How does Scotts Valley High compare to other high schools in Scotts Valley?

Scotts Valley High has a Scope Score of 66.9/100, ranked #487 among California high schools. 28% of students exceed standard, with a total of 310 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Scotts Valley High?

28.4% of students at Scotts Valley High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 59.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Scotts Valley High?

11.3% of students at Scotts Valley High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Scotts Valley High

High School

Scotts Valley Unified Scotts ValleySanta Cruz County95066

📍 555 Glenwood Drive

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,649 California high schools

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Culture First

Strong school culture with high family engagement, even if test scores are still developing.

Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

655 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

11%

Teachers

33 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

94.7%

AP Exam Prepared

1.1%

A-G Completion

81.1%

College-Going Rate

87.7%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-6.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+3.6 pts DFS change

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic16.9%

White69.6%

Asian4.3%

Black0.3%

Other8.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Scotts Valley High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	28.4%
Met Standard	31.3%
Below Standard	40.3%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Graduation rate: 94.7%

7.3pp above state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% weight

✓Exceeded standard: 28.4%

12.7pp above state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 59.7%

24.9pp above state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 11.3%

23.0pp below state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 59.7%

Above state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% weight

✓Suspension rate: 1.0%

3.1pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)

5% weight

Holding Back

▼College readiness: 1.1%

AP exam pass rate below state avg (state avg 35.3%)

20% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The high school Scope Score is weighted across 7 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "60% proficient" for Scotts Valley High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

28.4% of students exceeded standard while 31.3% met it. That exceeded rate is 12.7 points above the state average of 15.7%. That's 5.5 points below the Scotts Valley Unified district average of 33.9%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 94.7% — above the state target. 81.1% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 87.7% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.3%, better than the state average of 34.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

28.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

59.7%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

11.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

310

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	155	34.8%	34.2%	20.0%	11.0%	69.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	155	21.9%	28.4%	21.9%	27.7%	50.3%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Vine Hill Elementary

72.9# in state

Brook Knoll Elementary

66.9# in state

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Middle

Scotts Valley Middle

76.7# in state

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High School

Scotts Valley High

66.9# in state

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.