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Scotts Valley High

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Scotts Valley High ranks 249 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

249^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 88% of California high schools

Summary

Scotts Valley High is a consistently high-performing public high school (grades 9-12) serving about 611 students in an affluent community within the top-ranked Scotts Valley Unified district.

The school stands out for its exceptional graduation rates (consistently above 94%) and very low dropout and chronic absenteeism rates, which are significantly better than state averages and compare favorably to nearby comprehensive high schools like San Lorenzo Valley High and Harbor High. Academically, it ranks in the top 15% of California schools, with particularly strong English Language Arts and science proficiency. While its math scores are solid and beat the state average, they are a noted area for focus compared to its own high standards and some peers like Santa Cruz High.

Scotts Valley High achieves these strong results with moderate per-student spending, suggesting efficient use of resources. The school has shown impressive consistency and resilience, maintaining high performance for over a decade. It's important to note that performance can vary for different student groups; for instance, while outcomes for economically disadvantaged students have recently improved markedly, support for special education students has been less consistent year-to-year, indicating an ongoing area for attention.

611

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,616

Per pupil spending ?

11%

Free/discounted lunch ?

555 Glenwood Dr.
Scotts Valley, CA 95066-3262

(831) 439-9555

District: Scotts Valley Unified

Feeder schools for Scotts Valley High:

Elementary:	Brook Knoll Elementary
	Vine Hill Elementary
Middle:	Scotts Valley Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.9%

Hispanic:

19.3%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg62%

California avg41%

249^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 12% (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	87.9	249 of 2162	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	92.8	165 of 2159	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	390 of 2170	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	92.2	166 of 2123	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	81.9	231 of 1290	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	91.3	158 of 2133	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	114 of 2017	94.3%	★★★★★
2017	88.5	228 of 2021	88.7%	★★★★☆
2016	91.7	150 of 2039	92.6%	★★★★★
2015	93.8	108 of 1994	94.6%	★★★★★
2013	76.1	196 of 2426	91.9%	★★★★★
2012	72.9	244 of 2354	89.6%	★★★★☆
2011	63.8	424 of 2367	82.1%	★★★★☆
2010	67.5	345 of 2281	84.9%	★★★★☆
2009	54.8	601 of 2238	73.1%	★★★★☆
2008	56.0	544 of 2117	74.3%	★★★★☆
2007	50.9	638 of 2063	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.9	610 of 1968	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.5	510 of 1901	73.2%	★★★★☆
2004	54.0	436 of 1653	73.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	91.6	18 of 582	96.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	53.2	185 of 555	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.3	183 of 1117	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	42.4	492 of 1052	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	233 of 1906	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	92.4	137 of 1915	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	285 of 1915	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	92.7	141 of 1858	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	77.5	219 of 1054	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	91.5	136 of 1833	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	86 of 1760	95.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	265 of 1900	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	209 of 1902	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	364 of 1917	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	415 of 1861	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	313 of 1814	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	90.8	129 of 1742	92.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	322 of 2013	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	51.3	917 of 2026	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	1001 of 2030	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	481 of 1943	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	50.5	915 of 1937	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.3	360 of 1862	80.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	230 of 1942	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	90.8	181 of 1948	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	74.6	451 of 1963	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	208 of 1916	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	203 of 1122	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	212 of 1880	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	93.3	129 of 1834	93.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	86.7	54 of 574	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	58.9	233 of 541	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.5	114 of 515	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	113 of 422	73.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	568 of 1252	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	260 of 1216	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	46.5	497 of 1197	58.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	252 of 1155	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	198 of 1173	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	465 of 1193	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.1	203 of 1204	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	282 of 1222	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	141 of 1173	88.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2019)97th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2021)67th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+20 vs state

Science54%+21 vs state

Mathematics50%+13 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 (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 (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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	87.9	249^th of 2162 public high schools	88.5%		92.8	165^th of 2159 public high schools	92.4%	84	54.2		53.9		69.0	69.0		50.3	50.3	$16,616	$1,267	$15,349
San Lorenzo Valley High	Public	9-12	7105 Highway 9	Felton	95018	Santa Cruz County	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 335-4425	578	27	21.0	20.2%	465 (80.4%)	3 (0.5%)	72 (12.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.1%)	83.2	355^th of 2162 public high schools	83.6%		90	225^th of 2159 public high schools	89.6%	130	57.3		55.9		66.1	66.1		39.0	39.0	$18,071	$875	$17,196
Harbor High	Public	9-12	300 La Fonda Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3810	1,013	55	18.5	38.2%	350 (34.6%)	6 (0.6%)	564 (55.7%)	27 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.3%)	66.4	667^th of 2162 public high schools	69.1%		68.9	584^th of 2159 public high schools	73.0%	83	34.6	33.3	34.0		59.7	59.7		25.7	25.7	$18,858	$2,563	$16,295
Santa Cruz County Court	Public	7-12	400 Encinal St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 466-5728	20	2	10.0	85.0%	4 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)										$50,038	$5,664	$44,374
Santa Cruz County Community	Public	7-12	400 Encinal St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 466-5728	730	32	22.6	58.5%	256 (35.1%)	9 (1.2%)	426 (58.4%)	12 (1.6%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	31.3	1461^st of 2162 public high schools	32.4%		30	1488^th of 2159 public high schools	31.1%	27		19.2	18.0	9.1	32.9	31.1	8.3	6.4	6.4	$31,571	$2,919	$28,652
Santa Cruz County Regional Occupational Program	Public	10-12	400 Encinal St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 466-5762	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Soquel High	Public	9-12	401 Old San Jose Rd.	Soquel	95073	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3909	1,074	54	19.9	29.1%	510 (47.5%)	7 (0.7%)	424 (39.5%)	17 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (10.5%)	80	411^th of 2162 public high schools	81.0%		77.4	448^th of 2159 public high schools	79.2%	37	50.4	31.9	40.6		72.5	72.5		34.2	34.2	$18,421	$2,017	$16,404
Costanoa Continuation High	Public	9-12	840 North Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3898	77	3	22.7	57.1%	15 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.5%)	13.3	1868^th of 2162 public high schools	13.6%		16.6	1770^th of 2159 public high schools	18.0%	98	4.0	13.3	7.5		4.4	4.4		0.0	0.0	$22,210	$2,267	$19,943
Ark Independent Studies	Public	6-12	840 North Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3898	56	2	27.1	41.1%	25 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)	44.5	1154^th of 2162 public high schools	46.6%		67.1	612^th of 2159 public high schools	71.7%	542			26.3		53.3	53.3		13.3	13.3	$22,913	$2,179	$20,734
Santa Cruz High	Public	9-12	415 Walnut Ave.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3960	1,093	46	23.8	22.7%	634 (58.0%)	18 (1.6%)	317 (29.0%)	27 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (8.7%)	89.7	203^rd of 2162 public high schools	90.6%		93.8	140^th of 2159 public high schools	93.5%	63	51.7	50.6	51.1		69.0	69.0		50.6	50.6	$17,409	$1,956	$15,453

Frequently Asked Questions about Scotts Valley High

Is Scotts Valley High a good school?

Scotts Valley High ranks 249^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Scotts Valley High?

Scotts Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brook Knoll Elementary
Elementary : Vine Hill Elementary
Middle : Scotts Valley Middle

What is the racial makeup of Scotts Valley High?

Students at Scotts Valley High are 67% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Scotts Valley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 611 students attended Scotts Valley High.

What district is Scotts Valley High in?

Scotts Valley Unified

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