Scotts Valley Unified School District
- 4444 SCOTTS VALLEY DR STE. 5
- SCOTTS VALLEY, CA 95066
- (831) 438-1820
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District Information
District Overview
| District | State Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Graduation Rate | 80.3% | 71.2% |
| Dropout Rate | - | 5.0% |
| Per Pupil Spending | $7,828 | $9,292 |
| Students Per Teacher | 21.9 | 20.8 |
| Number of Schools | 4 | - |
| Number of Students | 2,595 | - |
| Number of (FTE) Teachers | 118 | - |
District Test Scores
CST - Test Performance by Grade and Subject
Grade 2 - % of students at or above proficiency
| District | State | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 76.0% | 53.0% | |
| 2009 | 69.0% | 53.0% | |
| 2008 | 68.0% | 48.0% | |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 88.0% | 62.0% | |
| 2009 | 78.0% | 63.0% | |
| 2008 | 81.0% | 59.0% | |
Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency
| District | State | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 73.0% | 43.0% | |
| 2009 | 77.0% | 44.0% | |
| 2008 | 68.0% | 38.0% | |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 88.0% | 65.0% | |
| 2009 | 84.0% | 64.0% | |
| 2008 | 87.0% | 61.0% | |
Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency
| District | State | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 86.0% | 63.0% | |
| 2009 | 84.0% | 61.0% | |
| 2008 | 86.0% | 55.0% | |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 89.0% | 68.0% | |
| 2009 | 82.0% | 66.0% | |
| 2008 | 88.0% | 61.0% | |
Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency
| District | State | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 81.0% | 58.0% | |
| 2009 | 76.0% | 54.0% | |
| 2008 | 81.0% | 48.0% | |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 70.0% | 61.0% | |
| 2009 | 68.0% | 57.0% | |
| 2008 | 73.0% | 51.0% | |
| CST Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 82.0% | 56.0% | |
| 2009 | 84.0% | 49.0% | |
| 2008 | 81.0% | 46.0% | |
Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency
| District | State | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 76.0% | 55.0% | |
| 2009 | 76.0% | 52.0% | |
| 2008 | 74.0% | 47.0% | |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 74.0% | 52.0% | |
| 2009 | 60.0% | 49.0% | |
| 2008 | 67.0% | 44.0% | |
Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency
| District | State | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 97.0% | 84.0% | |
| 2009 | 89.0% | 81.0% | |
| 2008 | 97.0% | 80.0% | |
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 82.0% | 55.0% | |
| 2009 | 81.0% | 54.0% | |
| 2008 | 83.0% | 49.0% | |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 54.0% | 48.0% | |
| 2009 | 55.0% | 43.0% | |
| 2008 | 59.0% | 41.0% | |
Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency
| District | State | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 66.0% | 46.0% | |
| 2009 | 53.0% | 44.0% | |
| 2008 | 75.0% | 42.0% | |
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 82.0% | 54.0% | |
| 2009 | 74.0% | 48.0% | |
| 2008 | 73.0% | 45.0% | |
| CST General Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 60.0% | 30.0% | |
| 2009 | 31.0% | 30.0% | |
| 2008 | 55.0% | 31.0% | |
| CST Geometry Test | |||
| 2010 | 91.0% | 85.0% | |
| 2009 | 94.0% | 87.0% | |
| 2008 | 86.0% | 84.0% | |
| CST History - Social Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 84.0% | 47.0% | |
| 2009 | 70.0% | 42.0% | |
| 2008 | 70.0% | 36.0% | |
| CST Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 86.0% | 59.0% | |
| 2009 | 80.0% | 56.0% | |
| 2008 | 76.0% | 52.0% | |
Grade 9 - % of students at or above proficiency
| District | State | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 13.0% | 22.0% | |
| 2009 | 16.0% | 21.0% | |
| 2008 | 9.0% | 18.0% | |
| CST Algebra II Test | |||
| 2010 | 83.0% | 69.0% | |
| 2009 | 43.0% | 65.0% | |
| 2008 | 63.0% | 66.0% | |
| CST Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 77.0% | 55.0% | |
| 2009 | 75.0% | 51.0% | |
| 2008 | 71.0% | 52.0% | |
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 82.0% | 54.0% | |
| 2009 | 76.0% | 50.0% | |
| 2008 | 70.0% | 49.0% | |
| CST Geometry Test | |||
| 2010 | 49.0% | 46.0% | |
| 2009 | 32.0% | 47.0% | |
| 2008 | 35.0% | 43.0% | |
| CST General Mathematics Test | |||
| 2009 | 12.0% | 17.0% | |
| CST Integrated/Coordinated Science Test | |||
| 2009 | 15.0% | 15.0% | |
| 2008 | 7.0% | 5.0% | |
Grade 10 - % of students at or above proficiency
| District | State | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 7.0% | 12.0% | |
| 2009 | 3.0% | 11.0% | |
| CST Algebra II Test | |||
| 2010 | 18.0% | 40.0% | |
| 2009 | 6.0% | 37.0% | |
| 2008 | 9.0% | 36.0% | |
| CST Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 57.0% | 38.0% | |
| 2009 | 38.0% | 34.0% | |
| 2008 | 51.0% | 35.0% | |
| CST Chemistry Test | |||
| 2010 | 63.0% | 47.0% | |
| 2009 | 56.0% | 44.0% | |
| 2008 | 50.0% | 41.0% | |
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 69.0% | 45.0% | |
| 2009 | 67.0% | 44.0% | |
| 2008 | 59.0% | 41.0% | |
| CST Geometry Test | |||
| 2010 | 13.0% | 14.0% | |
| 2009 | 8.0% | 14.0% | |
| 2008 | 6.0% | 12.0% | |
| CST Physics Test | |||
| 2010 | 38.0% | 44.0% | |
| 2009 | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 13.0% | 36.0% | |
| CST Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 65.0% | 46.0% | |
| 2009 | 61.0% | 44.0% | |
| 2008 | 44.0% | 40.0% | |
| CST Summative High School Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 88.0% | 75.0% | |
| 2009 | 63.0% | 71.0% | |
| 2008 | 48.0% | 68.0% | |
| CST World History Test | |||
| 2010 | 50.0% | 42.0% | |
| 2009 | 53.0% | 38.0% | |
| 2008 | 44.0% | 33.0% | |
| CST Integrated/Coordinated Science Test | |||
| 2008 | 6.0% | 7.0% | |
Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency
| District | State | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Algebra II Test | |||
| 2010 | 7.0% | 14.0% | |
| 2009 | 1.0% | 12.0% | |
| 2008 | 9.0% | 11.0% | |
| CST Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 84.0% | 46.0% | |
| 2009 | 73.0% | 41.0% | |
| 2008 | 80.0% | 39.0% | |
| CST Chemistry Test | |||
| 2010 | 68.0% | 30.0% | |
| 2009 | 40.0% | 27.0% | |
| 2008 | 34.0% | 25.0% | |
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 64.0% | 42.0% | |
| 2009 | 67.0% | 40.0% | |
| 2008 | 58.0% | 37.0% | |
| CST Geometry Test | |||
| 2010 | 9.0% | 6.0% | |
| 2009 | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 3.0% | 6.0% | |
| CST Integrated/Coordinated Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 54.0% | 8.0% | |
| 2009 | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 8.0% | 10.0% | |
| CST Physics Test | |||
| 2010 | 50.0% | 53.0% | |
| CST Summative High School Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 42.0% | 50.0% | |
| 2009 | 25.0% | 47.0% | |
| 2008 | 33.0% | 43.0% | |
| CST U.S. History Test | |||
| 2010 | 56.0% | 45.0% | |
| 2009 | 59.0% | 44.0% | |
| 2008 | 53.0% | 38.0% | |
End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency
| District | State | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 48.0% | 31.0% | |
| 2009 | 43.0% | 28.0% | |
| 2008 | 45.0% | 25.0% | |
| CST Algebra II Test | |||
| 2010 | 30.0% | 31.0% | |
| 2009 | 9.0% | 28.0% | |
| 2008 | 19.0% | 27.0% | |
| CST Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 76.0% | 46.0% | |
| 2009 | 69.0% | 42.0% | |
| 2008 | 68.0% | 42.0% | |
| CST Chemistry Test | |||
| 2010 | 64.0% | 38.0% | |
| 2009 | 51.0% | 36.0% | |
| 2008 | 43.0% | 32.0% | |
| CST General Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 56.0% | 27.0% | |
| 2009 | 26.0% | 26.0% | |
| 2008 | 47.0% | 27.0% | |
| CST Geometry Test | |||
| 2010 | 42.0% | 27.0% | |
| 2009 | 33.0% | 26.0% | |
| 2008 | 28.0% | 24.0% | |
| CST Integrated/Coordinated Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 29.0% | 16.0% | |
| 2009 | 13.0% | 13.0% | |
| 2008 | 7.0% | 11.0% | |
| CST Physics Test | |||
| 2010 | 45.0% | 49.0% | |
| 2009 | 26.0% | 46.0% | |
| 2008 | 41.0% | 43.0% | |
| CST Summative High School Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 52.0% | 54.0% | |
| 2009 | 34.0% | 50.0% | |
| 2008 | 36.0% | 47.0% | |
| CST World History Test | |||
| 2010 | 49.0% | 41.0% | |
| 2009 | 53.0% | 38.0% | |
| 2008 | 43.0% | 33.0% | |
Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010
Student Enrollment (2009-2010)
| Students | Student/Teacher Ratio | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Student Enrollment | 2,595 | 21.9 |
Student Enrollment By Grade
| Students | |
|---|---|
| Prekindergarten Students | - |
| Kindergarten Students | 184 |
| 1st Grade Students | 184 |
| 2nd Grade Students | 205 |
| 3rd Grade Students | 192 |
| 4th Grade Students | 198 |
| 5th Grade Students | 200 |
| 6th Grade Students | 224 |
| 7th Grade Students | 178 |
| 8th Grade Students | 197 |
| 9th Grade Students | 217 |
| 10th Grade Students | 194 |
| 11th Grade Students | 189 |
| 12th Grade Students | 200 |
| Ungraded Students | - |
Student Enrollment By Race
| Students | |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 131 |
| Hispanic | 188 |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 16 |
| White (Non-Hispanic) | 2,186 |
Student Enrollment By Gender
| Students | |
|---|---|
| Male | 1,352 |
| Female | 1,210 |
Faculty and Staff (2009-2010)
Teachers Per Grade Level
| Student/Teacher Ratio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Teachers | 118 | 21.9 |
| Prekindergarten Teachers | - | - |
| Kindergarten Teachers | 9 | - |
| Elementary Teachers | 73 | - |
| Secondary Teachers | 36 | - |
| Teachers of Ungraded Classes | 0.2 | - |
Instructional Faculty
| Instructional Aides | 24 |
| Instructional Coordinators and Supervisors | 3 |
Guidance Counselors & Directors
| Total Guidance Counselors & Directors | 2 |
| Elementary | - |
| Secondary | 2 |
| Other | - |
Librarians & Staff
| Librarians | - |
| Library Support Staff | - |
Administrators
| Total Administrators & Support Staff | 44 |
| Local Education Agency (LEA) Administrators | 2 |
| LEA Administrative Support Staff | 5 |
| School Administrators | 6 |
| School Administrative Support Staff | 10 |
| Student Support Services | 7 |
| Other Support Services Staff | 15 |
District Financial Details (2008)
Revenues For Education
| Percent of Total | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenues | $23,256,000 | - |
| Total Local Revenues | $13,504,000 | 58.1% |
| Property Tax | $10,231,000 | 44.0% |
| Other School Systems | $787,000 | 3.4% |
| Cities and Counties | $229,000 | 1.0% |
| School Lunch | $397,000 | 1.7% |
| Rents and Royalties | $6,000 | 0.03% |
| Interest Earnings | $549,000 | 2.4% |
| Miscellaneous | $1,305,000 | 5.6% |
| Total State Revenues | $9,142,000 | 39.3% |
| General Formula Assistance | $6,306,000 | 27.1% |
| Staff Improvement Programs | $236,000 | 1.0% |
| Special Education Programs | $16,000 | 0.07% |
| Compensatory and Basic Skills Programs | $92,000 | 0.4% |
| Gifted and Talented Programs | $23,000 | 0.10% |
| School Lunch Programs | $6,000 | 0.03% |
| Transportation Programs | $41,000 | 0.2% |
| Other Programs | $1,922,000 | 8.3% |
| State Revenues on Behalf - Employee Benefits | $500,000 | 2.1% |
| Total Federal Revenues | $610,000 | 2.6% |
| Through State - Title I | $78,000 | 0.3% |
| Through State - Children With Disabilities (IDEA) | $381,000 | 1.6% |
| Through State - Math, Science and Teacher Quality | $62,000 | 0.3% |
| Through State - Safe and Drug Free Schools | $13,000 | 0.06% |
| Through State - Vocational and Tech Education | $7,000 | 0.03% |
| Through State - Child Nutrition Act | $69,000 | 0.3% |
Expenditures For Education
| Percent of Total | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total Current Expenditures | $20,704,000 | - |
| Total Instruction Expenditures | $13,308,000 | 64.3% |
| Total Support Services Expenditures | $6,888,000 | 33.3% |
| Student Support | $873,000 | 3.8% |
| Instructional Staff Support | $666,000 | 2.9% |
| General Administration Support | $316,000 | 1.4% |
| School Administration Support | $1,270,000 | 5.5% |
| Operation and Maintenance Support | $2,043,000 | 8.8% |
| Student Transportation Support | $453,000 | 1.9% |
| Other Support Services | $1,267,000 | 5.4% |
| Total Other Expenditures | $508,000 | 2.5% |
| Food Services | $508,000 | 2.2% |
Graduation and Dropout Details (2007-08)
Graduation Information
| Overall Graduation Rate | 80.3% | |
| Total Diploma Count | 204 | |
| Other High School Completion Certificate (OHC) Recipients | - |
Dropout Information
| Dropouts | Dropout Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Grades 9-12 | - | - |
Map and Listings of Schools Within Scotts Valley Unified School District
Schools Summary:
- Schools: 4
- Students: 2,595
- Full-Time Equivalent Teachers: 118
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| School Name (Sort |
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| BROOK KNOLL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ||||
151 Brook Knoll Dr
Santa Cruz, CA Public | KG-5 | 596 | 23.8 | ![]() Review This School |
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| SCOTTS VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL | ||||
555 Glenwood Dr
Scotts Valley, CA Public | 9-12 | 801 | 23.7 | ![]() Review This School |
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| SCOTTS VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL | ||||
8 Bean Creek Rd
Scotts Valley, CA Public | 6-8 | 598 | 22.7 | ![]() Review This School |
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| VINE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ||||
151 Vine Hill School Rd
Scotts Valley, CA Public | KG-5 | 567 | 23.6 | ![]() Review This School |
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