# Happy Valley Elementary

Happy Valley Elementary is a elementary district in Santa Cruz County, California. Reading proficiency is 80.0%, -10.3 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 83.1%, +10.5 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/happy-valley-elementary |
| County | Santa Cruz |
| District type | Elementary |
| Schools | 1 |
| Students | 106 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 15:1 |
| Average spending per student | $18,557 |
| Low-Income Students | 8 (7.5%) |
| English Learners | 4 (3.7%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 90.3% | 62 |
| 2024 | 82.1% | 67 |
| 2025 | 80.0% | 65 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 72.6% | 62 |
| 2024 | 74.6% | 67 |
| 2025 | 83.1% | 65 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | N/A | 90.7% |
| 2024 | N/A | 85.0% |
| 2025 | N/A | 82.0% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | N/A | 74.1% |
| 2024 | N/A | 78.3% |
| 2025 | N/A | 85.3% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | N/A | 90.2% |
| 2024 | N/A | 81.8% |
| 2025 | N/A | 81.7% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | N/A | 73.8% |
| 2024 | N/A | 75.8% |
| 2025 | N/A | 83.3% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carly Trotter | Board Member | ctrotter@hvesd.com | N/A | 2026 |
| Cliff Hodges | President | chodges@hvesd.com | 2022 | 2026 |
| David Stahl | Board Member | dstahl@hvesd.com | N/A | 2028 |
| Jacob Willet | Clerk | jwillet@hvesd.com | 2022 | 2026 |
| Katie Freeman | Board Member | kfreeman@hvesd.com | N/A | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Happy Valley Elementary | Santa Cruz | 80.0% | 83.1% | 81.5% | -10.3 | +10.5 |