Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
The elementary schools average 53.3/100 — 14.4 points above the state average, with 2 of 3 in the Strong band.
3 elementary schools span 19 points around an average of 53.3.
Vine Hill Elementary (62/100) holds the Strong band — 38.4% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 33.3%. 1 school here ranks as a Growth Engine — returning cohorts gaining more than most schools statewide.
Only 3 campuses at this level — one school's year moves every number in this chapter.
The middle years
One middle school: Scotts Valley Middle at 59/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Scotts Valley Middle (59/100) holds the Strong band — 31.6% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 31.6%.
The suspension rate averages 6.6% against 3.6% statewide — worth a direct question on a visit.
The high school years
One high school: Scotts Valley High at 56/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Students are showing up: chronic absenteeism runs 13.1% against a state average of 23.1%.
One campus is the whole sample — a single year's cohort moves every number in this chapter.
What it means for your family
Compare schools at your child’s level before deciding on an address. The strongest attendance-zone candidate is Vine Hill Elementary at 62/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
1 of the 5 ranked schools is a charter — enrollment paths that don't depend on your address. If your zoned school sits low in the appendix below, those lotteries and applications are the levers worth the paperwork.
A band is a position, not a prophecy — 1 campus here ranks as Growth Engine, its returning cohorts gaining more than most schools statewide. Ask your school two questions: what happens for a kid who arrives behind, and what the classroom looks like for one who arrives ahead.
The strongest-scoring run through the district:
Vine Hill Elementary 89th percentile · StrongScope Score 62/100Scotts Valley Middle 88th percentile · StrongScope Score 59/100Scotts Valley High 59th percentile · SolidScope Score 56/100
Top scorers at each level — not necessarily one zoned sequence. Confirm feeder patterns and enrollment zones with the district, and visit before you decide.
What this page can't see: whether a campus feels safe and glad at 8 a.m. If a path above looks workable, the next step is a visit.