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If you had an hour of school board time for SMITHSON VALLEY MIDDLE, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
880
Middle
DISTRICT 881 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMAL ISD·NCES 481473000966
Smithson Valley Middle School
6101 FM 311, SPRING BRANCH, TX 78070 · (830) 885-1200 · Comal County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL880 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
135 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 | 280 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 292 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 308 | 35% |
Student demographics
52%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
76.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +47.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 47 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 49.0% | 27.0% | 16.0% | 8.0% |
| Mathematics | 35.0% | 30.0% | 23.0% | 12.0% |
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 | 76.0% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
69.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Smithson Valley Middle School
Smithson Valley Middle School's state test result (69.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithson Valley Middle School this school | 880 | 15.3% | 69.2% |
| McAnally Middle School FORT WORTH | 898 | 18.6% | 63.9% |
| Eric Dahlstrom Middle School BUDA | 804 | 12.6% | 64.4% |
| Voss Middle School BOERNE | 764 | 10.2% | 66.8% |
| Harpool Middle School LANTANA | 860 | 14.9% | 70.3% |
| Wylie West Junior High School ABILENE | 1,038 | 19.7% | 62.1% |
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 Smithson Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Comal County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #107 of 1,635 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #202 of 1,670 ▼ 49 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #169 of 1,670 ▼ 27 | #1 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +34.0pp | #39 of 1,570 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 880 | #435 of 1,749 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #1,422 of 1,542 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #809 of 1,543 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.3% | #1,595 of 1,648 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.3% | #202 of 942 | 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
880
+149 (+20%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 692
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 880 | 49 | 17.9:1 | 15% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 984 | 55.7 | 17.7:1 | 18% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 928 | 50.4 | 18.4:1 | 16% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 731 | 41 | 17.8:1 | 13% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 1,194 | 59.5 | 20.1:1 | 12% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 1,105 | 59 | 18.7:1 | 11% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 862 | 50 | 17.2:1 | 21% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 494 | 39 | 12.7:1 | 33% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 692 | 25 | 27.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smithson Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (1,194 to 880); teachers down 18% (59.5 to 49).
About Smithson Valley Middle School
Smithson Valley Middle School is one of the public schools in SPRING BRANCH, Texas. It is a mid-sized middle school. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 880 students. That puts enrollment 37% above the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas.
COMAL ISD runs 37 schools with a combined 29,839 students. Smithson Valley Middle School is one of them.
About 63% of the student body at Smithson Valley Middle School is White. Smaller groups are 28% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 71% of Comal County residents are White. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at Smithson Valley Middle School are from different groups.
There are 49 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 17.9:1. Across middle schools in Texas, the average ratio is 14.4:1. Of all students at Smithson Valley Middle School, 15% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 17 points below the 32% average for public schools in Comal County.
Smithson Valley Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 69.2%, compared with a predicted 67.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Comal County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $101,889 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Smithson Valley Middle School, Comal County has 49 public schools.
Smithson Valley High School is about 1.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Smithson Valley Middle School, there are 4 other public schools. On average proficiency, Smithson Valley Middle School is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 731 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 880 by 2024-25.
Smithson Valley Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 SPRING BRANCH
- Smithson Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,098 students
- Bill Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 799 students
- Arlon R Seay Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Spring Branch Middle SchoolMiddle · 604 students
- Rebecca Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 578 students
Nearby schools
- Smithson Valley High School1.4 mi · 2,098
- Sjrc Texas3.2 mi · 10
- Bill Brown Elementary School4.8 mi · 799
- Startzville Elementary School5.0 mi · 465
- Arlon R Seay Elementary School5.4 mi · 623
- Spring Branch Middle School5.5 mi · 604
Frequently asked questions
About Smithson Valley Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Smithson Valley Middle School?
Smithson Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 880 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Smithson Valley Middle School serve?
Smithson Valley Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Smithson Valley Middle School?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Smithson Valley Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Smithson Valley Middle School?
Student demographics at Smithson Valley Middle School are roughly 63% White, 28% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Smithson Valley Middle School in?
Smithson Valley Middle School is part of COMAL ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.