Is John Muir Elementary a good school?

John Muir Elementary ranks 222 nd of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John Muir Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 393 students attended John Muir Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of John Muir Elementary?

Students at John Muir Elementary are 40% White, 28% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Not Specified.

What schools do graduates of John Muir Elementary attend?

Students who attend John Muir Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Kamiakin Middle School High : Juanita High School

John Muir Elementary

Summary:

John Muir Elementary is a public elementary school in Kirkland, Washington, serving 393 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lake Washington School District, which is ranked 4 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating.

John Muir Elementary has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with a higher percentage of non-white students (59%) and a significant Asian student population (27.74%). Academically, the school's performance on English Language Arts (ELA) assessments is stronger, with 5th-grade students outperforming the district and state averages. However, the school's performance on Math assessments is weaker, with all grades performing below the district and state averages. The school's rankings for specific student subgroups vary, with female students and English Language Learners performing relatively better compared to their peers statewide, while Asian, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students have lower rankings.

John Muir Elementary has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (32.06%) compared to nearby schools, and the school's spending per student has increased over the years, reaching $21,300 in the 2021-2022 school year. These factors suggest that the school and district are investing resources to support student learning, but the higher free and reduced lunch rates may indicate a need for additional support and resources to address the needs of students from lower-income families.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

14012 132nd AVE NE
Kirkland, WA 98034-1511

(425) 936-2640

District: Lake Washington School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
222^nd of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,300

Students who attend John Muir Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kamiakin Middle School
High:	Juanita High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.3

Number of students: 393

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.9%

Asian:

27.7%

Hispanic:

16.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 32.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John Muir Elementary ranks better than 81% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 27^th among 31 ranked elementary schools in the Lake Washington School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.69. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at John Muir Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (39.9%), Asian (27.7%), Hispanic (16%). (See more...)

Compare Details 32.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John Muir Elementary is 14.3, which is the 4^th best among 31 elementary schools in the Lake Washington School District. (See more...)

Compare John Muir Elementary employs 27.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John Muir Elementary is $21,300, which is the 5^th highest among 31 elementary schools in the Lake Washington School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John Muir Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks John Muir Elementary 222^nd of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See John Muir Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Lake Washington School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Lake Washington School District 4^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for John Muir Elementary

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Rank History for all students at John Muir Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	51.22	515^th	1026	49.8%
2005	35.82	712^th	1031	30.9%
2006	42.97	639^th	1051	39.2%
2007	44.07	630^th	1069	41.1%
2008	48.44	585^th	1067	45.2%
2009	61.13	413^th	1072	61.5%
2010	45.15	623^rd	1088	42.7%
2011	55.79	493^rd	1092	54.9%
2012	61.34	428^th	1097	61.0%
2013	63.34	412^th	1106	62.7%
2015	73.20	261^st	1067	75.5%
2016	71.55	295^th	1053	72.0%
2017	79.49	200^th	1056	81.1%
2018	72.32	286^th	1054	72.9%
2019	76.17	253^rd	1130	77.6%
2021	58.93	425^th	1107	61.6%
2022	55.70	472^nd	1169	59.6%
2023	65.83	364^th	1169	68.9%
2024	79.69	222^nd	1168	81.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at John Muir Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	62.47	68^th	333	79.6%
2023	64.67	58^th	254	77.2%
2024	75.92	53^rd	320	83.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at John Muir Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	38.78	387^th	637	39.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John Muir Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	60.43	297^th	835	64.4%
2019	55.27	433^rd	979	55.8%
2021	23.12	715^th	854	16.3%
2022	20.75	896^th	1019	12.1%
2023	46.07	554^th	1013	45.3%
2024	66.45	283^rd	1024	72.4%

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Rank History for Female students at John Muir Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	66.48	337^th	1004	66.4%
2019	76.41	243^rd	1068	77.2%
2021	43.11	541^st	1008	46.3%
2022	38.74	661^st	1100	39.9%
2023	64.41	364^th	1094	66.7%
2024	84.39	152^nd	1093	86.1%

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Rank History for Male students at John Muir Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	75.73	237^th	999	76.3%
2019	75.17	254^th	1075	76.4%
2021	68.13	292^nd	1025	71.5%
2022	69.37	315^th	1113	71.7%
2023	63.76	365^th	1099	66.8%
2024	71.12	295^th	1099	73.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at John Muir Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	43.91	119^th	201	40.8%
2021	13.68	116^th	131	11.5%
2022	18.29	161^st	187	13.9%
2023	23.99	140^th	170	17.6%
2024	52.29	77^th	163	52.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John Muir Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	67.01	140^th	540	74.1%
2019	67.34	177^th	697	74.6%

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Rank History for White students at John Muir Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	72.47	226^th	833	72.9%
2019	78.71	191^st	1027	81.4%
2021	66.14	305^th	943	67.7%
2022	54.75	454^th	1031	56.0%
2023	65.62	335^th	1011	66.9%
2024	74.85	242^nd	1009	76.0%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 4.9)

86%

14%

Reviews:

by a parent
Sunday, March 3, 2013

John Muir is a wonderful learning community. I have three children there and am very pleased with the education they are receiving! The principal and teachers are amazing and go above and beyond to help the kids with whatever they need. The office staff are so caring and helpful. Our family loves JME! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

JME has an amazing principal, teachers & staff who really care about the students - there is huge cultural diversity within the school which can educate us all & make us realise how small the world really is. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

JME is a great place for children to learn. The staff is great starting with Mr D, an amazing principal who knows every kid by name. The teaching staff is supportive and committed and overall great teachers. The support staff is also caring and committed. It's a great school with fantastic diversity. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

John Muir Elementary is an excellent school with an enormously diverse student body and amazing teachers. I am proud to have had both of my children (1 currently) attend John Muir. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Outstanding school with a dedicated, caring staff that are top notch! Muir has a wonderfully diverse student population and the education that my children are getting is great. Close Quote

Enrollment information for John Muir Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	509	31	75	13	10	n/a	n/a	0	638
1989	523	27	75	13	9	n/a	n/a	0	647
1990	532	29	65	20	4	n/a	n/a	0	650
1991	541	25	87	20	4	n/a	n/a	0	677
1992	562	23	78	21	3	n/a	n/a	0	687
1993	490	15	67	22	9	n/a	n/a	0	603
1994	519	14	95	28	9	n/a	n/a	0	665
1995	455	16	109	33	8	n/a	n/a	0	621
1996	455	16	109	33	8	n/a	n/a	0	621
1997	455	17	133	34	7	n/a	n/a	0	646
1998	399	20	138	31	6	n/a	n/a	0	594
1999	384	25	139	42	4	n/a	n/a	0	594
2000	375	19	142	52	2	n/a	n/a	0	590
2001	332	18	158	56	1	n/a	n/a	0	565
2002	272	15	153	74	0	n/a	n/a	0	514
2003	272	15	153	74	0	n/a	n/a	0	514
2004	248	14	147	76	1	n/a	n/a	0	486
2005	236	19	148	77	4	n/a	n/a	0	484
2006	207	23	154	67	1	n/a	n/a	2	454
2007	186	23	165	68	2	n/a	n/a	5	449
2008	182	19	146	71	3	n/a	n/a	8	429
2009	156	15	141	72	4	n/a	n/a	14	402
2010	156	9	145	72	1	n/a	n/a	21	404
2011	169	8	136	71	1	3	15	0	403
2012	167	4	134	71	1	0	19	0	396
2013	164	3	109	72	1	0	17	0	366
2014	179	1	111	75	0	0	21	0	387
2015	195	5	92	75	0	0	23	0	390
2016	207	4	97	78	0	0	24	0	410
2017	216	6	96	84	1	0	39	0	442
2018	204	6	106	80	2	0	37	0	435
2019	206	12	120	74	2	0	34	0	448
2020	181	14	115	71	3	1	40	0	425
2021	153	18	110	51	2	0	38	0	372
2022	136	16	89	59	2	0	38	0	340
2023	157	15	109	63	1	0	44	4	393

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at John Muir Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	638	29.0	22.0	0
1989	647	29.0	22.3	n/a
1990	650	28.1	23.1	0
1991	677	30.4	22.2	n/a
1992	687	32.2	21.3	n/a
1993	603	27.2	22.2	n/a
1994	665	33.6	19.8	n/a
1995	621	34.3	18.1	n/a
1996	621	34.3	18.1	n/a
1997	646	33.9	19.1	n/a
1998	594	33.0	18.0	n/a
1999	594	32.4	18.3	n/a
2000	590	32.1	18.4	n/a
2001	565	32.5	17.4	n/a
2002	514	32.4	15.9	40.9
2003	514	32.4	15.9	40.9
2004	486	32.0	15.2	42.8
2005	484	32.0	15.1	41.3
2006	454	28.0	16.2	39.4
2007	449	27.6	16.3	37.8
2008	429	30.0	14.3	42
2009	402	30.0	13.4	42.8
2010	404	29.6	13.6	49.1
2011	403	26.8	15.0	35.7
2012	396	27.0	14.6	50
2013	366	27.0	13.5	40.2
2014	387	n/a	n/a	43.4
2015	390	28.0	13.9	39.7
2016	410	24.0	17.0	38.5
2017	442	27.8	15.8	36.7
2018	435	31.2	13.9	32.6
2019	448	30.3	14.7	30.1
2020	425	29.5	14.3	28.2
2021	372	26.5	14.0	27.4
2022	340	23.0	14.7	27.6
2023	393	27.4	14.3	32.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio John Muir Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	638	29.0	22.0	0
1989	647	29.0	22.3	n/a
1990	650	28.1	23.1	0
1991	677	30.4	22.2	n/a
1992	687	32.2	21.3	n/a
1993	603	27.2	22.2	n/a
1994	665	33.6	19.8	n/a
1995	621	34.3	18.1	n/a
1996	621	34.3	18.1	n/a
1997	646	33.9	19.1	n/a
1998	594	33.0	18.0	n/a
1999	594	32.4	18.3	n/a
2000	590	32.1	18.4	n/a
2001	565	32.5	17.4	n/a
2002	514	32.4	15.9	40.9
2003	514	32.4	15.9	40.9
2004	486	32.0	15.2	42.8
2005	484	32.0	15.1	41.3
2006	454	28.0	16.2	39.4
2007	449	27.6	16.3	37.8
2008	429	30.0	14.3	42
2009	402	30.0	13.4	42.8
2010	404	29.6	13.6	49.1
2011	403	26.8	15.0	35.7
2012	396	27.0	14.6	50
2013	366	27.0	13.5	40.2
2014	387	n/a	n/a	43.4
2015	390	28.0	13.9	39.7
2016	410	24.0	17.0	38.5
2017	442	27.8	15.8	36.7
2018	435	31.2	13.9	32.6
2019	448	30.3	14.7	30.1
2020	425	29.5	14.3	28.2
2021	372	26.5	14.0	27.4
2022	340	23.0	14.7	27.6
2023	393	27.4	14.3	32.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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