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John Muir Fundamental Elementary

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John Muir Fundamental Elementary ranks 1731 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1731^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of California elementary schools

Summary

John Muir Fundamental Elementary is a standout K-5 public school serving 557 students in the Santa Ana Unified district, consistently achieving strong academic results well above its local peers despite serving a community with significant economic need.

The school's performance is exceptional, with over half of its students proficient in English and Math—far surpassing the district averages and outperforming nearby schools like Sierra Preparatory Academy and Wallace R. Davis Elementary. It is particularly effective in supporting students who are learning English or come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ranking in the state's top tiers for these groups. Furthermore, the school has successfully reduced chronic absenteeism to about half the rate of the surrounding district and state, indicating a strong, supportive school culture.

While John Muir Fundamental Elementary is a high-achieving model within its own district, comparisons to schools in neighboring districts like Orange Unified show that similar results can be achieved with different resource levels. This highlights that the school's success is driven by effective local practices, making it a compelling choice for families seeking a proven, consistent, and nurturing academic environment for their children.

557

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,259

Per pupil spending ?

70.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1951 North Mabury
Santa Ana, CA 92705-1854

(714) 972-6700

District: Santa Ana Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.8%

Asian:

4.3%

White:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2013 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Santa Ana Unified

✓Above the California median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2013

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg26%

California avg41%

1,731^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 34Elementary Schools in the Santa Ana Unified

1254^th of 1,543Santa Ana 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	67.2	1731 of 5857	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	1364 of 5869	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	1515 of 5859	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	1650 of 5883	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	1647 of 5789	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	1738 of 5662	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.9	1811 of 5692	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.7	1782 of 5614	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.2	1787 of 5611	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	81.5	978 of 5530	82.3%	★★★★☆
2012	79.0	1081 of 5390	79.9%	★★★★☆
2011	79.3	1046 of 5377	80.5%	★★★★☆
2010	69.6	1478 of 5314	72.2%	★★★★☆
2009	65.3	1672 of 5193	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.5	1561 of 5113	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.0	1870 of 5113	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.9	2101 of 4818	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.9	1704 of 4822	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.7	2173 of 4809	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	87.2	205 of 2227	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	78.3	360 of 2585	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	467 of 2128	78.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.8	518 of 3162	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	359 of 3245	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	310 of 3311	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	19.0	3224 of 3275	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	1609 of 3246	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	1721 of 5597	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	1481 of 5612	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	1485 of 5609	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	1479 of 5635	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	1807 of 5492	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	1905 of 5413	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	682 of 5107	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	412 of 5107	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	475 of 5087	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	485 of 5084	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.4	539 of 4963	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	681 of 4830	85.9%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	77.3	49 of 364	86.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	663 of 5460	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	739 of 5517	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	680 of 5363	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	536 of 5264	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	670 of 5173	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	546 of 5084	89.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	1697 of 5628	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.0	1145 of 5643	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	1490 of 5638	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	1784 of 5663	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	1424 of 5510	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	1487 of 5431	72.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	48 of 153	68.6%	★★★★☆
2024	53.5	49 of 118	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	44 of 140	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.1	884 of 2635	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.0	311 of 2420	87.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)91st percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2024)87th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)84th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile~ school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)69th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)66th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Mathematics53%+16 vs state

Science31%~ 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)							% 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 Fundamental Elementary	Public	K-5	1951 North Mabury	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-6700	557	25	22.2	70.4%	20 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	506 (90.8%)	24 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	67.2	1731^st of 5857 public elementary schools	70.4%		75.1	1364^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.8%	367	31.1		31.1	50.6	61.0	53.3				55.3	60.2	54.0	45.6				53.1							$26,259	$1,129	$25,130
Sierra Preparatory Academy	Public	K-8	2021 North Grand Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 567-3500	697	40	17.3	94.1%	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	681 (97.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16	5185^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.5%		12.6	5507^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.2%	322	13.5	8.6	9.6	40.5	14.6	22.2	22.7	21.2	20.0	22.1	31.6	9.5	18.9	10.2	10.2	6.7	11.3							$25,065	$968	$24,097
Fairhaven Elementary	Public	K-6	1415 East Fairhaven Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6178	421	18	22.9	88.4%	21 (5.0%)	4 (1.0%)	371 (88.1%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	22.2	4656^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.5%		29.3	3987^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.1%	669	13.2		13.2	15.7	29.4	32.1	38.3			29.3	11.8	25.0	24.5	23.3			21.3	93.3				95.6		$15,939	$1,525	$14,414
Wallace R. Davis Elementary	Public	K-6	1405 French St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2200	413	19	21.6	93.7%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	406 (98.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27.3	4196^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.4%		34	3604^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.6%	592	24.2		24.2	35.9	24.4	33.3	34.8			32.1	35.9	17.4	24.2	16.7			24.9	97.4				97.4		$26,741	$1,134	$25,607
Helen Estock Elementary	Public	K-5	14741 North B St.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7390	456	17	27.6	93.6%	21 (4.6%)	15 (3.3%)	376 (82.5%)	37 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	11.6	5533^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.5%		11.6	5579^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.9%	46	5.4		5.4	21.3	18.6	23.6				21.4	19.0	12.5	13.0				14.8							$16,867	$2,025	$14,842
Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	13822 Prospect Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7528	433	18	24.7	61.2%	101 (23.3%)	3 (0.7%)	261 (60.3%)	40 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	23 (5.3%)	55.3	2286^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.0%		52.5	2425^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.7%	139	33.8		33.8	41.9	46.8	54.7				47.8	43.4	45.5	42.9				43.9	90.1	95.6	96.7	93.4	94.5	94.5	$15,481	$1,799	$13,682
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	850 East Brown St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-5300	428	19	22.4	92.8%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	414 (96.7%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	17.1	5098^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.0%		22.7	4605^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.5%	493	10.1		10.1	25.9	24.4	27.9				26.1	23.2	18.0	20.3				20.2							$27,587	$857	$26,730
Palmyra GATE Magnet	Public	K-6	1325 East Palmyra Ave.	Orange	92866	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6207	429	19	22.1	77.4%	49 (11.4%)	9 (2.1%)	324 (75.5%)	25 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	59.3	2097^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.2%		65.5	1792^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	69.5%	305	36.8		36.8	46.0	60.7	47.4	62.5			54.0	44.2	52.6	28.1	38.0			40.7	92.2	96.1		96.1	96.1	96.1	$15,818	$1,388	$14,430
La Veta Elementary	Public	K-6	2800 East La Veta Ave.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6155	408	16	25.9	68.6%	51 (12.5%)	2 (0.5%)	300 (73.5%)	27 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	68.7	1659^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.7%		69.3	1622^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	72.4%	37	54.0		54.0	32.6	53.5	69.8	52.0			53.3	41.3	53.5	57.1	45.3			49.8	97.4				97.4		$15,970	$1,182	$14,788
Orange County Educational Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	825 North Broadway	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Orange County Educational Arts Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-2787	643	32	20.0	64.1%	30 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	590 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	41.7	3096^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.1%		38.7	3259^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.5%	163	25.8	16.3	21.9	43.9	37.5	40.3	46.7	68.0	70.5	49.2	57.6	34.7	22.6	18.3	28.0	34.1	33.1							$18,415	$941	$17,474

Frequently Asked Questions about John Muir Fundamental Elementary

What is the racial makeup of John Muir Fundamental Elementary?

Students at John Muir Fundamental Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is John Muir Fundamental Elementary in?

Santa Ana Unified

How many students attend John Muir Fundamental Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended John Muir Fundamental Elementary.

Is John Muir Fundamental Elementary a good school?

John Muir Fundamental Elementary ranks 1731^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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