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John Muir High

Q: Is John Muir High a good school?

John Muir High ranks 1461 st of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1461^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 32% of California high schools

Summary

Located in Pasadena, California, John Muir High is a Pasadena Unified public high school serving grades 9–12, with 1,206 students. In 2025–26, 96% of students graduated, compared with 88% in the district and 88% statewide. Yet proficiency was 40% in English language arts (ELA), 15% in math and 19% in science. The most important takeaway is the contrast between strong graduation and low academic proficiency.

ELA is the school’s strongest subject, but results were still below state, district and nearby-school averages: 40% at John Muir, versus 49% statewide, 47% in the district and an average of 52% at nearby schools with reported scores. Math is the weakest relative result: 15% were proficient, compared with 38% statewide, 37% in the district and a nearby-school average of 39%. That leaves John Muir about 23 points below the state, 22 below the district and 24 below nearby schools. Science proficiency was 19%, about 17 points below both the state and district; nearby schools averaged 40%. The nearby comparisons include schools with different grade spans and models.

John Muir’s scores changed little overall from 2022–23 to 2025–26, while the gaps to the state widened: about 3 points in ELA, 3 in math and 4 in science. SchoolDigger ranked the school in the 32nd percentile statewide, with 2 stars, in 2025–26—tied with Blair High for the lowest rank among eight nearby ranked schools—and its percentile fell from 40 to 32 over four years. The student–teacher ratio was 21.9 in 2024–25, above the nearby-school average of about 21. John Muir reported that 76% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. SchoolDigger’s group-specific ranking was notably lower for African American students: the school ranked in the 13th percentile for how well it served this group in 2025–26, down from the 45th percentile in 2023–24, compared with an overall school ranking of 32. For White students, the group-specific ranking was higher, at the 61st percentile in 2025–26.

1,206

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,002

Per pupil spending ?

76.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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 — 34th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg41%

California avg42%

1,461^st of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Pasadena Unified

725^th of 1,530Pasadena 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
2026	31.1	1461 of 2135	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	17.5	428 of 492	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	28.9	1346 of 1864	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	32.6	1298 of 1880	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	26.3	1484 of 1997	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	28.0	1398 of 1930	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	37.0	696 of 1235	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	62.8	438 of 1130	61.2%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)61st percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2026)44th percentile+12 vs school

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

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile~ school

Female (2026)28th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)13th percentile-19 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 (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Science19%-17 vs state

Mathematics15%-23 vs state

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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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	31.1	1461^st of 2135 public high schools	31.6%		36.5	1343^rd of 2162 public high schools	37.9%	118		18.5		18.7				40.0	40.0				15.4	15.4	$25,002	$1,923	$23,079
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%)	98.2	24^th of 2135 public high schools	98.9%		98.9	18^th of 2162 public high schools	99.2%	6	82.2		77.4	79.8		89.8	88.2	88.8	89.0		89.0	80.6	77.6	82.7	$16,082	$337	$15,745
Thurgood Marshall Secondary	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%)	70.5	608^th of 2135 public high schools	71.5%		73.9	512^th of 2162 public high schools	76.3%	96	41.7	47.2		44.2	48.2	49.3	44.9	60.9	50.2	39.5	31.6	30.5	32.3	33.3	$24,473	$1,490	$22,983
PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High	Public, Charter	6-12	7350 North Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	91504	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%)	47.9	1079^th of 2135 public high schools	49.5%		42.5	1197^th of 2162 public high schools	44.6%	118	17.7	25.6	13.3	20.0	30.8	44.1	36.5	50.0	40.8	3.9	26.5	28.9	30.0	24.3	$30,408	$1,364	$29,044
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%)	31.8	1453^rd of 2135 public high schools	31.9%		63.6	727^th of 2162 public high schools	66.4%	726	30.7	16.9		25.1	31.4	34.6	48.4	32.3	36.9	21.0	16.0	31.0	23.3	22.7	$26,003	$1,664	$24,339
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%)	64.4	728^th of 2135 public high schools	65.9%		55.8	912^th of 2162 public high schools	57.8%	184		43.5	15.4	39.1				55.7	55.7				32.8	32.8	$26,843	$1,540	$25,303
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%)	81.3	375^th of 2135 public high schools	82.4%		70.2	595^th of 2162 public high schools	72.5%	220	46.5	42.1		43.7		74.2	61.9	73.3	70.0		64.8	50.4	51.0	55.0	$20,520	$1,772	$18,748
Learning Works	Public, Charter	6-12	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%)	10.3	1940^th of 2135 public high schools	9.1%		13.4	1862^nd of 2162 public high schools	13.9%	78			2.3	1.9			9.1	2.8	3.7			0.0	2.7	1.8	$19,209	$2,180	$17,029
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%)	46.2	1117^th of 2135 public high schools	47.7%		36.9	1334^th of 2162 public high schools	38.3%	217		26.8	7.7	26.2				42.7	42.7				29.5	29.5	$16,960	$1,004	$15,956
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%)	95.1	88^th of 2135 public high schools	95.9%		96.9	58^th of 2162 public high schools	97.3%	30		68.4	75.0	68.6				80.5	80.5				66.7	66.7	$17,104	$654	$16,450

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 1461^st of 2135 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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