Middle · California

Scotts Valley Middle

Free meals for all

Scotts Valley Middle, a public middle school in Scotts Valley, California: grades 6–8, 463 students, 19.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Scotts Valley Unified.

Size and class size

Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 463
Teachers (FTE): 23.6
Students per teacher: 19.7
Grades: 6–8; Middle

Fewer students per teacher than 64% of middle schools in California

Median 21.0 · 1,371 schools compared

More students per teacher than 86% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Smaller than 72% of middle schools in California

Median 644 · 1,373 schools compared

Smaller than 57% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

70%proficient

+3.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 85% of middle schools in California

Median 43% · 1,351 middle schools compared

453 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

53%proficient

−1.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 81% of middle schools in California

Median 29% · 1,351 middle schools compared

449 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Middle · Grades 6–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Midsize suburb
Run by: Scotts Valley Unified

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Scotts Valley Unified.

Location

Address: 8 Bean Creek Rd., Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Phone: (831)438-0610
City or town: Scotts Valley
County: Santa Cruz County

Website Quality of life in Scotts Valley Schools in Scotts Valley

Nearby middle schools

The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
San Lorenzo Valley Middle	6–8	396	20.1	47%	38%	3.5 mi
Branciforte Middle	6–8	409	17.8	60%	40%	4.3 mi
Mission Hill Middle	6–8	510	18.2	59%	49%	4.9 mi
Shoreline MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	478	18.4	50%	36%	5.7 mi
New Brighton MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	585	20.9	58%	42%	6.2 mi
C. T. English MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	164	17.3	74%	73%	7.1 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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