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Best Public Schools in Scotts Valley, CA

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Schools

2,063

Students

Districts

Top rankedVine Hill Elementary760^th of 5,804 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Scotts Valley Middle up 8 spots statewide this year

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Scotts Valley Middle	Public	6-8	8 Bean Creek Rd.	Scotts Valley	95066	Santa Cruz County	Scotts Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 438-0610	463	24	19.6	11.2%	303 (65.4%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (18.4%)	31 (6.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.4%)	85.4	348^th of 2703 public middle schools	87.1%		85.7	356^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.1%	8		57.7			57.7				60.1	71.9	68.6		66.6				50.0	67.7	56.7		58.0			$19,982	$19,438	$544
Vine Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	151 Vine Hill School Rd.	Scotts Valley	95066	Santa Cruz County	Scotts Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 438-1090	549	22	24.9	11.3%	339 (61.7%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (18.0%)	38 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	69 (12.6%)	87.6	760^th of 5804 public elementary schools	86.9%		88.2	762^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	87.0%	2	60.8				60.8	64.0	69.7	81.0					71.3	61.6	74.2	54.4					63.8	≥ 99%		$18,218	$17,918	$300
Scotts Valley High	Public	9-12	555 Glenwood Dr.	Scotts Valley	95066	Santa Cruz County	Scotts Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 439-9555	611	32	19.3	11.0%	409 (66.9%)	3 (0.5%)	118 (19.3%)	31 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.0%)	85	293^rd of 2137 public high schools	86.3%		87.9	249^th of 2162 public high schools	88.5%	44			52.4		52.4							68.3	68.3							52.0	52.0			$22,014	$21,186	$828
California Online Public Schools Monterey Bay	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	108 Whispering Pines Dr. Ste.	Scotts Valley	95366	San Joaquin 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)	52.4	45.7	42.9	41.7	45.0	56.5	34.8	66.7	40.7	45.8	53.7	57.7	51.9	47.8	29.2	52.4	33.3	42.9	43.5	41.0	41.6			$31,052	$30,612	$440

Cities Near Scotts Valley

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Santa Cruz	0.87 mi	31	237^th
Felton	5.18 mi	4	196^th
Soquel	5.43 mi	4	200^th
Capitola	6.15 mi	1	170^th
Ben Lomond	6.68 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.