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John Muir Middle

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John Muir Middle ranks 1225 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1225^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 56% of California middle schools

Summary

John Muir Middle is a public middle school serving about 722 students in grades 6-8 within the San Jose Unified district, maintaining a consistent average statewide ranking.

The school faces notable challenges, particularly with chronic absenteeism at 25.1%, which is higher than the district and state averages, and academic proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science that are lower than many nearby schools like Castillero Middle and Willow Glen Middle. It serves a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students than these comparison schools, yet it also benefits from higher per-student spending and a slightly lower student-teacher ratio.

Performance varies significantly across different student groups and grade levels within the school, with 8th graders showing the strongest English scores but the weakest in Math. Interestingly, nearby KIPP Heritage Academy, which serves a similar student population, achieves much higher academic results, indicating that school models and approaches can lead to different outcomes. The school's resources and past successes with certain groups suggest potential for improvement, with addressing attendance and supporting struggling subgroups being critical areas for focus.

722

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,443

Per pupil spending ?

54.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1260 Branham Ln.
San Jose, CA 95118-3703

(408) 535-6281

District: San Jose Unified

Students who attend John Muir Middle usually attend:

High:

Gunderson High

Feeder schools for John Muir Middle:

Elementary:	Canoas Elementary
	Rachel Carson Elementary
	Reed Elementary
	Terrell Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.6%

White:

19.1%

Asian:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg45%

California avg41%

1,225^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Middle Schools in the San Jose Unified

788^th of 1,543San Jose 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	48.4	1225 of 2761	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	1302 of 2783	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	1105 of 2781	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	1216 of 2740	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	287 of 894	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	939 of 2715	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	871 of 2480	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.3	973 of 2508	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.2	1106 of 2497	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.8	923 of 2477	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.7	1249 of 2379	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.8	1148 of 2259	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.6	1104 of 2236	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.2	901 of 2179	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.8	930 of 2063	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.1	906 of 2005	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.7	891 of 1999	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.5	731 of 1804	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	40.6	985 of 1777	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.1	986 of 1769	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	95.9	12 of 613	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	62.8	188 of 637	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	137 of 643	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	68 of 600	88.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	497 of 739	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	523 of 743	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.4	425 of 715	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.4	392 of 733	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	489 of 745	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	441 of 700	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	44.7	660 of 1531	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	112 of 354	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	435 of 1491	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	49.5	497 of 1369	63.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.5	868 of 1478	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	690 of 1521	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	961 of 1540	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	233 of 363	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	564 of 1442	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	596 of 1364	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	1305 of 2533	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	1058 of 2551	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	945 of 2531	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	974 of 2509	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	226 of 738	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	887 of 2380	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	761 of 2262	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	1665 of 2395	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1641 of 2388	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1574 of 2374	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1762 of 2359	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	955 of 2213	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	1090 of 2072	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	1821 of 2542	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1848 of 2579	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	1242 of 2531	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.3	1610 of 2458	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	291 of 721	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	1181 of 2369	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	1191 of 2230	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	1028 of 2534	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	1353 of 2552	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	1107 of 2538	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	1221 of 2527	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	260 of 763	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	830 of 2407	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	873 of 2273	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	371 of 726	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	347 of 701	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	326 of 677	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	265 of 665	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	282 of 554	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	316 of 462	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	786 of 1566	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.7	515 of 1552	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	500 of 1531	67.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	435 of 1520	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	346 of 1537	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	247 of 1543	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	411 of 1555	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.0	659 of 1602	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	552 of 1496	63.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2023)98th percentile+38 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)57th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)49th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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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)						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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John Muir Middle	Public	6-8	1260 Branham Ln.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6281	722	36	20.0	54.2%	138 (19.1%)	21 (2.9%)	430 (59.6%)	83 (11.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.5%)	48.4	1225^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.6%		45.4	1302^nd of 2783 public middle schools	53.2%	77		33.1	33.1			34.9	42.6	48.5	42.1			32.9	40.7	28.9	34.1	$22,443	$1,294	$21,149
Dartmouth Middle	Public	6-8	5575 Dartmouth Dr.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 264-1122	903	42	21.6	17.4%	282 (31.2%)	11 (1.2%)	208 (23.0%)	325 (36.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (8.3%)	88.8	297^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.2%		89.7	282^nd of 2783 public middle schools	89.9%	15		54.9	54.9			62.5	69.1	66.6	66.1			64.8	66.5	59.0	63.4	$17,321	$1,880	$15,441
Willow Glen Middle	Public	6-8	2105 Cottle Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6277	1,180	50	23.7	36.7%	363 (30.8%)	21 (1.8%)	593 (50.3%)	92 (7.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	105 (8.9%)	61.8	859^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.9%		62.2	837^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.9%	22		48.9	48.9			57.7	44.6	50.0	50.8			41.9	31.8	37.6	37.1	$20,340	$1,069	$19,271
Price Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2650 New Jersey Ave.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Cambrian	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 377-2532	959	45	21.4	16.7%	297 (31.0%)	18 (1.9%)	302 (31.5%)	209 (21.8%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	126 (13.1%)	89.5	286^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.6%		88.1	321^st of 2783 public middle schools	88.5%	35		56.8	56.8			70.5	73.2	67.1	70.1			58.6	58.4	59.8	58.9	$10,132	$1,381	$8,751
Castillero Middle	Public	6-8	6384 Leyland Park Dr.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6385	865	38	22.8	32.0%	273 (31.6%)	13 (1.5%)	348 (40.2%)	146 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	83 (9.6%)	76.3	556^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.9%		78.9	506^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.8%	50		44.4	44.4			56.1	62.7	56.1	58.2			53.0	53.6	44.3	50.2	$20,359	$620	$19,739
Herman (Leonard) Intermediate	Public	5-8	5955 Blossom Ave.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 226-1886	723	32	22.3	31.1%	134 (18.5%)	21 (2.9%)	274 (37.9%)	234 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	54 (7.5%)	88.3	307^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.9%		87.4	337^th of 2783 public middle schools	87.9%	30	82.8	53.7	59.0		95.3	88.9	71.7	67.1	73.5		84.4	71.4	53.6	56.7	59.2	$17,060	$1,103	$15,957
Union Middle	Public	6-8	2130 Los Gatos-Almaden Rd.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 371-0366	1,068	45	23.9	7.8%	387 (36.2%)	4 (0.4%)	135 (12.6%)	440 (41.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (9.4%)	98.2	38^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.6%		98.6	28^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.0%	10		78.7	78.7			82.7	84.4	82.9	83.4			82.5	83.6	83.0	83.0	$15,661	$1,182	$14,479
Lairon College Preparatory Academy	Public	4-8	3975 Mira Loma	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5775	253	13	19.8	81.8%	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	216 (85.4%)	28 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.3	2421^st of 2761 public middle schools	12.3%		12.4	2568^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.7%	147	6.8	9.7	8.5	12.9	17.1	28.3	18.2	32.8	23.8	8.8	14.0	8.1	6.8	12.5	10.1	$25,168	$4,767	$20,401
KIPP Heritage Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	423 Los Arboles St.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	KIPP Heritage Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6260	454	21	22.1	62.6%	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	217 (47.8%)	223 (49.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	86.9	335^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.9%		90.4	269^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.3%	66	60.5	48.9	55.6		80.7	76.7	76.6	76.7	77.8		72.4	55.0	55.9	42.2	57.4	$34,762	$1,222	$33,540
Sylvandale Middle	Public	7-8	653 Sylvandale Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5700	330	17	19.5	74.5%	4 (1.2%)	7 (2.1%)	213 (64.5%)	99 (30.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	26.6	1935^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.9%		23.9	2090^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.9%	155		13.0	13.0				34.3	31.9	33.1				25.5	21.0	23.3	$26,238	$3,788	$22,450

Frequently Asked Questions about John Muir Middle

How many students attend John Muir Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 722 students attended John Muir Middle.

What high school do graduates of John Muir Middle attend?

Students who attend John Muir Middle usually go on to attend Gunderson High

What district is John Muir Middle in?

San Jose Unified

What is the racial makeup of John Muir Middle?

Students at John Muir Middle are 60% Hispanic, 19% White, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is John Muir Middle a good school?

John Muir Middle ranks 1225^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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