John Muir Elementary School

2955 Claremont Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705 | (510) 644-6410

Grades: KG-5
Student Enrollment: 231

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 231 elementary school students from grades KG-5
Ranks 2702nd out of 5,423 elementary schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Yes
National Blue Ribbon Schools Award 2005

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 2955 Claremont Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Berkeley Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $12,456
Graduation Rate: 97.7%
Dropout Rate: 4.5%
Students Per Teacher: 17.6
Enrolled Students: 9,137

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 231
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 17.1
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.5

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 102 (44.2%)
Females: 129 (55.8%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 21 (9.1%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99 (42.9%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 120 (51.9%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

John Muir Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	75	32.5%
Asian	21	9.1%
Hispanic	33	14.3%
White	60	26.0%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	42	18.2%
1st Grade	38	16.5%
2nd Grade	39	16.9%
3rd Grade	38	16.5%
4th Grade	42	18.2%
5th Grade	32	13.9%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

16.7%

District:

35.6%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 93.8%

Number of Certificated Staff: 18.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 17.4

Average Age

School:

45.4

District:

48.5

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that John Muir Elementary School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:

CST English-Language Arts
CST Mathematics
CST Science

AYP Results (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Yes

ELA AYP Met: Yes

Math AYP Met: Yes

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 2 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	51.0%	58.0%	53.0%
2009	62.0%	55.0%	53.0%
2008	78.0%	50.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	61.0%	70.0%	62.0%
2009	54.0%	66.0%	63.0%
2008	77.0%	64.0%	59.0%

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	34.0%	55.0%	43.0%
2009	52.0%	45.0%	44.0%
2008	49.0%	45.0%	38.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	47.0%	71.0%	65.0%
2009	68.0%	59.0%	64.0%
2008	71.0%	64.0%	61.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	70.0%	66.0%	63.0%
2009	66.0%	68.0%	61.0%
2008	56.0%	62.0%	55.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	65.0%	68.0%	68.0%
2009	63.0%	72.0%	66.0%
2008	47.0%	71.0%	61.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	70.0%	69.0%	58.0%
2009	59.0%	63.0%	54.0%
2008	59.0%	57.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	74.0%	73.0%	61.0%
2009	39.0%	67.0%	57.0%
2008	50.0%	62.0%	51.0%

CST Science Test
2010	45.0%	61.0%	56.0%
2009	50.0%	57.0%	49.0%
2008	61.0%	56.0%	46.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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