Editing Scotts Valley, California (section)

==Education==
From 1950 to 2011, Scotts Valley was home to [[Bethany University]], a four-year [[private university|private]] Christian [[university]]. The campus was leased to [[Olivet University]] for the 2011–2012 school year,<ref>{{cite news|last=White|first=Kimberly|url=http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_18743087?source=pkg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918024048/http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_18743087?source=pkg|archive-date=September 18, 2011|title=Olivet University to take over Bethany campus, begin teaching classes in September|date=August 23, 2011|work=Santa Cruz Sentinel|access-date=October 1, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> but Olivet was unable to complete a purchase and moved back to San Francisco in May 2012.<ref>{{cite news|last=White|first=Kimberly|url=http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_20744213/olivet-heads-back-san-francisco-lease-ends-at?source=pkg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706061350/http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_20744213/olivet-heads-back-san-francisco-lease-ends-at?source=pkg|archive-date=July 6, 2012|title=Olivet heads back to San Francisco; lease ends at Scotts Valley campus|date=May 30, 2012|work=Santa Cruz Sentinel|access-date=October 1, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The parent Assemblies of God denomination is seeking another buyer for the campus.

The [[Scotts Valley Unified School District]] operates four public schools:<ref>[https://scottsvalley-ca.schoolloop.com/pf4/cms2_site/view_deployment?d=x&theme_id=i2m8fr1rn7p19w&group_id=1500178971337 Official website] of the Scotts Valley Unified School District</ref> [[Scotts Valley High School]] (grades 9 to 12), Scotts Valley Middle School (grades 6 to 8), and two [[elementary school]]s: Vine Hill School (grades Kindergarten to 5) and Brook Knoll School. They also operate an Independent Study/Home School program. Together these schools serve more than 2,600 students each year.

Baymonte Christian School serves students from pre-Kindergarten through eighth grades. Baymonte is a non-denominational [[Protestant]] Bible school that was founded in 1968. In 2003, it earned the distinction of being a [[Blue Ribbon School]], a distinction awarded to one school in 25 across the nation.

[[Monterey Coast Preparatory School]], a private school offering a college preparatory curriculum for middle and high schoolers with learning differences, moved from its original location in Santa Cruz to Scotts Valley in 2014.<ref>[http://www.exploremcp.org/ Official website] of MCP Middle and High School</ref>