I have read several reviews while I'm here waiting for an elementary school spring sing event to…read morestart and I must agree with a lot of what I've read about this school Yes this is a very hot campus There is no wind today and No shade to be found... anywhere I traveled all over the campus on a quest to quench my thirst Only to find they have no soda or water machines. I couldn't believe it so I had to ask. I asked a teacher who works here and was told they took them all out. Curious why the school, a government actor, would elect to chose for every student and employee of the school that they are no longer aloud to drink soda or water. Could this be a constitutional law issue? If students at other schools are aloud to drink water and soda wouldn't their decision to remove the soda and water machines be a violation of equal protection? Happily I went to Soquel high. A school with great teachers, an awesome athletics program, plenty of shade and places to relax, and we were even aloud to drink water and soda. If I were a middle school parent looking for a place to send my kids to high school I would chose the best school in the country, Soquel high. BE A KNIGHT!!! Not a silly bird in search of water

Currently a senior here and enjoying it! Spent most of my 4 years here, minus one month of…read moretransferring. 4.3 GPA up to my senior year. Attending UC Santa Barbara in the fall! Academics: 4.5 Stars Excellent. We have the IB program which is a great college prep program similar to AP. IB is just different in the sense that it's known all around the world whereas AP is just known in the US. We have the second highest STAR test score in our county, right behind PCS which is almost a private school and are crazy smart! We have the highest passing rate of the CAHSEE (high school exit exam) in our county as well. 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. Many of our students are very committed to higher education. Around 98% of our graduates go on to college, not just community colleges either! Some of our 2011 graduates currently attend UCLA, Princeton, Berkley, Cal Poly SLO, UCSB, UCSD, and many more. Not bad eh? :) Teachers: 4.5 Stars Fantastic teachers! I'm taking harder classes but overall the staff here is very nice, professional and intelligent. I actually felt like I was learning something here! With every school there are teachers who aren't so great, but in general we have an excellent group of teachers! Hanson, Wahl, Freeman, Brooke, Brandt, Schafer, Crawford, Carey, McQuestion... Seriously the list goes on. Student Life: 3.5 Stars The students are pretty nice here. It's a small community that's been growing together for many years. I've gone to school with a good portion of my class for almost 10+ years now. Very modern, contemporary culture. Good student government that throws many rallies and assemblies. Downside is that there isn't much diversity. Almost all students are Caucasian and a handful not. No fights, rare bullying. Some students have thought there was a bullying issue here. If there is, which i cannot tell, it's definitely underground and an emotional attack. Since there is not much diversity here, if one seems to be slightly different or an 'outcast', they may have a hard time finding friends. Some students here can be very judgmental. Overall, good students! Athletics: 4 Stars We have an awesome Athletic Director names Louie Walters who takes care of literally everything. We're known for our football (with one girl on the team), which never fails to to make SCCAL finals. Our track and cross country teams are insanely good with excellent runners that get many scholarships to colleges. In tennis, both girls and boys teams finished top in our county. Basketball, baseball, swimming, and waterpolo are competitive but not what we're known for. Volleyball is extremely lacking. Reputation: We get this reputation for being conservative, religious, rich, white and snobby. Eh... well we are very white! Most, well 90% of our students are Caucasian. We are more slightly on the conservative side than other schools in the county. Our student's families range in the middle to upper middle class families. I don't see much stuck-up attitudes here fortunately. Community: Scotts Valley is a pretty small town that's very different than the neighboring Santa Cruz. SV is much more conservative and well off than people in SC. It's not a terrible thing. The students know each other well and have been attending schools together for many, many years. If you go to Safeway or any popular store here, chances are, you'll see someone you know! I've been here for 15 years and I gotta say this town really does grow on you. I've lived in other areas and gone to a very diverse school in Fremont and find Scotts Valley is a great place to be!

This place is wonderful to let your kids go-to it's really let's kids Excel in kindergarten and in…read more3 grade all the teachers on Wednesdays they have a short day and the after school care recreation

My son (4th grader) has been going to Kumon in SV. He's been struggling a lot in the previous year…read more Now he likes to show off that he can finish his math problems before the class! I would highly recommend this location! You will get one on one instructions with Marvin (the owner) and get tips on quick/fastest way to solve math equations.

New Kumon tutoring is opened in Scotts Valley and they are OGCS vendor list now! Our two boys 5th…read moreand 2nd grader is taking Math & L.A class and I like about Kumon they help our kids to be come more independent study by give a home work to do as an important skill. ("Does Homework Really Help Students Learn? A conversation with a Wheelock researcher, a BU student, and a fourth-grade teacher-Bempechat: I think teachers assign homework in elementary school as a way to help kids develop skills they'll need when they're older--to begin to instill a sense of responsibility and to learn planning and organizational skills. That's what I think is the greatest value of homework--in cultivating beliefs about learning and skills associated with academic success. If we greatly reduce or eliminate homework in elementary school, we deprive kids and parents of opportunities to instill these important learning habits and skills. We do know that beginning in late middle school, and continuing through high school, there is a strong and positive correlation between homework completion and academic success."-https://www.bu.edu/articles/2019/is-homework-helpful/) Our kids are need it to have success in later adult life.. Since they been home schooling I never gave them a homework to do since they do the worksheets with them. I know if you give too much homework is backfire on the kids might hate it so you have to know your kids limit is vary important and Mr.Marwan & Mrs. Sarah the Onwers at Kumon in Scotts Valley constantly make adjustments on there homeworks and talking to our children to figuring out how to make most benefit for kids instead in success. They have rewards program for the kids and of course they are encouraged us to have some rewarding programs too so that way when they are done the home works at home little amount as they get done to be praised and give them a encouragement.

Tutoring is not really a super exciting thing to review - that being said, as a parent that's…read moreexperienced good tutoring (ie: Higher Standards) and bad (they shall remain nameless), there's definately a difference. Higher Standards created an environment that allowed my daughter to learn effectively and actually show improvement (sounds like a pretty standard thing - but, there's the "other" place that didn't deliver). Convenience is also a factor they excell in - once, after my daughter left her books after a session, they showed up (after hours) to make sure I could get the books before school the next day. If your kids need tutoring - give them a call!

I went into Higher Standards' SAT course practically kicking and screaming. I wasn't convinced that…read morethey could increase my score enough to be helpful, and I really didn't want to buy into the College Board bureaucracy. However, when I arrived in class, Devon made learning about mundane grammar and mathematics into an entertaining experience through jokes and puns. I ended up enjoying the SAT class and got an almost 300 point increase on my score. This would not have been possible without the help of Devon and everyone else at Higher Standards.

Randy Klein of the Scotts Valley Tutoring Club had a huge impact on my son's life. As a high school…read moresophomore, my son was having trouble staying organized. For instance, he would sometimes complete his homework then forget to turn it in. Randy helped him get organized and work through some complicated problems in math and science, along with helping him cope with the general stress of high school. His GPA rose from 3.0 to 3.6 mainly because of Randy's help. My son is now a junior at Cal State Northridge and has been on the dean's list there three out of four semesters. He said, "The Tutoring Club's staff is great at making you feel at home. They work really hard to have a real relationship with everyone who goes there." I am grateful to Randy and his wife Pat for all they did for my son.

The Tutoring Club of Scotts Valley is an amazingly supportive and caring place of learning. My…read moredaughter has worked with different tutors for math, English and history. All of them have been experts in their subject area and were able to provide really individualized support. The group setting has actually been helpful to develop more independence. The owners of the tutoring club, Pat Perkins and Randy Kline, are two wonderful people who really want their students to succeed. I can highly recommend this tutoring center to all types of students - those who need extra support and those who want to excel.