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Schools in Mount Hermon

Mount Hermon’s public schools

San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District and Scotts Valley Unified School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mount Hermon. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/5schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 26% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · San Lorenzo Valley Unified
Students per teacher
21.4
CA 21.6
Schools in town
0
4,048 students on the public path
In brief

Mount Hermon’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Mount Hermon’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Scotts Valley Middle places highest (better than 85%); San Lorenzo Valley High lowest (78%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Mount Hermon, graded from A− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Scotts Valley High and San Lorenzo Valley High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Mount Hermon, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District.

Two districts serve Mount Hermon

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

San Lorenzo Valley Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 2,228 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 21.4 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$15,595CA $21,206 · FY2024
B+
Scotts Valley Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 2,121 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 21.3 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$15,888CA $21,206 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–12, San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District53%
State average 46.7% · 1151 students tested
Math · K–12, San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District42%
State average 33.1% · 1150 students tested
Reading · K–12, Scotts Valley Unified School District66%
State average 46.7% · 1075 students tested
Math · K–12, Scotts Valley Unified School District58%
State average 33.1% · 1069 students tested

Mount Hermon vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Mount Hermon’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mount Hermon—San Lorenzo Valley Unified K–12 · Scotts Valley Unified K–12

Every school in Mount Hermon

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Mount Hermonin other towns
Vine Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Scotts Valley
A−
549 students25:1Rate it →
San Lorenzo Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Felton
537 students22:1Rate it →
Brook Knoll Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Santa Cruz
A−
498 students22:1Rate it →
Boulder Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder Creek
416 students20:1Rate it →
Scotts Valley Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Scotts Valley
A
463 students20:1Rate it →
San Lorenzo Valley Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Felton
396 students20:1Rate it →
Scotts Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Scotts Valley
A−
611 students19:1Rate it →
San Lorenzo Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Felton
A−
578 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Mount Hermon’s schools

Are Mount Hermon’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mount Hermon. San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District and Scotts Valley Unified School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mount Hermon. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mount Hermon in?

San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District and Scotts Valley Unified School District.

Where do Mount Hermon kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Scotts Valley High and San Lorenzo Valley High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.