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John Muir Elementary

Public Grades K-5

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

39.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2526 Sixth St.
Santa Monica, CA 90405-3811

(310) 399-7721

District: Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

Students who attend John Muir Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Adams Middle
High:	Santa Monica High

Racial breakdown:

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 68th percentile in 2010 → 67th in 2022

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (46% vs 38% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 30% California)

Students meeting standards (2021-2022) ?

This school46%

District avg64%

California avg38%

Not ranked this year

John Muir Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

187^th of 1,543Santa Monica-Malibu 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
2022	62.2	1935 of 5883	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	2261 of 5789	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	2965 of 5662	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.0	2120 of 5692	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.8	2457 of 5614	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.9	2185 of 5611	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.9	2699 of 5530	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.5	1963 of 5390	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.9	2727 of 5377	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.4	1707 of 5314	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.8	2377 of 5193	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.9	2061 of 5113	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.1	1824 of 5113	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.6	2021 of 4818	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.0	2096 of 4822	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.1	2098 of 4809	56.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	65.8	157 of 663	76.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	69.7	1532 of 5635	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	1997 of 5492	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	2656 of 5413	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	64.3	1418 of 5084	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	1397 of 4963	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	34.4	3251 of 4830	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	70.8	1137 of 5264	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	54.8	2084 of 5173	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	3325 of 5084	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.4	2416 of 5663	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	2324 of 5510	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.6	3075 of 5431	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	58.9	1191 of 2726	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	1461 of 2834	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	2059 of 2737	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)78th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2022)76th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2022)73rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2022)72nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2022)57th percentile-10 vs school

White (2022)56th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2021-2022) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+7 vs state

Mathematics46%+13 vs state

Science26%-4 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	2526 Sixth St.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 399-7721	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		86.1	94.4	94.4	88.9	91.7	86.1
Santa Monica Alternative (K-8)	Public	K-8	2525 Fifth St.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 396-2640	216	12	18.4	14.8%	122 (56.5%)	9 (4.2%)	34 (15.7%)	19 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.8%)	79.5	1176^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.9%		89.8	713^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.9%	463	69.6	52.9	62.5	42.9	57.9	65.2	75.0	86.4	64.7	65.3	61.9	75.0	47.8	50.0	81.0	70.6	64.4	79.2	91.7	91.7	83.3	87.5	83.3
Will Rogers Elementary	Public	K-5	2401 14th St.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 452-2364	522	27	19.3	44.4%	175 (33.5%)	61 (11.7%)	217 (41.6%)	25 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	39 (7.5%)	60.9	2018^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.5%		67.7	1696^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.1%	322	42.1		42.1	47.2	52.1	61.8				53.7	36.1	45.8	43.4				42.2
Westminster Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1010 Abbott Kinney Blvd.	Venice	90291	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 392-3041	367	18	20.3	77.7%	82 (22.3%)	49 (13.4%)	194 (52.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.1%)	66.6	1759^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.0%		59.6	2086^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.5%	327	34.7		34.7	52.7	64.6	58.7				58.4	52.7	58.3	38.7				48.3	96.2				96.2		$30,613	$4,687	$25,926
Broadway Elementary	Public	K-5	1015 Lincoln Blvd.	Venice	90291	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 392-4944	546	25	22.2	25.8%	70 (12.8%)	20 (3.7%)	131 (24.0%)	149 (27.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (31.9%)	96.9	158^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.3%		97.2	148^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.5%	10	73.2		73.2	90.1	77.0	88.6				85.3	84.2	80.0	73.2				79.4							$17,409	$2,770	$14,639
Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	2368 Pearl St.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 450-7651	562	28	20.3	24.9%	261 (46.4%)	38 (6.8%)	160 (28.5%)	57 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.8%)	90.1	650^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.9%		93.6	458^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.2%	192	56.2		56.2	72.9	72.4	76.4				74.0	72.1	64.4	62.9				66.4	96.6
Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	2402 Virginia Ave.	Santa Monica	90404	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 828-0335	404	21	19.3	39.9%	110 (27.2%)	3 (0.7%)	279 (69.1%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	95	331^st of 5857 public elementary schools	94.3%		91.2	625^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.4%	294	57.4		57.4	90.6	87.5	76.5				84.2	81.1	78.6	73.5				77.4
Walgrove Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1630 Walgrove Ave.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 391-7104	271	13	20.8	38.7%	78 (28.8%)	20 (7.4%)	86 (31.7%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (27.7%)	60.8	2025^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.4%		64.5	1848^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.5%	177	38.7		38.7	38.2	56.8	58.1				51.4	44.1	50.0	41.9				45.9	92.3			92.3			$27,770	$3,517	$24,253
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	2401 Santa Monica Blvd.	Santa Monica	90404	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 828-5011	362	22	16.7	42.3%	119 (32.9%)	38 (10.5%)	120 (33.1%)	47 (13.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.2%)	82.3	1058^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.9%		83.9	1004^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.9%	54	52.0		52.0	60.7	54.9	65.3				61.0	71.0	65.4	56.0				63.5	94.6	97.3	97.3		96.0
Coeur D'Alene Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	810 Coeur D'Alene Ave.	Venice	90291	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 821-7813	295	13	22.6	31.5%	123 (41.7%)	9 (3.1%)	54 (18.3%)	20 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (30.2%)	93.7	426^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.7%		88.1	808^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.2%	382	67.2		67.2	79.2	88.6	73.8				79.7	77.1	77.3	60.7				70.6	93.4		96.7	96.7			$17,104	$2,260	$14,844

Frequently Asked Questions about John Muir Elementary

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How many students attend John Muir Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 0 students attended John Muir Elementary.

What schools do graduates of John Muir Elementary attend?

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

Middle : John Adams Middle
High : Santa Monica High

What district is John Muir Elementary in?

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

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