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What's the one class at San Lorenzo Valley Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
537
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN LORENZO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063474005863
San Lorenzo Valley Elementary
7155 Highway 9, Felton, CA 95018 · (831) 335-4475 · Santa Cruz County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
147 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 112 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within San Lorenzo Valley Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
49.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.4pp since 2014
Math
52.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.0% | 24.6% | 24.2% | 26.2% |
| Math | 22.7% | 30.1% | 23.4% | 23.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.6% | 52.7% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 49.8% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 51.7% |
| 2018-19 | 67.0% | 67.3% |
| 2017-18 | 66.0% | 67.3% |
| 2016-17 | 58.5% | 53.0% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 54.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 53.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like San Lorenzo Valley Elementary
San Lorenzo Valley Elementary's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Lorenzo Valley Elementary this school | 537 | 27.4% | 51.1% |
| Concordia Elementary San Clemente | 533 | 25.7% | 68.8% |
| Bay Park Elementary San Diego | 504 | 28.8% | 66.2% |
| Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry Valley Petaluma | 494 | 26.5% | 55.2% |
| Bowman Charter Auburn | 606 | 25.1% | 58.3% |
| Chico Country Day Chico | 585 | 26.3% | N/A |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where San Lorenzo Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Cruz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #1,647 of 5,151 | #13 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #1,422 of 5,172 ▲ 111 | #11 of 36 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #2,066 of 5,172 ▼ 314 | #16 of 36 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.7pp | #1,313 of 5,116 | #12 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #2,013 of 5,915 | #3 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #2,258 of 5,352 | #18 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.6% | #3,097 of 5,354 | #18 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.4% | #4,870 of 5,625 | #29 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #3,389 of 3,837 | #29 of 30 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
537
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 754
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 23.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 537 | 24.3 | 22.1:1 | 27% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 24.8 | 22.6:1 | 25% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 598 | 26 | 23.0:1 | 19% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 23 | 23.1:1 | 21% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 23.8 | 23.7:1 | 20% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 611 | 26 | 23.5:1 | 16% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 551 | N/A | N/A | 20% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 477 | 25 | 19.1:1 | 17% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 754 | 32 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Lorenzo Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (562 to 537); teachers up 2% (23.8 to 24.3).
About San Lorenzo Valley Elementary
San Lorenzo Valley Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Felton, California. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 537 students.
Enrollment across the 5 schools in San Lorenzo Valley Unified totals 2,228 students.
By race and ethnicity, San Lorenzo Valley Elementary is 71% White. The rest of enrollment is 18% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Santa Cruz County's population at about 60%. The chance that two students picked at random at San Lorenzo Valley Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.
The count of teachers at San Lorenzo Valley Elementary is 24.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 22.1:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. The school counts 147 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 27%. The rate at public schools in Santa Cruz County averages 52%, higher than here.
San Lorenzo Valley Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 37% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 63.5% at San Lorenzo Valley Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Santa Cruz County show that median household income is about $111,093, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. San Lorenzo Valley Elementary is one of 83 public schools in Santa Cruz County, which together enroll about 36,316 students.
The nearest other public school, San Lorenzo Valley Middle, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 55.7%; San Lorenzo Valley Elementary's is 51.1%, ranking 6th of 8.
For locale, NCES codes San Lorenzo Valley Elementary as Rural: Fringe.
San Lorenzo Valley Elementary had 531 students in 2020-21 and 537 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.1:1 in 2020-21 to 22.1:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Santa Cruz County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
264,926
Census ACS
Median income
$111,093
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
36,316 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Lorenzo Valley Unified
- San Lorenzo Valley HighHigh · 578 students
- Boulder Creek ElementaryElementary · 416 students
- San Lorenzo Valley MiddleMiddle · 396 students
- SLVUSD CharterCombined · 301 students
- Ludlow PreschoolElementary
Other schools in Felton
- San Lorenzo Valley HighHigh · 578 students
- San Lorenzo Valley MiddleMiddle · 396 students
- Ludlow PreschoolElementary
Nearby schools
- San Lorenzo Valley Middle0.1 mi · 396
- San Lorenzo Valley High0.1 mi · 578
- SLVUSD Charter1.5 mi · 301
- California Online Public Schools Monterey Bay3.3 mi · 440
- Scotts Valley Middle3.4 mi · 463
- Bonny Doon Elementary3.7 mi · 92
Frequently asked questions
About San Lorenzo Valley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at San Lorenzo Valley Elementary?
San Lorenzo Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 537 students in grades KG-05.
Is San Lorenzo Valley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
San Lorenzo Valley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does San Lorenzo Valley Elementary have?
San Lorenzo Valley Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
How diverse is San Lorenzo Valley Elementary?
San Lorenzo Valley Elementary reports a student body of 71% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees San Lorenzo Valley Elementary?
San Lorenzo Valley Elementary is overseen by San Lorenzo Valley Unified in Santa Cruz County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.