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John Muir High

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John Muir High ranks 1343 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1343^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 38% of California high schools

Summary

John Muir High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 1,200 students in the Pasadena Unified School District, standing out for its exceptionally high graduation rate despite facing significant academic challenges.

The school's greatest strength is its success in helping students graduate, with a rate of 95.5% that consistently exceeds both district and state averages and outperforms nearby schools like Blair High (82.7%). However, proficiency in core subjects like math (17.9%) and science (17.2%) is notably lower than at other area schools, such as Marshall Fundamental and La Canada High. The school has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, cutting the rate by nearly half since 2022.

Performance varies widely for different student groups within the school, and there are stark differences compared to higher-performing, lower-poverty schools in neighboring districts like La Canada Unified. While John Muir High spends more per student than some of these top schools, it continues to work on improving academic outcomes and ensuring consistent support for all learners alongside its clear success in graduation and student engagement.

1,206

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,435

Per pupil spending ?

76.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1905 North Lincoln Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91103-1315

(626) 396-5600

District: Pasadena Unified

Feeder schools for John Muir High:

Elementary:	Altadena Elementary
	Madison Elementary
	Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary
	Washington Elementary STEM Magnet
Middle:	Octavia E. Butler Magnet

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.9%

African American:

20.1%

White:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg40%

California avg41%

1,343^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Pasadena Unified

717^th of 1,543Pasadena 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	36.5	1343 of 2162	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	1378 of 2159	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	1309 of 2170	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	1364 of 2123	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	87.1	169 of 1290	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	27.0	1487 of 2133	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	1169 of 2017	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.7	1159 of 2021	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.9	1348 of 2039	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.3	1261 of 1994	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	22.0	1577 of 2426	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	23.0	1506 of 2354	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	24.6	1470 of 2367	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	23.0	1499 of 2281	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.3	1471 of 2238	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.2	1314 of 2117	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	21.7	1435 of 2063	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	23.1	1303 of 1968	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	25.5	1184 of 1901	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	27.1	1009 of 1653	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	394 of 523	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	286 of 517	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	283 of 521	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	293 of 522	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	314 of 592	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	230 of 582	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.5	784 of 1161	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.0	978 of 1117	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	527 of 1052	49.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	957 of 1085	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	465 of 1064	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.8	988 of 1044	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	855 of 941	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	1300 of 1906	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	1103 of 1915	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1249 of 1915	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1371 of 1858	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	1200 of 1833	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	1084 of 1760	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	1243 of 1900	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	1255 of 1902	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	1297 of 1917	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	1223 of 1861	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	1192 of 1814	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	949 of 1742	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	14.9	273 of 299	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	188 of 290	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	1356 of 2013	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1432 of 2026	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1382 of 2030	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1337 of 1943	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	1307 of 1937	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	1085 of 1862	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	1225 of 1942	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1464 of 1948	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	1172 of 1963	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	1135 of 1916	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.1	1389 of 1880	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	1105 of 1834	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	7.4	187 of 190	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	167 of 168	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	380 of 577	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	94.4	14 of 541	97.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	777 of 1252	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1066 of 1216	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	630 of 1197	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	265 of 1155	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	52.0	576 of 1173	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	425 of 1193	64.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)77th percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile-24 vs school

Homeless (2023)9th percentile-31 vs school

Military Connected (2023)2nd percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science17%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 23, 2019

We moved from private to attend Muir and couldn't be happier. The offerings for student to interact and be more hands on are the real reason why we feel this is a good move. Close Quote

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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 (2025)
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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John Muir High	Public	9-12	1905 North Lincoln Ave.	Pasadena	91103	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5600	1,206	55	21.9	76.2%	104 (8.6%)	243 (20.1%)	771 (63.9%)	31 (2.6%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.5%)	36.5	1343^rd of 2162 public high schools	37.9%		34.7	1378^th of 2159 public high schools	36.2%	35		17.4		17.2				42.8	42.8				17.9	17.9	$22,435	$20,512	$1,923
La Canada High	Public	7-12	4463 Oak Grove Dr.	La Canada	91011	Los Angeles County	La Canada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 952-4205	1,989	86	23.0	4.7%	876 (44.0%)	7 (0.4%)	266 (13.4%)	620 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	218 (11.0%)	98.9	18^th of 2162 public high schools	99.2%		98.7	25^th of 2159 public high schools	98.8%	7	83.6		68.2	75.7		90.1	90.1	93.6	91.3		85.5	83.3	80.7	83.1	$24,559	$24,222	$337
Marshall Fundamental	Public	6-12	990 North Allen Ave.	Pasadena	91104	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5810	1,689	79	21.4		345 (20.4%)	97 (5.7%)	1,047 (62.0%)	120 (7.1%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	69 (4.1%)	73.9	512^th of 2162 public high schools	76.3%		79.9	416^th of 2159 public high schools	80.7%	96	33.9	36.0		34.6	47.1	50.0	44.4	67.7	51.8	37.6	38.4	33.3	37.7	36.8	$21,184	$19,694	$1,490
PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High	Public, Charter	6-12	7350 North Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90041	Los Angeles County	PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 239-0063	265	19	13.9	95.1%	8 (3.0%)	4 (1.5%)	248 (93.6%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	42.5	1197^th of 2162 public high schools	44.6%		55.4	868^th of 2159 public high schools	59.8%	329	29.0	22.0		25.0	52.9	30.0	47.4	37.7	39.9	17.7	32.5	29.0	26.4	27.7
Blair High	Public	6-12	1201 South Marengo Ave.	Pasadena	91106	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5820	1,053	57	18.3	55.5%	203 (19.3%)	74 (7.0%)	689 (65.4%)	44 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.8%)	63.6	727^th of 2162 public high schools	66.4%		65	650^th of 2159 public high schools	69.9%	77	22.3	35.7		28.1	38.5	44.1	39.1	51.0	43.1	20.3	32.1	21.9	33.8	26.8	$24,728	$23,064	$1,664
Pasadena High	Public	9-12	2925 East Sierra Madre Blvd.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5880	1,303	71	18.2	67.6%	248 (19.0%)	153 (11.7%)	694 (53.3%)	128 (9.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	71 (5.4%)	55.8	912^th of 2162 public high schools	57.8%		63.9	677^th of 2159 public high schools	68.6%	235		27.5		27.5				56.4	56.4				25.6	25.6	$25,978	$24,438	$1,540
Eagle Rock High	Public	7-12	1750 Yosemite Dr.	Los Angeles	90041	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 340-3500	2,031	102	19.8	51.6%	386 (19.0%)	20 (1.0%)	1,077 (53.0%)	372 (18.3%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	172 (8.5%)	70.2	595^th of 2162 public high schools	72.5%		73.3	518^th of 2159 public high schools	76.0%	77	39.9	35.7		37.5		71.4	67.5	60.6	66.0		62.0	49.8	36.7	48.4	$30,360	$28,588	$1,772
Learning Works	Public, Charter	7-12	90 North Daisy Ave.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Learning Works District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 564-2871	212	8	25.3	75.5%	7 (3.3%)	15 (7.1%)	187 (88.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	13.4	1862^nd of 2162 public high schools	13.9%		14.6	1830^th of 2159 public high schools	15.2%	32			7.4	5.9				4.0	2.6				0.0	0.0
Glendale High	Public	9-12	1440 East Broadway	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 242-3161	2,066	91	22.6	55.0%	1,171 (56.7%)	20 (1.0%)	638 (30.9%)	205 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	31 (1.5%)	36.9	1334^th of 2162 public high schools	38.3%		36.5	1328^th of 2159 public high schools	38.5%	6		20.7	4.4	20.0				37.2	37.2				20.1	20.1	$17,246	$16,242	$1,004
South Pasadena Senior High	Public	9-12	1401 Fremont Ave.	South Pasadena	91030	Los Angeles County	South Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 441-5820	1,536	63	24.4	15.0%	374 (24.3%)	14 (0.9%)	377 (24.5%)	520 (33.9%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	241 (15.7%)	96.9	58^th of 2162 public high schools	97.3%		97.5	53^rd of 2159 public high schools	97.5%	5		69.1		68.4				85.6	85.6				65.5	65.5	$17,384	$16,730	$654

Frequently Asked Questions about John Muir High

What schools feed into John Muir High?

John Muir High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Altadena Elementary
Elementary : Madison Elementary
Elementary : Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary
Elementary : Washington Elementary STEM Magnet
Middle : Octavia E. Butler Magnet

Is John Muir High a good school?

John Muir High ranks 1343^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is John Muir High in?

Pasadena Unified

What is the racial makeup of John Muir High?

Students at John Muir High are 64% Hispanic, 20% African American, 9% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend John Muir High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,206 students attended John Muir High.

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