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MT VALLEY MIDDLE
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MT VALLEY MIDDLE
MT VALLEY MIDDLE is one of the middle-of-the-pack intermediate schools in CANYON LAKE, Texas, operated by COMAL ISD, with 781 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so MT VALLEY MIDDLE sits 21% above that benchmark.
MT VALLEY MIDDLE is one of 37 schools operated by COMAL ISD, a district that serves 29,839 students overall.
On the student-mix side, MT VALLEY MIDDLE records that 63% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 33% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.
On the resource side, MT VALLEY MIDDLE logs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting MT VALLEY MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 41% of students at MT VALLEY MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Comal County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MT VALLEY MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.0%.
In the area at large, Comal County reports that median household earnings sit near $101,889, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Comal County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,653 students), MT VALLEY MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is MT VALLEY EL, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around MT VALLEY MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MT VALLEY MIDDLE at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 60.9%.
MT VALLEY MIDDLE operates from a low-density location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 4%: 748 students in 2018 compared to 781 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for MT VALLEY MIDDLE typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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