Enrollment
301
Combined
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 602
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN LORENZO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063474002797
SLVUSD Charter
325 Marion Ave., Ben Lomond, CA 95005 · (831) 335-0932 · Santa Cruz County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED22-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 18.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
62 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 12 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 4% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 3% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 4% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 29 | 10% |
Student demographics
40%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
64.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.3pp since 2014
Math
42.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.2% | 32.2% | 17.1% | 18.6% |
| Math | 21.1% | 21.6% | 25.1% | 32.2% |
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 | 64.3% | 42.7% |
| 2023-24 | 61.8% | 39.4% |
| 2022-23 | 68.3% | 48.9% |
| 2021-22 | 68.3% | 48.5% |
| 2018-19 | 68.5% | 43.9% |
| 2017-18 | 66.5% | 31.7% |
| 2016-17 | 56.1% | 32.2% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 59.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 67% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
301
+36 (+14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
25.7:1
was 23.9:1
% White
75%
was 80%
% Hispanic
11%
was 6%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 301 | 11.7 | 25.7:1 | 21% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 12.2 | 23.7:1 | 22% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 297 | 13.3 | 22.3:1 | 26% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 265 | 11.1 | 23.9:1 | 20% (54) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SLVUSD Charter.
About SLVUSD Charter
SLVUSD Charter is a small combined-grade school in Ben Lomond, California, (ZIP code 95005). It covers kindergarten through 12, with a total enrollment of 301 students. Enrollment is 50% lower than the average for combined schools in California, which is about 602.
San Lorenzo Valley Unified, which runs SLVUSD Charter, has 5 schools and 2,228 students.
Roughly 75% of students at SLVUSD Charter are White. Other reported shares: 12% multiracial and 11% Hispanic. Santa Cruz County's residents are about 60% White, 15 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 40%, meaning two students picked at random have a 40% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
SLVUSD Charter's 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 25.7:1. On average, combined schools in California have 18.6:1, compared with 25.7:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 21%. That is 31 points below the 52% average for public schools in Santa Cruz County.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 67.5% for SLVUSD Charter, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 49.5%. The 18.0-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of California schools.
SLVUSD Charter is located in Santa Cruz County, where the median household income is $111,093, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Besides SLVUSD Charter, Santa Cruz County has 82 other public schools.
San Lorenzo Valley Elementary is the public school closest to SLVUSD Charter, about 1.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, SLVUSD Charter ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes SLVUSD Charter as Suburb: Mid-size. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
The school enrolled 301 students in 2024-25, 36 more than the 265 it had in 2017-18. Over the same years, the Hispanic share rose from 6% to 11%. In 2017-18, the student-to-teacher ratio was 23.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 25.7:1.
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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
- San Lorenzo Valley MiddleMiddle · 396 students
- Ludlow PreschoolElementary
Nearby schools
- San Lorenzo Valley Elementary1.5 mi · 537
- San Lorenzo Valley Middle1.5 mi · 396
- San Lorenzo Valley High1.6 mi · 578
- Boulder Creek Elementary3.8 mi · 416
- Scotts Valley High3.9 mi · 611
- California Online Public Schools Monterey Bay3.9 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About SLVUSD CharterHow many students attend SLVUSD Charter?
SLVUSD Charter enrolls approximately 301 students in grades KG-12.
Is SLVUSD Charter an elementary, middle, or high school?
SLVUSD Charter is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many teachers does SLVUSD Charter have?
SLVUSD Charter employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.7:1.
What is the student diversity at SLVUSD Charter?
Student demographics at SLVUSD Charter are roughly 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is SLVUSD Charter public or private?
SLVUSD Charter is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by San Lorenzo Valley Unified.
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