# Scotts Valley Unified

Scotts Valley Unified is a unified district in Santa Cruz County, California. Reading proficiency is 70.0%, +5.8 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 58.5%, +0.2 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/scotts-valley-unified |
| County | Santa Cruz |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 5 |
| Students | 2,561 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 22:1 |
| Average spending per student | $16,317 |
| Low-Income Students | 250 (11.8%) |
| English Learners | 73 (3.5%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 64.1% | 1,121 |
| 2024 | 69.1% | 1,045 |
| 2025 | 70.0% | 1,079 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 58.4% | 1,119 |
| 2024 | 58.8% | 1,044 |
| 2025 | 58.5% | 1,076 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 43.1% | 66.9% |
| 2024 | 42.4% | 73.0% |
| 2025 | 49.7% | 73.3% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 34.1% | 61.5% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | 62.9% |
| 2025 | 38.7% | 61.8% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 26.5% | 65.0% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | 70.0% |
| 2025 | 19.1% | 71.3% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 26.5% | 58.9% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | 59.0% |
| 2025 | 25.0% | 59.5% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Erica B. Turzak | Board Vice President | eturzak@scottsvalleyusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Gary Redenbacher | Trustee | gredenbacher@scottsvalleyusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Lucia Rocha-Nestler | Board Clerk | lrochanestler@scottsvalleyusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Roger Snyder | Board President | rsnyder@scottsvalleyusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Stephanie Espinola | Trustee | sespinola@scottsvalleyusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Brook Knoll Elementary | Santa Cruz | 73.4% | 64.8% | 69.1% | +7.6 | -1.9 |
| 2 | Vine Hill Elementary | Scotts Valley | 68.8% | 69.0% | 68.9% | 0.0 | +4.8 |
| 3 | Scotts Valley Middle | Scotts Valley | 69.5% | 52.6% | 61.1% | +8.0 | -5.2 |
| 4 | Scotts Valley High | Scotts Valley | 69.0% | 50.3% | 59.7% | +6.4 | +7.7 |
| 5 | California Connections Academy Monterey Bay | Scotts Valley | 50.4% | 42.1% | 46.3% | -6.7 | +5.9 |