John Muir

K-8 school·Grades K-8 San Diego, California·92117
Score
87.4/100
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#140
Among 1,107 California K-8 schools
#3
In San Diego Unified
Top 13%
In California

Score 87.4/100: better than 87% of California K-8 schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
65%
Similar California schools ≈ 46%, better than 86% of them
129 students tested
Math
53%
Similar California schools ≈ 37%, better than 84% of them
130 students tested
Science
56%
Similar California schools ≈ 31%, better than 89% of them
36 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 17 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3Smarter Balanced ELA66.727
English language artsGrade 4Smarter Balanced ELA57.121
English language artsGrade 5Smarter Balanced ELA78.323
English language artsGrade 6Smarter Balanced ELA72.429
English language artsGrade 7Smarter Balanced ELA56.216
English language artsGrade 8Smarter Balanced ELA46.113
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA65.1129
MathGrade 3Smarter Balanced Math66.727
MathGrade 4Smarter Balanced Math52.421
MathGrade 5Smarter Balanced Math60.923
MathGrade 6Smarter Balanced Math56.730
MathGrade 7Smarter Balanced Math31.216
MathGrade 8Smarter Balanced Math30.813
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math53.1130
ScienceGrade 5CAST73.923
ScienceGrade 8CAST23.113
ScienceAll gradesCAST55.636

School profile

Grades
K-8
Students
277
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
277
Typical K-8 school: 419
Free or reduced-price lunch
53%
Typical K-8 school: 66%

District and location

School district
City
San Diego County

Contact

Address
4431 Mt. Herbert Ave.
San Diego, CA 92117

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby K-8 schools

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Location

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John Muir at a glance

John Muir is a public K-8 school in San Diego, California, serving grades K-8. It is part of the San Diego Unified school district. It has about 277 students (a typical California K-8 school has 419). About 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 66% at a typical California K-8 school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 65% in English language arts (similar schools: 46%) and 53% in math (similar schools: 37%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California K-8 schools, it scores 87.4 out of 100: better than 87% of them, ranking #140 of 1,107. Its English language arts result rose by 23 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.