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RECOGNITIONS

In 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, & 2010 Scotts Valley High School was rated nationally among the top 5% of public high schools by Newsweek magazine and earned an honorable mention in the California Distinguished High School Recognition Program.

Scotts Valley High School's tradition of academic excellence is proven by our top Academic Performance Index (API) score of all non-charter schools in grades 9-12 in Santa Cruz County.

California Businesses for Excellence in Education awarded SVHS the Scholar School award in 2007 as a result of consistent high-performance on the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE), earning the highest passing rate in Santa Cruz County.

FEATURES

Many of our graduates continue their education after high school at highly respected institutions including Harvard, Notre Dame, New York University, MIT, Brown, Smith, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Vassar, Hamilton, the US Military Academy at West Point and all Universities of California and California State Universities.

Scotts Valley High School boasts the highest SAT student services performance rate in Santa Cruz county.

AWARD WINNING STAFF

The staff brings a mix of experience and energy committed to offering a strong education experience. SVHS teachers have been recognized as Educators of the Year at the Local and State level by the California League of High Schools. A depth and breadth of experience and engaging teaching styles insures students a stimulating and exciting curriculum for learning.

A rich Student Services Department includes counselors and other support services provessionals who are caring and dedicated to the needs of each student.

WAsc accreditation

Scotts Valley High School is a fully accredited high school, as recognized by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. August, 1 2007, Scotts Valley High School received official notice of its Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accreditation renewal for an additional three year term.

The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) is one of six regional associations that accredit public and private schools, colleges, and universities in the United States. The Western region covers institutions in California and Hawaii, the territories of Guam, American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, the Pacific Basin, and East Asia, and areas of the Pacific and East Asia where American/International schools or colleges may apply to it for service.

The process developed by the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), involves a dual purpose that continues the expectation that schools must be worthy of the trust placed in them to provide high quality learning opportunities, but with the added requirement that they clearly demonstrate that they are about the critical business of continual self-improvement.

Ultimately, the accreditation process is all about fostering excellence in the elementary, secondary, adult, postsecondary and supplementary education programs we accredit. WASC’s fundamental cause involves helping schools meaningfully create the highest quality learning experience they can envision for all students. It is WASC's consistent purpose to professionally support schools in creating for themselves a clear vision of what they desire their students to know and be able to do and then to ensure that efficient and relevant systems are in place that predictably result in the fulfillment of those expectations for every child.

As part of the WASC accreditation process, the Scotts Valley High School self-study report is complete and available here.

To view the final report presentation click here.

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