Summary:
Zip code 95066 has one listed elementary school, Vine Hill Elementary, a K–5 school with 549 students in Scotts Valley Unified. Its 2025–26 all-grades results were above California’s in English Language Arts (ELA), math, and science: 71% versus 49% in ELA, 64% versus 38% in math, and 61% versus 36% in science. The clearest takeaway is that Vine Hill substantially outperformed state rates in every subject, with leads of 22 percentage points in ELA, 25 in math, and 25 in science.
With only one school listed, there is no school-to-school top or bottom; within Vine Hill, grade 5 ELA was strongest at 81%, while grade 5 math was lowest at 54%. Every reported grade-level result exceeded its state comparison, but Vine Hill did not lead its district in every grade. It was below district results in ELA by about 1 point in both grades 3 and 4, and in math by 1 point in grade 3, 2 in grade 4, and 5 in grade 5. Grade 5 ELA was the exception, topping the district by 4 points.
Results moved in different directions over time: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, ELA rose 3 points and science rose 7, while math fell 5 points; despite the math decline, the school’s average advantage over the state remained about 24 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking improved from 801 of 5,869 schools (86th percentile) in 2023–24 to 760 of 5,804 (87th percentile) in 2025–26. Other context measures were a 24.9 student–teacher ratio and 11% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. Chronic absenteeism was 6% in 2025–26, below the district’s 8% and the state’s 18%.
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