Muir High School - Pasadena, California/CA

Home > California > Los Angeles County > Muir High School

Muir High School

1905 North Lincoln Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91103-1315 -

tel: (626)798-7881
Input this school’s website!
View current housing listings in this area
Review school:
Find your graduating class!

View RSS feed

Definition of Terms

Muir High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1168 students

% Male / % Female

53% / 47%

Total Classroom Teachers

55 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 318 students

Grade 10 - 312 students

Grade 11 - 265 students

Grade 12 - 273 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:21

1:20

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	11%
% Hispanic	46%	50%
% Black	48%	7%
% White	5%	28%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

51%

44%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

10%

10%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

View Education Department Test Scores

School District Name

Pasadena Unified School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	33	4
Number of Students Managed	21,321 students	1,760 students
District Total Revenue	$245,260,000	$14,612,000
District Expenditure	$249,142,000	$15,326,000
District Revenue / Student	$11,503	$7,880
District Expenditure / Student	$11,685	$7,807
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

John Muir High School is a four year comprehensive secondary school located in Pasadena, California. It was named after the environmentalist, John Muir, who explored many of California's natural wonders.
John Muir High School has two Academies, the Business and Finance Academy, and the Science Engineering and Technology Academy. It is located at: 1905 N Lincoln Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103-1315
The sports team (and mascot) is The Mustang.
The cross-town rival school is Pasadena High School.
The two schools have an annual tradition in November called the Turkey Tussle, during which the two schools' football teams play a game at the Rose Bowl. The winning school takes possession of a ceremonial bell, which is rung at various events during the year in celebration.
The ceremonial bell was stolen at the end of the 2005 school year, and was found on February 7, 2006 near a road in the Angeles National Forest.
The name of the school yearbook is "Hoofbeats", in reference to the school mascot, the mustang.
The school newspaper is called "The Blazer", in reference to the trailblazing done by the school's namesake.
The school is located on Lincoln Avenue, which is a street named after the famous city, Lincoln, Nebraska, rather than the equally famous 16th President of the United States.
Junior college legacy: The school's buildings were originally a part of John Muir Junior College (not to be confused with John Muir College in San Diego, CA). The junior college merged with Pasadena City College, and the buildings were changed over to a two-year high school in 1955. (The senior students of the first graduating high-school class in 1955 were freshmen of the previous two-year junior college in the prior year.) It later increased to become a full four-year high school.
Notable alumni of John Muir High School (graduating 1955 or later): John Van de Kamp (1955?), Attorney General of California (1982-1991).
Koichi Nishimura (1956), chief operating officer of Solectron.
Rod Sherman (1962), professional football player.
Sirhan Sirhan (1962), convicted assassin of Robert F. Kennedy.
Octavia Butler (1965), award-winning science fiction author (d. 2006)
Darrell Evans (1965), baseball player.
Robert B. Lowe, journalist, 1981 Pulitzer Prize winner.
Juliana Gondek (1971), opera singer.
David Lee Roth (1972), rock singer, lead sing of Van Halen until 1984.
Renee Tajima-Peña (1976), documentary filmmaker, nominated for Academy Award in 1980.
Alan Wiggins (1976), MLB baseball player (d. January 1991).
Inger Miller (1990), track star.
Darick Holmes (1989), NFL football player.
Stacey Augmon (1986), NBA basketball player.
Ricky Ervins (1987), NFL football player.
Kirk Wagner (1987), NBA basketball player.
Jacque Vaughn (1993), NBA basketball player.
Johnathan Clinkscale (2001), star lineman for Wisconsin, NFL practice squad.
Chad Brown (1988) NFL football player.
Ryan Hollins (2002) NBA basketball Player.
Notable alumni of John Muir Junior College (graduating prior to 1955): Jackie Robinson (1936).
Fred Phelps (1951), an alleged cult leader, head of the Westboro Baptist Church.
Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL
Add information about this school (e.g., awards, news stories, notable alumni, fun facts)

About This Zip Code (91103)

School Zip (91103)

(CA) State Average

Population (Approximate)

27,887 people

33,115,272 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

29%

32%

Population Average Age

31 years old

32 years old

Average Household size

3.3 persons

2.9 persons

Median Household Income

$34,824

$48,909

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

4.4 rooms

4.8 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

54 years old

39 years old

View current housing listings in this area

Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (91103)

What's a Zindex?
Subject to Zillow Terms of Use

% Owning / % Renting

49% / 51%

58% / 42%

Get: driving directions View weather forecasts and averages

Weather: 10-day forecast or monthly climate averages.

Nearby Schools:


1. Rose City High Continuation School - 362 students - view location
2. Blair High School - 1056 students - view location
3. Eagle Rock Junior-senior High School - 3021 students - view location
4. Daily (allan F.) High Continuation School - 249 students - view location
5. La Canada High School - 2266 students - view location
View all schools in: Pasadena Town, Los Angeles County, Zip 91103

Tip: Zoom in/out using the slider below. View aerial photos using the Satellite or Hybrid buttons.

Note: Data has been gathered from several government and commercial data sources. School data reflects years 2002-04 statistics (most recent years available). Area and demographic data reflects year 2000 statistics. Public School Review does not ensure the timeliness or accuracy of the information on this site.

Quick Links:


• Find housing: View current housing listings in this area
• Reconnect: Find your graduating class at Classmates.com
• Review: Review school:
• Tools: Search schools by zip, Compare schools side-by-side
• More schools: Private schools, Boarding schools & military schools
• Return to: Los Angeles County public schools, California public schools, Home