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John Muir Elementary

Q: Is John Muir Elementary a good school?

John Muir Elementary ranks 4163 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend John Muir Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended John Muir Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of John Muir Elementary?

Students at John Muir Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 20% White, 12% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 3% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of John Muir Elementary attend?

Students who attend John Muir Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : La Loma Junior High High : Thomas Downey High

Public Grades K-6

4163^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

John Muir Elementary is a public elementary school in Modesto, California, serving 555 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Modesto City Elementary District, which has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

John Muir Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, lower-than-average test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, and struggles in serving certain student subgroups effectively. Compared to nearby schools in the Modesto City Elementary District and the Sylvan Union Elementary District, John Muir consistently performs worse on key metrics such as test scores, chronic absenteeism, and student group performance. The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 82.22% to 89.6%, suggests a concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, which may be a contributing factor to the school's lower performance.

Despite the school's increased spending per student, from $13,648 in 2020-2021 to $19,797 in 2023-2024, John Muir Elementary's performance remains lower than its peers. This indicates a need for targeted interventions and support to address the specific challenges faced by the school, such as improving chronic absenteeism, academic achievement, and support for underperforming student groups. Ensuring equitable funding and resource allocation could also be an important factor in improving the school's overall outcomes.

567

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,797

Per pupil spending ?

81%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1215 Lucerne Ave.
Modesto, CA 95350-6011

(209) 574-8182

District: Modesto City Elementary

Students who attend John Muir Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	La Loma Junior High
High:	Thomas Downey High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.5%

White:

20.1%

Two or more races:

12.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg27%

California avg41%

4,163^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Modesto City Elementary

1210^th of 1,543Modesto 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	27.6	4163 of 5857	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	3826 of 5869	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	3850 of 5859	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3908 of 5883	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1249 of 1417	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	4967 of 5789	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	4822 of 5662	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	5119 of 5692	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.3	4687 of 5614	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.5	4085 of 5611	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.0	3678 of 5530	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.3	2930 of 5390	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.6	3415 of 5377	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.9	2993 of 5314	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.5	3073 of 5193	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.6	3479 of 5113	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.9	2974 of 5113	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.3	3222 of 4818	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.1	2334 of 4822	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	36.0	2874 of 4809	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	17.0	2534 of 2585	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1719 of 2128	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.1	1352 of 3162	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	1711 of 3245	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	1407 of 3311	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.7	469 of 602	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	3187 of 3275	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	2709 of 3246	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	3881 of 5597	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	3648 of 5612	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	3536 of 5609	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	4235 of 5635	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	1144 of 1267	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	4643 of 5492	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	4409 of 5413	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	3456 of 5107	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	2865 of 5107	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	3489 of 5087	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	2733 of 5084	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.6	4333 of 4963	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	4275 of 4830	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	3524 of 5460	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	3413 of 5517	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	3222 of 5363	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	2760 of 5264	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	860 of 1110	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	4262 of 5173	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	4173 of 5084	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	4118 of 5628	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3644 of 5643	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	3876 of 5638	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	3344 of 5663	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1069 of 1272	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	4731 of 5510	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	4765 of 5431	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	0.6	718 of 718	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	2273 of 2847	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	2243 of 2598	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	2401 of 2651	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	2220 of 2661	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	2479 of 2726	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	2583 of 2834	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	2447 of 2737	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)57th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2019)2nd percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science15%-18 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 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	1215 Lucerne Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8182	567	24	23.1	81.0%	114 (20.1%)	16 (2.8%)	326 (57.5%)	34 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.2%)	68 (12.0%)	27.6	4163^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.9%		31.3	3826^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.8%	337	14.7	14.7	39.0	19.1	38.2	38.1	33.7	42.9	19.1	22.1	14.5	25.5	97.2						$19,797	$3,001	$16,796
Rose Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 Rose Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8412	561	24	23.0	74.9%	128 (22.8%)	12 (2.1%)	355 (63.3%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.7%)	28.5	4096^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%		27.2	4183^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	28.7%	87	17.1	17.1	37.0	26.0	32.9	37.8	33.6	42.0	16.9	15.8	28.9	26.2							$19,753	$2,846	$16,907
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	201 Wilson Ave.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8452	283	13	21.7	84.1%	47 (16.6%)	6 (2.1%)	208 (73.5%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.4%)	19.7	4853^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.1%		15.3	5280^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.0%	427	19.2	19.2	20.0	27.3	22.2	43.8	27.9	13.3	17.7	6.4	28.1	15.4							$21,893	$4,551	$17,342
El Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	450 El Vista Ave.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1972	447	22	20.6	86.6%	57 (12.8%)	13 (2.9%)	340 (76.1%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	24.7	4435^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.3%		40.4	3158^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.2%	1277	17.9	17.9	28.6	26.3	49.3	31.7	34.4	19.1	19.0	22.4	18.3	19.8	90.2	95.1		95.1	91.5	95.1	$23,799	$3,572	$20,227
Enslen Elementary	Public	K-6	515 Coldwell Ave.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1982	385	17	22.0	45.2%	193 (50.1%)	8 (2.1%)	128 (33.2%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (10.9%)	80.8	1128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.7%		74.8	1370^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.7%	242	47.3	47.3	61.7	62.0	60.0	86.1	66.7	67.4	47.1	54.6	67.4	58.5	91.8			91.8		93.9	$20,699	$3,595	$17,104
Coleman F. Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	2024 Vera Cruz Dr.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5100	378	18	21.6	83.6%	68 (18.0%)	21 (5.6%)	190 (50.3%)	50 (13.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (11.9%)	18.6	4951^st of 5857 public elementary schools	15.5%		11.8	5565^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.2%	614	19.2	19.2	29.1	13.6	26.9		22.9	38.2	6.8	15.4		19.9							$17,733	$964	$16,769
Standiford Elementary	Public	K-5	605 Tokay Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5400	433	22	20.1	71.1%	100 (23.1%)	17 (3.9%)	235 (54.3%)	43 (9.9%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (7.6%)	46.2	2813^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.0%		49.2	2596^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.8%	217	39.4	39.4	36.3	38.3	45.1		39.5	39.3	36.3	43.7		39.6	87.9	91.4			93.1		$17,510	$958	$16,552
Sonoma Elementary	Public	K-6	1325 Sonoma Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8432	536	25	21.1	57.8%	136 (25.4%)	8 (1.5%)	291 (54.3%)	45 (8.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	51 (9.5%)	63	1921^st of 5857 public elementary schools	67.2%		67.2	1720^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.7%	201	29.2	29.2	63.6	42.4	59.4	66.7	57.6	55.4	36.4	40.6	46.3	44.6	78.5	93.9	96.9	95.4	95.4	95.4	$21,966	$3,349	$18,617
Orchard Elementary	Public	K-5	1800 Wisdom Way	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3100	579	28	20.6	70.1%	120 (20.7%)	32 (5.5%)	324 (56.0%)	39 (6.7%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.6%)	52 (9.0%)	41.1	3148^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.3%		32.1	3776^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.7%	628	28.4	28.4	40.3	31.9	40.9		37.5	51.3	30.9	34.1		38.1	94.7	96.5	97.4	98.3	95.6		$13,957	$863	$13,094
Orville Wright Elementary	Public	K-6	1602 Monterey St.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8462	399	16	24.6	92.5%	47 (11.8%)	7 (1.8%)	329 (82.5%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	8.4	5714^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.4%		9.6	5700^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.9%	14	3.9	3.9	10.3	18.6	10.0	14.5	13.4	19.1	16.4	3.9	9.0	12.5	96.2						$23,032	$4,441	$18,591

Frequently Asked Questions about John Muir Elementary

What is the racial makeup of John Muir Elementary?

Students at John Muir Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 20% White, 12% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 3% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of John Muir Elementary attend?

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

Middle : La Loma Junior High
High : Thomas Downey High

What district is John Muir Elementary in?

Modesto City Elementary

How many students attend John Muir Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended John Muir Elementary.

Is John Muir Elementary a good school?

John Muir Elementary ranks 4163^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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