14.8%)	21 (7.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (15.2%)	89.8	667^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.6%		92.8	511^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.3%	156	56.5		56.5	86.7	67.4	73.3				75.9	84.8	55.8	65.2				68.9							$24,973	$820	$24,153
Chabot Elementary	Public	K-5	6686 Chabot Rd.	Oakland	94618	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2106	576	24	24.0	35.4%	229 (39.8%)	98 (17.0%)	95 (16.5%)	33 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	118 (20.5%)	91.7	567^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.3%		92	569^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.3%	2	63.6		63.6	71.7	71.8	71.6				71.7	77.8	70.6	63.6				71.0	95.2			98.1	95.2		$24,381	$4,027	$20,354
Kaiser Early Childhood Center	Public	K	25 South Hill Ct.	Oakland	94618	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-8812	118	14	8.5	49.2%	33 (28.0%)	20 (16.9%)	35 (29.7%)	14 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	15 (12.7%)								(n/a)																								$25,479	$3,381	$22,098
Peralta Elementary	Public	K-5	460 63rd St.	Oakland	94609	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3145	355	12	30.8	30.4%	145 (40.8%)	29 (8.2%)	51 (14.4%)	30 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (27.6%)	90.4	635^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.2%		89.8	714^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.8%	79	51.9		51.9	71.4	80.0	77.8				75.9	81.0	71.1	53.7				69.1	95.5			95.5		95.5	$23,556	$4,243	$19,313
Sylvia Mendez Elementary	Public	K-5	2840 Ellsworth St.	Berkeley	94705	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6290	379	18	21.0	27.4%	88 (23.2%)	29 (7.7%)	230 (60.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.9%)	76.2	1325^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.4%		83.3	1029^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.5%	296	37.9		37.9	59.6	68.9	65.0				64.3	55.8	62.2	50.0				55.4	93.3	97.3	97.3		97.3		$23,749	$711	$23,038
Sankofa United Elementary	Public	K-5	581 61st St.	Oakland	94609	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2194	216	12	18.7	75.9%	36 (16.7%)	91 (42.1%)	45 (20.8%)	12 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.9%)	14.6	5300^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.5%		42	3070^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.7%	2230	15.4		15.4	0.0	29.0	21.4				17.4	0.0	29.0	7.7				14.7	68.3	68.3	73.2	70.7	70.7	70.7	$32,817	$4,510	$28,307
Hillcrest	Public	K-8	30 Marguerite Dr.	Oakland	94618	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5127	393	18	21.3	29.8%	155 (39.4%)	38 (9.7%)	61 (15.5%)	41 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (24.7%)	88.7	733^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	87.5%		93.4	477^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.9%	256	65.2	41.4	56.0	77.3	73.8	69.6	71.8	84.6	70.0	74.6	79.6	81.0	58.7	38.5	69.2	46.7	63.3	91.3		91.3				$22,821	$3,692	$19,129
Berkeley Independent Study K-8	Public	K-8	2701 Martin Luther King Jr Way	Berkeley	94703	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6159	19	2	9.4	36.8%	4 (21.1%)	2 (10.5%)	7 (36.8%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (21.1%)								(n/a)										76.9							46.2							$88,030	$678	$87,352
Malcolm X Elementary	Public	K-5	1731 Prince St.	Berkeley	94703	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6313	469	23	20.3	31.6%	198 (42.2%)	74 (15.8%)	71 (15.1%)	39 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (17.7%)	86	877^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.0%		85.7	920^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.3%	43	56.5		56.5	75.0	65.6	62.4				67.4	76.4	60.3	56.5				64.1							$25,419	$748	$24,671

Frequently Asked Questions about John Muir Elementary

How many students attend John Muir Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended John Muir Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of John Muir Elementary?

Students at John Muir Elementary are 51% White, 17% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 9% African American.

What district is John Muir Elementary in?

Berkeley Unified

Is John Muir Elementary a good school?

John Muir Elementary ranks 646^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of John Muir Elementary attend?

Students who attend John Muir Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Willard Middle
High : Berkeley High

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