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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 95066

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Top rankedScotts Valley Middle356^th of 2,761 California middle schools

Summary:

Zip code 95066 contains one middle school, Scotts Valley Middle, serving grades 6-8 within the highly-rated Scotts Valley Unified district.

Scotts Valley Middle is a consistently high-performing school, ranking in the 87th-88th percentile statewide for the last three years. Academically, students significantly outperform state averages, with particular strengths in English Language Arts and Science, where proficiency is over 20 points higher than the California average. Mathematics scores show a positive trend, improving steadily from 6th to 8th grade. The school also excels in student engagement, with a chronic absenteeism rate of only 8.5%, which is less than half the state average.

The school benefits from being part of a top-tier district and serves a community with relatively low economic disadvantage. It maintains strong outcomes with a student-teacher ratio of 19.6 to 1. The consistent year-over-year rankings indicate stable leadership and instructional quality, making it a reliable and high-achieving educational option for families in the area.

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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

Cities Near Zip Code 95066

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Scotts Valley	0.25 mi	4	158^th
Santa Cruz	3.39 mi	30	237^th
Ben Lomond	3.67 mi	1
Felton	3.89 mi	4	196^th
Soquel	4.59 mi	4	200^th

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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.

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