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SLVUSD Charter

Q: Is SLVUSD Charter a good school?

SLVUSD Charter ranks 2161 st of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

2161^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 63% of California alternative schools

Summary

SLVUSD Charter is a K-12 alternative school serving 301 students in Ben Lomond, California, within the high-performing San Lorenzo Valley Unified school district.

The school excels in key areas that set it apart from other local alternatives, particularly in keeping students engaged and on track to graduate. It boasts an exceptional 96.7% graduation rate with a 0% dropout rate, far surpassing nearby schools like Pacific Coast Charter (82.1% graduation) and Wilson Alternative (55.2% graduation). Student attendance is also outstanding, with a chronic absenteeism rate of only 4.9%, compared to 58.0% at Wilson Alternative. Academically, the school is a consistent leader in English Language Arts, with 64.32% of students proficient, outperforming both its district and the state.

While math proficiency is an area for growth, the school's overall results are strong and achieved with moderate per-student spending, indicating efficient use of resources. Its performance has been consistently high for several years. When compared to other top alternatives, Ocean Grove Charter shows comparable academic strength in some subjects, but SLVUSD Charter maintains a significant advantage in graduation rates and offers a much smaller, potentially more personalized environment for its students.

301

Students ?

25.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,567

Per pupil spending ?

20.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

325 Marion Ave.
Ben Lomond, CA 95005-9403

(831) 335-0932

District: San Lorenzo Valley Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.4%

Two or more races:

11.6%

Hispanic:

11.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2022 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg50%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,161^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

447^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

398^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

299^th of 1,543San Lorenzo Valley Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	2161 of 5857	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.7	1607 of 5869	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	1369 of 5859	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	1317 of 5883	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	1902 of 5789	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	2228 of 5662	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.6	2401 of 5692	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.8	2306 of 5614	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.9	2570 of 5611	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.6	2889 of 5530	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.1	3515 of 5390	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.2	3903 of 5377	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.3	3091 of 5314	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.9	2757 of 5193	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.3	2816 of 5113	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.3	2769 of 5113	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.9	2947 of 4818	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.9	2721 of 4822	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.9	2643 of 4809	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	994 of 5597	82.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	82.1	1007 of 5663	82.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	1739 of 2598	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.0	1052 of 2661	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	1391 of 2726	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	2070 of 2834	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	447 of 2761	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	454 of 2783	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	319 of 2781	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	288 of 2740	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	522 of 2715	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	648 of 2480	73.9%	★★★★☆
2017	69.3	689 of 2508	72.5%	★★★★☆
2016	77.0	510 of 2497	79.6%	★★★★☆
2015	78.4	466 of 2477	81.2%	★★★★☆
2013	64.2	774 of 2379	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.5	835 of 2259	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.7	719 of 2236	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.1	1089 of 2179	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.5	609 of 2063	70.5%	★★★★☆
2008	70.1	488 of 2005	75.7%	★★★★☆
2007	81.4	280 of 1999	86.0%	★★★★☆
2006	63.6	569 of 1804	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	78.2	314 of 1777	82.3%	★★★★☆
2004	68.9	449 of 1769	74.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	337 of 2533	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	574 of 2551	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	395 of 2531	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	425 of 2509	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	554 of 2380	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	755 of 2262	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	89.6	192 of 2579	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	57.5	806 of 2369	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	601 of 2534	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	379 of 2552	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	90.9	222 of 2538	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	208 of 2527	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	80.1	420 of 2407	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	526 of 2273	76.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	614 of 1520	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	525 of 1537	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.9	383 of 1543	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	361 of 1555	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	719 of 1602	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	793 of 1496	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	398 of 2162	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	639 of 2159	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	415 of 2170	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	345 of 2123	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	209 of 2133	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	73.4	525 of 2017	74.0%	★★★★☆
2017	38.8	1261 of 2021	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	81.3	360 of 2039	82.3%	★★★★☆
2015	71.4	519 of 1994	74.0%	★★★★☆
2013	53.7	685 of 2426	71.8%	★★★★☆
2012	45.9	884 of 2354	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	39.1	1086 of 2367	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.9	677 of 2281	70.3%	★★★★☆
2009	56.4	566 of 2238	74.7%	★★★★☆
2008	56.1	540 of 2117	74.5%	★★★★☆
2007	43.0	800 of 2063	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.2	378 of 1968	80.8%	★★★★☆
2005	63.4	358 of 1901	81.2%	★★★★☆
2004	48.9	513 of 1653	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	587 of 1906	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	1018 of 1915	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.8	605 of 1760	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	204 of 1942	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	297 of 1948	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	408 of 1963	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	400 of 1916	79.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	522 of 1155	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	724 of 1173	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	81.8	201 of 1193	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	55.9	520 of 1204	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.8	103 of 1222	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	63.3	483 of 1173	58.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Female (2025)82nd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2022)82nd percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-30 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)93rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-24 vs school

High school

Male (2025)89th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+16 vs state

Science46%+14 vs state

Mathematics43%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
SLVUSD Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	325 Marion Ave.	Ben Lomond	95005	Santa Cruz County	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 335-0932	301	12	25.7	20.6%	227 (75.4%)	4 (1.3%)	34 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.6%)								(n/a)	35.7	48.6	47.1		46.4	38.5	64.7	40.0	64.9	70.8	65.7	73.5	64.3	38.5	29.4	26.7	43.2	56.3	45.7	35.3	42.7							$17,567	$718	$16,849
California Online Public Schools Monterey Bay	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	108 Whispering Pines Dr. Ste.	Scotts Valley	95066	Santa Cruz County	California Online Public Schools Monterey Bay District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(800) 906-5166	440	16	27.3	41.4%	129 (29.3%)	10 (2.3%)	174 (39.5%)	65 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.7%)								(n/a)	29.4	36.0	28.6	34.8	31.7	43.8	64.7	52.9	46.4	60.5	40.8	50.0	50.4	31.3	57.9	35.3	37.0	47.7	40.0	41.9	42.1							$13,423	$140	$13,283
Ocean Grove Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16900 North Highway Nine	Boulder Creek	95006	Santa Cruz County	Ocean Grove Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 295-3566	3,378	144	23.4	26.7%	1,263 (37.4%)	38 (1.1%)	1,010 (29.9%)	350 (10.4%)	3 (0.1%)	26 (0.8%)	685 (20.3%)								(n/a)	54.7	57.2	58.6	64.7	56.7	55.4	60.6	66.3	67.8	67.3	68.6	75.3	65.2	52.7	47.6	50.2	53.7	50.9	48.3	50.7	50.5	39.9	49.5	63.6	43.8	49.1	46.3	$11,204	$214	$10,990
Santa Cruz County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	400 Encinal St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 466-5700	105	15	7.0	34.3%	50 (47.6%)	1 (1.0%)	36 (34.3%)	9 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.6%)								(n/a)																												$149,864	$4,253	$145,611
Alternative Family Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	840 North Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3898	110	4	27.5	34.5%	59 (53.6%)	4 (3.6%)	25 (22.7%)	5 (4.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (14.5%)								(n/a)					66.7								64.1								37.5							$20,011	$2,254	$17,757
Wilson Alternative	Public, Alternative	K-12	1840 Benton St.	Santa Clara	95050	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-3600	131	14	9.4	42.0%	29 (22.1%)	4 (3.1%)	67 (51.1%)	19 (14.5%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.9%)								(n/a)												36.8	36.8							5.9	5.9							$53,702	$681	$53,021
Pacific Coast Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	294 Green Valley Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 786-2180	132	6	21.6	78.0%	13 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (82.6%)	5 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)								(n/a)		14.3			16.7					53.9	28.6	42.1	44.3					23.1	21.4	15.0	17.7

Frequently Asked Questions about SLVUSD Charter

How many students attend SLVUSD Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended SLVUSD Charter.

What district is SLVUSD Charter in?

San Lorenzo Valley Unified

Is SLVUSD Charter a good school?

SLVUSD Charter ranks 2161^st of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of SLVUSD Charter?

Students at SLVUSD Charter are 75% White, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 1% African American.

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