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John Muir Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4592^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

John Muir Elementary is a public elementary school in Merced, California, serving 581 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Merced City Elementary School District, which is ranked 1234 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its relatively high per-student spending, John Muir Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20-25% of California elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are well below the state and district averages, with only 26.43% of students proficient or better in ELA and 22.22% in Math, compared to 48.81% and 37.3% statewide, respectively. Additionally, the school has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 29.5% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing John Muir Elementary to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Allan Peterson Elementary and Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary, it becomes clear that John Muir is an outlier in terms of performance, as these schools consistently outperform it on state assessments and have higher ratings from SchoolDigger. The high rates of economic disadvantage among the student population at John Muir Elementary, with over 90% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be contributing to the school's low academic performance, presenting an opportunity for targeted interventions and support to help raise student achievement.

613

Students ?

25.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,334

Per pupil spending ?

88.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 West 26th St.
Merced, CA 95340-2912

(209) 385-6667

District: Merced City Elementary

Students who attend John Muir Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Herbert Hoover Middle
High:	Merced High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.3%

White:

9.5%

African American:

6.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2022 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 22nd (2025) from a 17th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg27%

California avg41%

4,592^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Merced City Elementary

1221^st of 1,543Merced City Elementary 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	23.0	4592 of 5857	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	4356 of 5869	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	4706 of 5859	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4869 of 5883	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	4034 of 5789	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	4072 of 5662	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.2	3810 of 5692	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.8	3621 of 5614	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.8	3020 of 5611	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.9	3532 of 5530	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.5	3700 of 5390	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.2	3449 of 5377	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.2	2836 of 5314	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	25.5	4024 of 5193	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.3	4030 of 5113	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.9	3940 of 5113	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.4	4043 of 4818	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.1	4169 of 4822	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.9	4023 of 4809	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	52.5	274 of 700	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.8	1742 of 2227	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1924 of 2585	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.1	822 of 2128	61.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.8	986 of 3162	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.2	2516 of 3245	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	2731 of 3311	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	4690 of 5597	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	4603 of 5612	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	4831 of 5609	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	4776 of 5635	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	3764 of 5492	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	3858 of 5413	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	3453 of 5107	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	3303 of 5107	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	3860 of 5087	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	3743 of 5084	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	2890 of 4963	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	3172 of 4830	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	3957 of 5460	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	3875 of 5517	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	3963 of 5363	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	3949 of 5264	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	3143 of 5173	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	3403 of 5084	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	4106 of 5628	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	3802 of 5643	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	4265 of 5638	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	4495 of 5663	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	4071 of 5510	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	3972 of 5431	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	1912 of 2847	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	1931 of 2420	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	2115 of 2598	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	2292 of 2651	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)69th percentile+43 vs school

African American (2018)61st percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-22 vs state

Science24%-8 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

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Schools Near John Muir Elementary

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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 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 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 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-6	300 West 26th St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6667	613	24	25.6	88.6%	58 (9.5%)	42 (6.9%)	437 (71.3%)	42 (6.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)	23	4592^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	21.6%		25.1	4356^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.8%	236	24.4	24.4	17.9	17.9	34.6	35.6	26.4	19.1	15.5	21.8	32.2	22.2	93.1	96.6			93.1	96.6	$17,334	$2,439	$14,895
Luther Burbank Elementary	Public	K-6	609 East Alexander Ave.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6674	716	28	25.6	70.9%	130 (18.2%)	20 (2.8%)	430 (60.1%)	75 (10.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.5%)	44.1	2947^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.7%		45.6	2825^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.9%	122	37.7	37.7	33.3	41.5	55.3	43.4	43.8	39.4	27.4	28.1	30.0	31.1	95.1		96.3		96.3		$16,207	$2,290	$13,917
John C. Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	2150 S St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6627	580	23	25.2	84.7%	56 (9.7%)	29 (5.0%)	436 (75.2%)	26 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (5.2%)	29.4	4008^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.6%		24.9	4374^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.5%	366	25.4	25.4	32.1	33.8	41.8	15.4	31.0	39.2	31.3	28.4	9.2	27.8	96.8						$16,768	$2,438	$14,330
Charles Wright Elementary	Public	K-6	900 East 20th St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6615	527	24	22.0	80.3%	60 (11.4%)	5 (0.9%)	402 (76.3%)	23 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.3%)	25.2	4373^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.3%		22.3	4653^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	20.7%	280	16.4	16.4	33.8	34.9	30.1	38.0	34.3	36.4	20.3	20.6	8.9	21.5							$18,304	$2,340	$15,964
Ada Givens Elementary	Public	K-6	2900 Green St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6610	579	25	23.2	78.9%	86 (14.9%)	30 (5.2%)	402 (69.4%)	35 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	24.1	4486^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.4%		34.4	3565^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.3%	921	17.8	17.8	31.7	33.8	31.5	27.5	31.0	39.0	26.3	17.8	11.0	23.3	96.5	98.2		98.2	97.4	98.2	$18,190	$2,597	$15,593
Don Stowell Elementary	Public	K-6	251 East 11th St.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 381-2803	501	23	21.8	96.0%	17 (3.4%)	25 (5.0%)	437 (87.2%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	14.5	5312^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.3%		12.1	5549^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.5%	237	13.2	13.2	20.0	16.4	23.7	28.0	22.2	30.8	18.9	10.9	7.9	16.3	92.8		94.2	97.1	94.2		$17,843	$2,511	$15,332
Rudolph Rivera Elementary	Public	K-6	945 Buena Vista Dr.	Merced	95348	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6680	917	34	27.0	75.5%	68 (7.4%)	77 (8.4%)	588 (64.1%)	126 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.9%)	23.6	4538^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.5%		25.3	4339^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.1%	199	11.6	11.6	32.5	43.8	27.9	41.4	36.4	27.9	15.7	9.3	15.0	16.8	95.9	97.5		96.7	97.5	97.5	$15,469	$2,181	$13,288
Allan Peterson Elementary	Public	K-6	848 East Donna Dr.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6700	690	27	25.6	67.0%	139 (20.1%)	28 (4.1%)	386 (55.9%)	83 (12.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.1%)	48.7	2663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.5%		43.5	2962^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.5%	299	37.4	37.4	47.4	28.6	58.6	46.2	45.5	44.3	29.7	39.4	26.9	35.3	94.9	97.5		94.9	97.5	96.2	$17,308	$2,434	$14,874
Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary	Public	K-6	3200 Parsons Ave.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6620	722	29	24.8	59.6%	138 (19.1%)	33 (4.6%)	433 (60.0%)	65 (9.0%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (6.4%)	44.8	2901^st of 5857 public elementary schools	50.5%		43.6	2955^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.7%	54	30.7	30.7	52.6	46.4	38.6	48.0	46.3	47.4	33.0	18.0	27.8	31.4	97.1		98.1				$16,640	$2,322	$14,318
Leontine Gracey Elementary	Public	K-6	945 West Ave.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6710	509	22	23.1	81.7%	25 (4.9%)	14 (2.8%)	419 (82.3%)	31 (6.1%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	23.7	4525^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.7%		26.4	4260^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.4%	265	17.0	17.0	15.8	21.9	30.5	52.2	29.5	15.4	16.2	10.2	38.8	20.1							$18,940	$2,368	$16,572

Frequently Asked Questions about John Muir Elementary

What schools do graduates of John Muir Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Herbert Hoover Middle
High : Merced High

What district is John Muir Elementary in?

Merced City Elementary

Is John Muir Elementary a good school?

John Muir Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend John Muir Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 613 students attended John Muir Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of John Muir Elementary?

Students at John Muir Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 9% White, 7% African American, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

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