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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the MT VALLEY MIDDLE administration to hear?
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Enrollment
781
Middle
DISTRICT 881 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMAL ISD·NCES 481473011948
Mt Valley Middle School
1165 SATTLER RD, CANYON LAKE, TX 78132 · (830) 885-1300 · Comal County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL781 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Texas public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
319 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 243 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 275 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 263 | 34% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 30.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 29.0% | 24.0% | 22.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 60.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 30.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Mt Valley Middle School
Mt Valley Middle School's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Valley Middle School this school | 781 | 40.8% | 58.8% |
| Huffman Middle School HUFFMAN | 889 | 39.4% | 35.0% |
| Tison Middle School WEATHERFORD | 834 | 45.3% | 44.3% |
| Azle Elementary School AZLE | 606 | 40.3% | 40.8% |
| Hall Middle School WEATHERFORD | 934 | 44.3% | 46.3% |
| Tom and Nita Nichols Middle School BURLESON | 654 | 37.3% | 54.9% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Mt Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Comal County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #264 of 1,635 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #428 of 1,670 ▼ 167 | #5 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #559 of 1,670 ▼ 177 | #6 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.0pp | #311 of 1,570 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 781 | #594 of 1,749 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #922 of 1,542 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #908 of 1,543 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #1,312 of 1,648 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.4% | #338 of 437 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
781
-24 (-3%) vs 2020
+22% since 2010-11, when it was 642
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 781 | 51.1 | 15.3:1 | 41% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 834 | 52.9 | 15.8:1 | 45% (378) |
| 2022-23 | 808 | 53.9 | 15.0:1 | 49% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 805 | 48 | 16.8:1 | 45% (360) |
| 2017-18 | 748 | 47.9 | 15.6:1 | 45% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 744 | 47 | 15.8:1 | 46% (342) |
| 2010-11 | 642 | 47 | 13.7:1 | 47% (303) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (748 to 781); teachers up 7% (47.9 to 51.1).
About Mt Valley Middle School
In CANYON LAKE, Texas, Mt Valley Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school. It serves 781 students in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Texas is roughly 643 students; this school is 21% larger than that.
Mt Valley Middle School is in COMAL ISD, a district with 29,839 students across 37 schools.
At Mt Valley Middle School, White students make up 63% of the student body. The remaining shares are 33% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Comal County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school's share is lower. Mt Valley Middle School's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 51.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Eligible students account for 41% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The average for public schools in Comal County is 32%.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Mt Valley Middle School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Mt Valley Middle School is 2.5 points above its prediction. Actual: 58.8%. Predicted: 56.3%.
Among Comal County residents, the median household income is $101,889, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides Mt Valley Middle School, Comal County has 48 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Mt Valley Elementary School, at about 1.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The school's 58.8% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 24 students since 2020-21, to 781. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 16.8:1 to 15.3:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Mt Valley Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Comal County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
183,826
Census ACS
Median income
$101,889
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
29,653 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COMAL ISD
- Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,414 students
- Smithson Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,098 students
- Pieper High SchoolHigh · 2,093 students
- Canyon Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,251 students
- Davenport High SchoolHigh · 1,233 students
- Johnson Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,185 students
Other schools in CANYON LAKE
- Mt Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Startzville Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Trinity Charter Schools - Canyon Lake CampusHigh · 15 students
Nearby schools
- Mt Valley Elementary School1.2 mi · 488
- Trinity Charter Schools - Canyon Lake Campus1.3 mi · 15
- Hoffmann Lane Elementary School5.6 mi · 705
- Startzville Elementary School6.1 mi · 465
- Canyon Lake High School7.1 mi · 1,066
- Veramendi Elementary School8.3 mi · 935
Frequently asked questions
About Mt Valley Middle SchoolHow many students attend Mt Valley Middle School?
Mt Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 781 students in grades 06-08.
Is Mt Valley Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mt Valley Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Mt Valley Middle School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Mt Valley Middle School.
How diverse is Mt Valley Middle School?
Mt Valley Middle School reports a student body of 63% White, 33% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Mt Valley Middle School?
Mt Valley Middle School is overseen by COMAL ISD in Comal County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.