Enrollment
396
Middle
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN LORENZO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063474005864
San Lorenzo Valley Middle
7179 Hacienda Way, Felton, CA 95018 · (831) 335-4452 · Santa Cruz County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of California public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
95 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 120 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 157 | 40% |
| Grade 8 | 119 | 30% |
Student demographics
39%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
San Lorenzo Valley Middle→San Lorenzo Valley High
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
46.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -10.5pp since 2014
Math
37.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.4% | 33.1% | 27.6% | 25.8% |
| Math | 17.3% | 20.4% | 31.8% | 30.5% |
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 | 46.5% | 37.7% |
| 2023-24 | 39.6% | 29.4% |
| 2022-23 | 44.1% | 30.4% |
| 2021-22 | 43.5% | 33.5% |
| 2018-19 | 52.1% | 36.4% |
| 2017-18 | 49.6% | 35.5% |
| 2016-17 | 53.9% | 36.0% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 65% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Middle
San Lorenzo Valley Middle's state test result (38.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Lorenzo Valley Middle this school | 396 | 24.0% | 38.6% |
| Pleasant Grove Middle Rescue | 470 | 27.2% | 50.5% |
| Earl Warren Middle Solana Beach | 476 | 18.1% | 75.0% |
| Magnolia Intermediate Grass Valley | 410 | 32.2% | 44.2% |
| Vista del Mar Middle San Clemente | 499 | 16.2% | 74.1% |
| Thurston Middle Laguna Beach | 524 | 17.7% | 72.8% |
Matched among California middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Cruz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #545 of 1,224 | #8 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #444 of 1,227 ▲ 120 | #6 of 12 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #562 of 1,227 ▲ 104 | #7 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.6pp | #441 of 1,214 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #1,091 of 1,377 | #11 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #484 of 1,279 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.4% | #828 of 1,278 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.0% | #1,191 of 1,329 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.4% | #178 of 930 | #3 of 12 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
396
-36 (-8%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 658
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 396 | 19.7 | 20.1:1 | 24% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 20.4 | 20.2:1 | 29% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 16.7 | 22.8:1 | 28% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 19 | 22.7:1 | 28% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 21.9 | 24.6:1 | 28% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 23 | 23.2:1 | 20% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | N/A | N/A | 23% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 539 | 25 | 21.6:1 | 18% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 658 | 30 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Lorenzo Valley Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (538 to 396); teachers down 10% (21.9 to 19.7).
About San Lorenzo Valley Middle
San Lorenzo Valley Middle is a small middle school in Felton, California, one of the schools in San Lorenzo Valley Unified. Its enrollment is 396 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in California, the average enrollment is about 659.
San Lorenzo Valley Middle is run by San Lorenzo Valley Unified, whose 5 schools enroll 2,228 students.
About 76% of the student body at San Lorenzo Valley Middle is White. The remaining students are 16% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Santa Cruz County, the White share is about 60%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 39%.
San Lorenzo Valley Middle has 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1. The ratio is within a point of the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The school has 24% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 52% average for public schools in Santa Cruz County.
Among California public middle schools, San Lorenzo Valley Middle outscored 31%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, San Lorenzo Valley Middle ranks in the bottom 10% in California. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.6%, against a prediction of 65.5%.
Census data for Santa Cruz County show the median household earns about $111,093 a year, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting San Lorenzo Valley Middle, Santa Cruz County has 83 public schools.
The closest school to San Lorenzo Valley Middle is San Lorenzo Valley Elementary, located less than a tenth of a mile away. San Lorenzo Valley Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts San Lorenzo Valley Middle at 8th of 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, San Lorenzo Valley Middle enrolled 432 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 396. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.7:1 to 20.1:1.
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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
- San Lorenzo Valley ElementaryElementary · 537 students
- Boulder Creek ElementaryElementary · 416 students
- SLVUSD CharterCombined · 301 students
- Ludlow PreschoolElementary
Other schools in Felton
- San Lorenzo Valley HighHigh · 578 students
- San Lorenzo Valley ElementaryElementary · 537 students
- Ludlow PreschoolElementary
Nearby schools
- San Lorenzo Valley Elementary0.1 mi · 537
- San Lorenzo Valley High0.1 mi · 578
- SLVUSD Charter1.5 mi · 301
- California Online Public Schools Monterey Bay3.3 mi · 440
- Scotts Valley Middle3.5 mi · 463
- Bonny Doon Elementary3.7 mi · 92
Frequently asked questions
About San Lorenzo Valley MiddleHow many students attend San Lorenzo Valley Middle?
San Lorenzo Valley Middle enrolls approximately 396 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does San Lorenzo Valley Middle serve?
San Lorenzo Valley Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at San Lorenzo Valley Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at San Lorenzo Valley Middle is approximately 20.1:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at San Lorenzo Valley Middle?
Student demographics at San Lorenzo Valley Middle are roughly 76% White, 16% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees San Lorenzo Valley Middle?
San Lorenzo Valley Middle 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.