John Muir Fundamental Elementary School

I love this school. The teachers are excellent and the principle very involved in activities throughout the year.
--Submitted by a parent

John Muir is a great school they have great teachers. They have received Academic Achievement Award School two years in a row!!
--Submitted by a parent

I have had kids at this school for 6 years and I have to say that the teachers at this school are awesome!! They care about the students, and as a parent if you want to be involved they will keep you in the loop. I was NOT happy with the administration for the first 5 years (no support), but wow we started out with a new principal and assistant this year and they are the best! They are very involved on a daily basis, and yes the rules are still strict (thats why I'm here) but that is what helps the kids to do good. We are having a great year my kids are doing great, honorable mention and referred to GATE, but still having a good time also!!
--Submitted by a parent

This school is great! Heavy parental involvement plus great leadership= a great learning environment. YES they are quick to discipline as someone else wrote. But I rather have that then some bully having free run of the school
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We enrolled at this school with great expectations but quickly withdrew from this school due to poor leaderships in administration and the close mindedness of the teachers. I cannot believe that the teachers were not willing to give my children opportunity to learn. They had already decided whether a child will succeed or fail based on some tests. My child went to another school and is doing very well. Where as while at Muir, he was getting time out and lots of negative feedback. For a kindergarden who started his educational career with many negative experiences, who wants to continue learning? This school is over rated.
--Submitted by a parent

My son has attended John Muir for kindergarten and first grade. He has dramatically improved in his reading skills and is much more confident thanks to the teachers' hard work and dedication. The homework seems a bit much, but at the end of the year, it is all well worth it. I have no second thoughts about having my daughter start kindergarten there this coming fall. Most of the teachers have been there many many years, which says alot for the school. The school is very strict when it comes to tardiness, which I think is so important to start teaching kids responsibility and accountablity at such a young age.
--Submitted by a parent

My children have attended John Muir for two years. The school has an electronic excelerator reader program that helps the children to dramaticly improve their reading ability. The parents at the school sign an agreement to volunteer 12 hours a year, this is very benefical for the children. The standards are high in comparison to neighboring schools. It is an english only school. They have a YMCA program on campus and also a park recreation program both which provide after school care for the children. This school has a strict dress code and tardy policy. In my opinnion this is a good school which fosters the growth of it's students.
--Submitted by a parent