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John Muir Elementary School

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John Muir Elementary School ranks 828 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

828^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

John Muir Elementary School is a public elementary school in Parma, Ohio, serving 484 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school is part of the Parma City School District, which is ranked 408 out of 828 school districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John Muir Elementary School faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, lower test scores in Mathematics and English Language Arts compared to the district and state averages, and a higher percentage of students from low-income families. The school's student-teacher ratio is also higher than nearby schools, such as Ridge-Brook Elementary and Thoreau Park Elementary. Interestingly, the nearby charter school, Global Village Academy, outperforms John Muir Elementary and the Parma City School District on state tests, with 95% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics compared to 64.3% at John Muir and 66.8% in the district.

The data suggests that John Muir Elementary School needs to address its chronic absenteeism issues, improve its academic performance, and explore strategies to better support its diverse student population, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Further investigation into the factors contributing to the success of the nearby charter school could provide valuable insights for improving student outcomes at John Muir Elementary School.

526

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,881

Per pupil spending ?

67.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5531 W 24th St
Parma, OH 44134-2747

(440) 885-2424

District: Parma City

Students who attend John Muir Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Normandy High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.9%

Hispanic:

17.5%

Two or more races:

13.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Parma City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg69%

Ohio avg64%

828^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Parma City

408^th of 828Parma City among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	828 of 1558	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	875 of 1577	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	973 of 1596	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	1022 of 1588	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	1158 of 1610	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	1149 of 1676	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	1062 of 1636	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.9	911 of 1651	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.4	990 of 1678	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.1	952 of 1684	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.6	1105 of 1687	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.0	1249 of 1701	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.1	1237 of 1709	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.5	1215 of 1686	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.2	1140 of 1662	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.5	1055 of 1610	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.2	1049 of 1582	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.1	1027 of 1609	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.8	1142 of 1504	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.3	1202 of 1501	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.7	1118 of 1471	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	26.6	594 of 765	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	564 of 956	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	425 of 1021	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	778 of 1452	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	888 of 1466	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	949 of 1483	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	974 of 1488	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.1	1220 of 1467	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	1081 of 1502	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.9	826 of 1518	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	84 of 259	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	111 of 234	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	126 of 228	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	139 of 239	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	507 of 1473	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	666 of 1484	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	584 of 1447	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	793 of 1419	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1090 of 1404	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	1041 of 1465	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.7	874 of 1465	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	795 of 1466	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	783 of 1485	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	889 of 1498	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	1032 of 1518	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	1055 of 1499	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	1008 of 1535	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	1109 of 1536	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	514 of 935	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	783 of 1175	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	842 of 1190	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	936 of 1215	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1069 of 1242	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1130 of 1249	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	967 of 1271	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	969 of 1309	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile~ school

White (2025)33rd percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2021)22nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics69%~ state avg

English Language Arts59%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
John Muir Elementary School	Public	K-4	5531 W 24th St	Parma	44134	Cuyahoga County	Parma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 885-2424	526	27	19.4		289 (54.9%)	51 (9.7%)	92 (17.5%)	20 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (13.9%)	54	828^th of 1558 public elementary schools	46.9%		52.8	875^th of 1577 public elementary schools	44.5%	47			64.3	73.1					53.4	65.2					$11,881
Global Village Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5720 State Rd	Parma	44134	Cuyahoga County	Global Village Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 767-5956	235	10	22.9	76.6%	229 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	77.1	382^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	75.5%		71.8	503^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	68.1%	121	66.7	78.3	95.0	86.4	83.3	71.4	43.5	56.3	80.0	72.7	58.3	78.6	52.2	52.2	$8,678
William C Bryant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3121 Oak Park Ave	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3350	338	21	16.0		169 (50.0%)	64 (18.9%)	82 (24.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.9%)	27.2	1149^th of 1558 public elementary schools	26.3%		29.9	1133^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	28.2%	16	57.7	11.3	50.0	27.0	19.2	30.2	40.9	34.0	44.2	43.2	61.5	37.2	50.0	26.4	$14,735
Thoreau Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	5401 W 54th St	Parma	44129	Cuyahoga County	Parma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 885-2352	483	27	17.8		295 (61.1%)	36 (7.5%)	102 (21.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.1%)	47.6	931^st of 1558 public elementary schools	40.2%		43.8	992^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	37.1%	61			53.0	64.2					46.2	77.6					$12,556
Cleveland Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4850 Pearl Rd	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 741-2991	107	10	10.7		21 (19.6%)	41 (38.3%)	35 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	9 (8.4%)	32.9	1091^st of 1558 public elementary schools	30.0%		7.3	1464^th of 1577 public elementary schools	7.2%	373			60.0	50.0		25.0			60.0	57.1		16.7			$10,065
Benjamin Franklin	Public	PK, KG-8	1905 Spring Rd	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3150	364	21	17.3		93 (25.5%)	136 (37.4%)	100 (27.5%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	10.7	1392^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	10.7%		9.7	1407^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.8%	15	35.7	53.6	20.8	35.1	10.7	14.3	18.4	17.9	25.0	35.1	46.4	14.3	23.7	29.6	$13,301
Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	4430 State Rd	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 661-7888	360	16	22.2		121 (33.6%)	89 (24.7%)	127 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.1%)	5	1501^st of 1558 public elementary schools	3.7%		9.7	1408^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.7%	93			24.6	25.9					15.9	27.8					$9,026
Charles A Mooney School	Public	PK, KG-8	3213 Montclair Ave	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3200	305	23	13.2		94 (30.8%)	111 (36.4%)	79 (25.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.9%)	19.9	1264^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.9%		27.2	1167^th of 1577 public elementary schools	26.0%	97	25.0	34.6	41.9	78.9	25.0	26.9	12.9	16.0	34.4	36.8	33.3	15.4	19.4	26.9	$13,672
William Rainey Harper	Public	PK, KG-8	5515 Ira Ave	Cleveland	44144	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0000	423	24	17.6		150 (35.5%)	102 (24.1%)	144 (34.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.5%)	46.6	948^th of 1558 public elementary schools	39.2%		36.3	1070^th of 1577 public elementary schools	32.1%	122	51.2	26.1	59.6	84.1	46.3	31.0	33.3	26.1	66.0	59.1	58.5	40.5	41.9	39.1	$12,751
Ridge-Brook Elementary School	Public	K-4	7915 Manhattan Ave	Parma	44129	Cuyahoga County	Parma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 885-2350	341	19	17.9		197 (57.8%)	51 (15.0%)	41 (12.0%)	15 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.6%)	54.9	818^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.5%		43.8	991^st of 1577 public elementary schools	37.2%	173			57.7	77.8					47.9	75.9					$13,314

Frequently Asked Questions about John Muir Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of John Muir Elementary School?

Students at John Muir Elementary School are 55% White, 17% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 10% African American, 4% Asian.

How many students attend John Muir Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 526 students attended John Muir Elementary School.

What district is John Muir Elementary School in?

Parma City

Is John Muir Elementary School a good school?

John Muir Elementary School ranks 828^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of John Muir Elementary School attend?

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

High : Normandy High School

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