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Scotts Valley Middle

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Scotts Valley Middle ranks 356 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

356^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 87% of California middle schools

Summary

Scotts Valley Middle is a public school serving 463 students in grades 6-8 within the high-performing Scotts Valley Unified district, offering a consistently strong educational option in the Santa Cruz County area.

The school excels in English Language Arts and science, with student proficiency rates well above state averages, and it stands out for its excellent student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate far lower than most nearby schools like San Lorenzo Valley Middle or Aptos Junior High. However, its math scores, while above the state average, are a notable area for growth and lag behind its own district's performance. Compared to some peer schools with similar student demographics, such as Union Middle or Raymond J. Fisher Middle, Scotts Valley Middle's overall academic results are solid but not exceptional.

Performance trends show some variability, with mathematics proficiency showing a slight recent decline and significant performance gaps for specific student subgroups, including students in special education and those of Asian descent, indicating these groups may need additional support. Overall, the school is a reliably good performer in its region, operating efficiently with its resources, though families focused on peak academic achievement may also consider the highest-performing schools in neighboring districts.

463

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,982

Per pupil spending ?

11.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8 Bean Creek Rd.
Scotts Valley, CA 95066-4109

(831) 438-0610

District: Scotts Valley Unified

Students who attend Scotts Valley Middle usually attend:

High:

Scotts Valley High

Feeder schools for Scotts Valley Middle:

Elementary:	Brook Knoll Elementary
	Vine Hill Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.4%

Hispanic:

18.4%

Two or more races:

8.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg62%

California avg41%

356^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

141^st of 1,543Scotts 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	356 of 2761	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	345 of 2783	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	340 of 2781	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	369 of 2740	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	87.4	85 of 894	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	186 of 2715	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	253 of 2480	89.8%	★★★★☆
2017	92.9	171 of 2508	93.2%	★★★★★
2016	87.3	289 of 2497	88.4%	★★★★☆
2015	90.0	221 of 2477	91.1%	★★★★★
2013	78.0	371 of 2379	84.4%	★★★★☆
2012	86.3	161 of 2259	92.9%	★★★★★
2011	86.2	166 of 2236	92.6%	★★★★★
2010	83.5	224 of 2179	89.7%	★★★★☆
2009	76.2	371 of 2063	82.0%	★★★★☆
2008	85.2	193 of 2005	90.4%	★★★★★
2007	83.3	241 of 1999	87.9%	★★★★☆
2006	85.4	195 of 1804	89.2%	★★★★☆
2005	85.4	188 of 1777	89.4%	★★★★☆
2004	87.5	156 of 1769	91.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	462 of 739	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.7	336 of 700	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	93.2	65 of 1531	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	66.8	66 of 354	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	129 of 1491	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	80.8	157 of 1369	88.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	362 of 2533	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	361 of 2551	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	353 of 2531	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	436 of 2509	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	78 of 738	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	94.0	126 of 2380	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	274 of 2262	87.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	520 of 2395	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	271 of 2388	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	347 of 2374	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	397 of 2359	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	335 of 2213	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	316 of 2072	84.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	913 of 2542	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	1496 of 2579	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.2	785 of 2531	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	573 of 2458	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	89.2	39 of 721	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	58.7	767 of 2369	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.5	467 of 2230	79.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	344 of 2534	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	307 of 2552	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	316 of 2538	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	89.1	270 of 2527	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	93 of 763	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	90.5	224 of 2407	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	219 of 2273	90.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	295 of 726	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.8	92 of 701	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	152 of 677	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	128 of 665	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	162 of 554	70.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	754 of 1566	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	495 of 1552	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.2	195 of 1531	87.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	347 of 1520	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	433 of 1537	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	390 of 1543	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	400 of 1555	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	191 of 1602	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	309 of 1496	79.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)96th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)59th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile-35 vs school

Asian (2025)37th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy70%+21 vs state

Science57%+24 vs state

Mathematics53%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	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%)	85.7	356^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.1%		86.9	345^th of 2783 public middle schools	87.6%	11	56.7	56.7	71.7	66.4	70.3	69.5	44.1	53.9	59.6	52.6	$19,982	$19,438	$544
San Lorenzo Valley Middle	Public	6-8	7179 Hacienda Way	Felton	95018	Santa Cruz County	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 335-4452	396	20	20.0	24.0%	300 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (16.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.3%)	56.1	997^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.9%		46.6	1262^nd of 2783 public middle schools	54.7%	265	38.1	38.1	45.7	43.1	51.7	46.5	30.2	41.8	39.8	37.7	$21,640	$21,268	$372
Branciforte Middle	Public	6-8	315 Poplar St.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3883	409	23	17.8	38.1%	175 (42.8%)	7 (1.7%)	192 (46.9%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.9%)	68.8	698^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.7%		58.8	912^th of 2783 public middle schools	67.2%	214	41.0	41.0	65.9	61.4	51.7	60.0	35.5	40.8	43.0	39.7	$29,278	$27,576	$1,702
Mission Hill Middle	Public	6-8	425 King St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3860	510	28	18.2	32.0%	268 (52.5%)	5 (1.0%)	166 (32.5%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	54 (10.6%)	76.9	543^rd of 2761 public middle schools	80.3%		67.4	731^st of 2783 public middle schools	73.7%	188	48.5	48.5	56.1	64.1	56.5	58.9	44.5	52.4	49.7	49.0	$23,824	$22,838	$986
Shoreline Middle	Public	6-8	855 17th Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Live Oak Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 475-6565	478	26	18.3	64.9%	160 (33.5%)	7 (1.5%)	286 (59.8%)	13 (2.7%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	60.7	888^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.8%		52.1	1102^nd of 2783 public middle schools	60.4%	214	53.1	53.1	46.3	46.1	58.2	50.0	38.5	29.9	39.9	36.1
New Brighton Middle	Public	6-8	250 Washburn Ave.	Capitola	95010	Santa Cruz County	Soquel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 464-5660	585	28	20.9	30.3%	329 (56.2%)	4 (0.7%)	198 (33.8%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (6.2%)	69.9	680^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.4%		64.7	792^nd of 2783 public middle schools	71.5%	112	42.6	42.6	56.4	64.8	53.1	57.9	43.5	47.6	35.1	41.8	$16,622	$16,288	$334
C. T. English Middle	Public	6-8	23800 Summit Rd.	Los Gatos	95033	Santa Cruz County	Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 353-1123	164	9	17.2	11.0%	116 (70.7%)	1 (0.6%)	19 (11.6%)	12 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.8%)	94.5	169^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.9%		93.7	192^nd of 2783 public middle schools	93.1%	23	69.1	69.1	66.7	80.8	74.6	73.9	75.9	78.9	63.6	72.7	$21,589	$21,296	$293
Aptos Junior High	Public	7-8	1001 Huntington Dr.	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 688-3234	587	27	22.0	51.1%	254 (43.3%)	3 (0.5%)	295 (50.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	50	1181^st of 2761 public middle schools	57.2%		56.7	973^rd of 2783 public middle schools	65.0%	208	30.2	30.2		49.6	36.6	43.3		37.8	33.2	35.6	$22,668	$20,784	$1,884
Raymond J. Fisher Middle	Public	6-8	19195 Fisher Ave.	Los Gatos	95032	Santa Clara County	Los Gatos Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 335-2300	1,015	55	18.4	5.6%	501 (49.4%)	11 (1.1%)	85 (8.4%)	322 (31.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (9.1%)	96.8	94^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.6%		97.4	77^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.2%	17	71.4	71.4	72.6	85.5	81.1	79.7	75.8	77.8	73.0	75.5	$30,731	$29,880	$851
Castillero Middle	Public	6-8	6384 Leyland Park Dr.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6385	865	38	22.8	32.0%	273 (31.6%)	13 (1.5%)	348 (40.2%)	146 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	83 (9.6%)	76.3	556^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.9%		78.9	506^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.8%	50	44.4	44.4	56.1	62.7	56.1	58.2	53.0	53.6	44.3	50.2	$20,485	$19,588	$897

Frequently Asked Questions about Scotts Valley Middle

How many students attend Scotts Valley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 463 students attended Scotts Valley Middle.

What district is Scotts Valley Middle in?

Scotts Valley Unified

What high school do graduates of Scotts Valley Middle attend?

Students who attend Scotts Valley Middle usually go on to attend Scotts Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Scotts Valley Middle?

Students at Scotts Valley Middle are 65% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

Is Scotts Valley Middle a good school?

Scotts Valley Middle ranks 356^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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