Summary:
The middle-school list for San Lorenzo Valley Unified includes one school, San Lorenzo Valley Middle, serving grades 6–8 and 396 students. With one school, the area’s results describe that school rather than differences among local options. Its clearest academic strength is mathematics: in 2025–2026, results were 6 percentage points above the state overall, with an especially strong eighth-grade result.
Math stands out most: the school had 44% proficiency across grades, compared with 38% statewide, and eighth-grade math was 50% versus 36% statewide—a 14-point advantage. ELA was essentially level with the state overall at 49% for both, but that average hides a seventh-grade dip: 45% at the school versus 51% statewide, or 5 points lower. Science was 40%, 4 points above the state’s 36%, but 9 points below the district’s 49%. With only one school listed, there is no within-area top or bottom comparison.
Results improved in all three subjects from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: by 3 points in ELA, 7 in math, and 1 in science. The school’s math advantage over the state grew by 6 points; its ELA gap improved by 2 points, while its science advantage narrowed by 2 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking rose from the 55th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 67th percentile in 2025–2026. Other context includes a 20-to-1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 and 24% free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 21% in 2025–2026, compared with 18% statewide and 8% in the district.
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