Scotts Valley High School

Scotts Valley High School (SVHS) is a public high school located in Scotts Valley, California. It was founded in 1999 and is a part of the Scotts Valley Unified School District, which is in Santa Cruz County.

Scotts Valley High School
Address
555 Glenwood Dr. Scotts Valley , California 95066 United States
Coordinates	37°04′20″N 122°00′22″W
Information
Type	Public
Established	1999
School district	Scotts Valley Unified School District
Superintendent	Micheline Miglis
CEEB code	053598 [1]
Principal	Joe Allen
Teaching staff	43 [2]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	655 (2023-2024)[3]
• Grade 9	154
• Grade 10	137
• Grade 11	166
• Grade 12	153
Student to teacher ratio	19.33[3]
Education system	International Baccalaureate
Language	English
Schedule type	Block Schedule
Campus type	Rural
Color(s)	Maroon   Gold   Black
Athletics conference	Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League
Sports	Baseball, Basketball, Cheer, Cross Country, Flag Football, Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, and Wrestling [4]
Nickname	Falcons
Rival	San Lorenzo Valley High School
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Newspaper	News From the Nest
Website	svhs.scottsvalleyusd.org
[5]
Last updated: April 24, 2025

Athletics

Scotts Valley High School sports include wrestling, swimming, cross country, baseball, football, basketball, lacrosse, tennis, soccer, volleyball, track and field, cheerleading, and softball. Scotts Valleys most recent National Championship came in 2013/14, when wrestler Dominique Parrish won the 116 lb. wrestling category. Their last State Championship came in 2014/15 when Parrish won the 116 lb. CIF State Championship in wrestling for the second year in a row, but came third in the Nationals for that year.^[6]

Notable people

Alumni

• Dominique Parrish, World Champion wrestler
• Shane Carle, Major League Baseball pitcher
• Robbie Erlin, Major League Baseball pitcher^[7]

Faculty

• Joe Nedney, former NFL placekicker, assistant football coach^[8]