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Schools in Pasatiempo

Pasatiempo’s public schools

Scotts Valley Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pasatiempo. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
66%
2021–22
Math proficiency
58%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 25% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
21.3
CA 21.6
Schools in town
0
2,121 students on the public path
In brief

Pasatiempo’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Pasatiempo’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Scotts Valley Middle places highest (better than 85%); Vine Hill Elementary lowest (82%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Pasatiempo, graded from A− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Scotts 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 Pasatiempo, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA−
6–8Scotts Valley Middlein Scotts ValleyA
9–12Scotts Valley Highin Scotts ValleyA−

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

The district

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

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

Reading66%
State average 46.7% · 1075 students tested
Math58%
State average 33.1% · 1069 students tested

Pasatiempo vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pasatiempo—Scotts Valley Unified
Santa CruzA−Santa Cruz City Elementary K–5 · Santa Cruz City High

Every school in Pasatiempo

4 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 Pasatiempoin other towns
Vine Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Scotts Valley
A−
549 students25:1Rate it →
Brook Knoll Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Santa Cruz
A−
498 students22:1Rate it →
Scotts Valley Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Scotts Valley
A
463 students20:1Rate it →
Scotts Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Scotts Valley
A−
611 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Pasatiempo’s schools

Are Pasatiempo’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pasatiempo. Scotts Valley Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pasatiempo. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pasatiempo in?

Scotts Valley Unified School District.

Where do Pasatiempo kids go to high school?

Scotts 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.