Total enrollment
2,121
-112 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in Scotts Valley Unified
California · 2,121 students · 2 cities
Public-school families inside Scotts Valley Unified pick from 4 schools serving the district's roughly 2,121 K-12 students (2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Scotts Valley Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Scotts Valley Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #72 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,121 | #424 of 587 | #4,246 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #507 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #277 of 587 | #8,618 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 11.8% | #556 of 587 | #7,893 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #295 of 530 | #2,636 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Scotts Valley Unified
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Brook Knoll Elementary at 68.9% proficient to Scotts Valley Middle at 60.6%, a gap of 8.3 points. That is the 439th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 2,467 to 2,121 students (down 14%) and from 112 to 99 full-time teachers (down 12%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotts Valley High | Scotts Valley | High | 09-12 | 611 |
| Vine Hill Elementary | Scotts Valley | Elementary | KG-05 | 549 |
| Brook Knoll Elementary | Santa Cruz | Elementary | KG-05 | 498 |
| Scotts Valley Middle | Scotts Valley | Middle | 06-08 | 463 |
About Scotts Valley Unified
As a thinly populated district in California, Scotts Valley Unified enrolls 2,121 students across 4 schools.
In terms of grade levels, Scotts Valley Unified is built around 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 5%: 2,233 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,121 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for Scotts Valley Unified discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.