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John Muir Middle

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John Muir Middle ranks 506 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

506^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 82% of California middle schools

Summary

John Muir Middle is a large, well-regarded public school serving grades 6-8 with 1,353 students in the Burbank Unified district, consistently earning high marks for its strong academic performance and supportive environment for all learners.

The school stands out for its exceptional support for every student, with particularly strong results for those in special education and for English learners, and it has made impressive strides in improving student attendance. While it leads its Burbank Unified peers like Dolores Huerta Middle and Luther Burbank Middle in English and Science, math is an area where the school is actively working to improve, especially when compared to some high-performing schools in neighboring districts such as Rosemont Middle.

Notably, John Muir achieves these strong outcomes efficiently, operating with a higher student-teacher ratio and significantly lower spending per student than other middle schools in its own district. This consistent, decade-long success demonstrates a stable and effective school culture that delivers quality education across all grade levels.

1,353

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$83,523

Per pupil spending ?

37.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1111 North Kenneth Rd.
Burbank, CA 91504-4011

(818) 729-3800

District: Burbank Unified

Students who attend John Muir Middle usually attend:

High:

Burbank High

Feeder schools for John Muir Middle:

Elementary:	Joaquin Miller Elementary
	Ralph Emerson Elementary
	Thomas Jefferson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.9%

Hispanic:

12.9%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2013 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg50%

California avg41%

506^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Burbank Unified

434^th of 1,543Burbank 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	78.6	506 of 2761	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	669 of 2783	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	582 of 2781	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	558 of 2740	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	357 of 2715	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	381 of 2480	84.6%	★★★★☆
2017	79.5	477 of 2508	81.0%	★★★★☆
2016	79.5	456 of 2497	81.7%	★★★★☆
2015	76.9	495 of 2477	80.0%	★★★★☆
2013	69.6	611 of 2379	74.3%	★★★★☆
2012	72.1	517 of 2259	77.1%	★★★★☆
2011	75.5	399 of 2236	82.2%	★★★★☆
2010	77.6	361 of 2179	83.4%	★★★★☆
2009	75.9	379 of 2063	81.6%	★★★★☆
2008	80.4	279 of 2005	86.1%	★★★★☆
2007	81.4	281 of 1999	85.9%	★★★★☆
2006	80.0	293 of 1804	83.8%	★★★★☆
2005	76.5	343 of 1777	80.7%	★★★★☆
2004	76.5	333 of 1769	81.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	345 of 739	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	445 of 743	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.6	307 of 715	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	307 of 733	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	221 of 745	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	190 of 700	72.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	70.4	270 of 1531	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	262 of 1491	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	298 of 1369	78.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	71.2	149 of 1478	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	214 of 1521	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	160 of 1540	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	190 of 1442	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	184 of 1364	86.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	457 of 2533	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	565 of 2551	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	531 of 2531	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	546 of 2509	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	314 of 2380	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	346 of 2262	84.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	489 of 2395	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	642 of 2388	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	531 of 2374	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	700 of 2359	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	276 of 2213	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	276 of 2072	86.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	427 of 2542	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	591 of 2579	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	317 of 2531	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	274 of 2458	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	190 of 2369	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.1	221 of 2230	90.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	522 of 2534	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	723 of 2552	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	562 of 2538	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	485 of 2527	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	360 of 2407	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	383 of 2273	83.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	187 of 726	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	247 of 701	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	289 of 677	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	198 of 665	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	229 of 554	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	303 of 462	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	121 of 1566	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	76.4	216 of 1552	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	167 of 1531	89.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	713 of 1520	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	819 of 1537	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	744 of 1543	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	678 of 1555	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	485 of 1602	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	509 of 1496	66.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)74th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)53rd percentile-28 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Mathematics50%+12 vs state

Science46%+13 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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	1111 North Kenneth Rd.	Burbank	91504	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-3800	1,353	54	25.1	37.5%	946 (69.9%)	18 (1.3%)	174 (12.9%)	102 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	108 (8.0%)	78.6	506^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.7%		70.9	669^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.0%	163	45.9	45.9	56.3	63.0	65.5	61.7	47.8	51.9	49.3	49.7	$83,523	$5,430	$78,093
Dolores Huerta Middle	Public	6-8	420 South Mariposa St.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-3900	931	38	24.3	30.6%	343 (36.8%)	28 (3.0%)	368 (39.5%)	75 (8.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	111 (11.9%)	60.2	903^rd of 2761 public middle schools	67.3%		55	1015^th of 2783 public middle schools	63.5%	112	44.7	44.7	51.8	54.1	45.9	50.2	37.1	37.8	33.2	35.9	$122,208	$7,812	$114,396
Luther Burbank Middle	Public	6-8	3700 West Jeffries Ave.	Burbank	91505	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-3700	1,030	43	23.8	29.9%	390 (37.9%)	21 (2.0%)	441 (42.8%)	69 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (10.1%)	69.5	687^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.1%		65.8	774^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.2%	87	46.2	46.2	58.7	54.7	56.0	56.3	41.5	44.2	39.2	41.7	$116,130	$7,378	$108,752
Eleanor J. Toll Middle	Public	6-8	700 Glenwood Rd.	Glendale	91202	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 244-8414	1,412	61	23.2	53.8%	1,093 (77.4%)	11 (0.8%)	184 (13.0%)	100 (7.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	19 (1.3%)	62.2	849^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.3%		63.6	806^th of 2783 public middle schools	71.0%	43	34.8	34.8	50.1	51.4	50.3	50.7	50.3	39.7	38.8	42.0	$15,398	$888	$14,510
Rosemont Middle	Public	7-8	4725 Rosemont Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-4224	1,221	50	24.3	39.0%	628 (51.4%)	10 (0.8%)	136 (11.1%)	353 (28.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (7.6%)	95.8	125^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.5%		95.6	134^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.2%	9	67.1	67.1		79.1	76.0	77.6		70.3	68.9	69.6	$15,320	$609	$14,711
Roy Romer Middle	Public	6-8	6501 Laurel Canyon Blvd.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 505-2200	707	38	18.8	94.1%	37 (5.2%)	11 (1.6%)	637 (90.1%)	13 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	27.8	1904^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.0%		25.3	2020^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.4%	116	11.8	11.8	35.1	35.4	36.2	35.6	24.6	21.0	22.0	22.4	$22,554	$3,985	$18,569
Woodrow Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	1221 Monterey Rd.	Glendale	91206	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 244-8145	1,182	52	22.5	56.6%	930 (78.7%)	7 (0.6%)	150 (12.7%)	73 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.6%)	61.4	869^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.5%		57	963^rd of 2783 public middle schools	65.4%	94	34.3	34.3	42.3	50.9	51.8	49.3	40.0	40.4	46.6	42.7	$15,937	$943	$14,994
Mt. Gleason Middle	Public	6-8	10965 Mt. Gleason Ave.	Sunland	91040	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 951-2580	753	41	18.2	81.7%	301 (40.0%)	8 (1.1%)	396 (52.6%)	26 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.8%)	56	1004^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.6%		54.4	1031^st of 2783 public middle schools	63.0%	27	34.2	34.2	49.4	56.2	50.0	51.8	31.2	34.0	33.9	33.1	$23,222	$4,010	$19,212
Walter Reed Middle	Public	6-8	4525 Irvine Ave.	North Hollywood	91602	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 487-7600	1,580	65	24.4	57.5%	548 (34.7%)	68 (4.3%)	652 (41.3%)	196 (12.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	113 (7.2%)	85.4	363^rd of 2761 public middle schools	86.9%		82.3	435^th of 2783 public middle schools	84.4%	72	50.9	50.9	65.6	67.0	67.2	66.5	55.7	54.7	54.9	55.1	$16,583	$2,630	$13,953
Theodore Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	222 East Acacia Ave.	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 242-6845	842	40	21.1	61.6%	421 (50.0%)	13 (1.5%)	335 (39.8%)	65 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	51.9	1135^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.9%		51.3	1127^th of 2783 public middle schools	59.5%	8	28.5	28.5	48.3	52.5	48.5	50.2	28.1	36.3	29.3	32.2	$17,623	$1,165	$16,458

Frequently Asked Questions about John Muir Middle

What high school do graduates of John Muir Middle attend?

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

How many students attend John Muir Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,353 students attended John Muir Middle.

Is John Muir Middle a good school?

John Muir Middle ranks 506^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is John Muir Middle in?

Burbank Unified

What is the racial makeup of John Muir Middle?

Students at John Muir Middle are 70% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 1% African American.

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