Muir (John) Elementary School

380 Webster St.

School District

San Francisco Unified
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:10
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by principal on February 09, 2019

I am the current principal at John Muir. This is my 4th year here, and I am extremely proud of our entire community. The teachers are caring professionals who collaborate weekly to ensure learning objectives are aligned across grade levels. Our scholars are kind and hard working. Our families, our students first teachers, work hard to get their scholars to school despite living in a city is not affordable. Our vision at John Muir is to support our scholars in using evidence to reason and construct viable arguments so that they are confident, independent learners. I have visited many classrooms in SFUSD the last 15 years, and I can say quite confidently that Muir is a special place. My teachers are engaging our scholars daily with rich discussions and rigorous activities. We, of course, are a work in progress and have lots of work to do still, and we have reflective teachers and support staff ready to do the work. Our motto is Team Work Makes the Dream Work. Come visit us!
Submitted by parent on February 04, 2019

I know my children are safe and surrounded by people that want them to succeed as much as I do.
Submitted by parent on May 12, 2014

My partner's 6-year-old daughter is bullied on a daily basis at John Muir and is really having a hard time despite a plethora of focused efforts on our behalf to get this insanely important issue addressed. Whenever she is bullied they simply tell the bully to apologize but take no punitive action whatsoever. They're not proactive at all. Their only interest is to triage the situation and placate parents. Of course they sound VERY concerned about our bullying concerns but nothing ever changes. We have also been unsuccessful getting our little one transferred. It's awful. Please do not send your child here.
Submitted by parent on April 17, 2014

Mr. Rosenberg is the best out there. He was brought to this school from Starr King where he left alot of sad parents, and students due to his departure. He is making sure John Muir is on the right track as he did w/ Starr king. Kudos to Mr. Rosenberg
Submitted by parent on September 05, 2012

Seriously, I don't know HOW they determine the ratings for a school, but John Muir is being unfairly graded. From where it was five years ago, this school has made AMAZING progress and offers an excellent multicultural experience to ALL students in attendance. This is my local neighborhood school and I've had two children move through it. Both are getting excellent grades and are achieving very good scores on their ACT And STAR testing. cheers.
Submitted by parent on August 30, 2012

This is a great school! My daughter started kindergarten at John Muir 1 1/2 week ago. I could tell she really loved it, although she only stayed here for a short time. That's b/c a spot opened up at school near our home- (we live in the Sunset area). I went ahead and took the spot because it is more convenient for us and much closer to us. However, I am a little bit torn because my daughter already fell in loved with this school. Everyday she was excited to go to school here. She kept saying "I want to go to my Mr. Steve class." The only thing she didn't like was Beacon - it's the afternoon school program they have, w/c I didn't like either because 1 of the beacon staff had bad attitude, I think it takes time for some kids to get used to the after school program especially if the staff is not as friendly. From my observation, I think the teachers here are great and I think Mr. Rosenberg the principal is doing a great job managing this school w/ lots of emphasis on academic achievement. Mr. Steve is a wonderful kindergarten teacher, he is very caring, loving, and patient to the kids. I love the way he interacts w/ the kids and he is very funny too! More power to Mr. Steve and JM!
Submitted by parent on November 27, 2010

The school is currently undergoing some changes that are for the better. There is a new principle in place. I can see the changes in my children. The school is focusing on literacy and creating an enjoyment of reading for all of its students. The classrooms are small which allows for more individual attention. I have had children in this after school program for five years now. I have taken the time to attend the parent orientations each year. Because of this I know that the program is an EXCEL program through the school district which requires the after school hours to be divided equally between homework, arts and crafts, and sports. What this means for the parent is that you will have to help your child finish their homework when you get home. This was clearly explained to me at all parent meetings. If you were looking for an after school program that would do all of your work for you, then this is not the one. The school along with the after school program has helped me and my family transition two students to middle school. I have another three students in attendance now. I expect our experience to continue to be a positive one.