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Smithson Valley Middle

Public Grades 6-8

192^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 92% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Smithson Valley Middle is a public middle school in Spring Branch, Texas, serving 984 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Comal Independent School District, which is ranked 103 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Smithson Valley Middle consistently outperforms the district and state in STAAR test scores, with 85.03% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in reading, compared to 70.6% for the district and 56.39% for the state. The school has been ranked among the top 10% of middle schools in Texas, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Smithson Valley also maintains very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 0.6%, significantly lower than state and district averages. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population compared to the surrounding area.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Pieper Ranch Middle in the Comal ISD and schools in the North East Independent School District, Smithson Valley Middle stands out as a top-performing institution. While the school excels in many areas, there may be opportunities for improvement in certain subgroups, such as Asian students and English Language Learners, where the school's performance is not as strong as its overall rankings.

880

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,304

Per pupil spending ?

15.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6101 Fm 311
Spring Branch, TX 78070-7298

(830) 885-1200

District: Comal Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Smithson Valley Middle usually attend:

High:

Smithson Valley High School

Feeder schools for Smithson Valley Middle:

Elementary:	Bill Brown Elementary
	Johnson Ranch Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.0%

Hispanic:

27.6%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (70% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Texas middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Comal Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg58%

Texas avg45%

192^nd of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Middle Schools in the Comal Independent School District (Isd)

103^rd of 961Comal Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	192 of 2344	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	166 of 2372	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	184 of 2330	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	94 of 2254	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	111 of 2252	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	139 of 2193	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	125 of 2080	94.0%	★★★★★
2017	93.0	109 of 2027	94.6%	★★★★★
2016	88.2	97 of 1987	95.1%	★★★★★
2015	90.2	60 of 2043	97.1%	★★★★★
2014	88.1	96 of 1987	95.2%	★★★★★
2013	88.1	81 of 1973	95.9%	★★★★★
2012	90.8	56 of 1951	97.1%	★★★★★
2011	81.6	81 of 1895	95.7%	★★★★★
2010	79.8	126 of 1803	93.0%	★★★★★
2009	82.9	73 of 1763	95.9%	★★★★★
2008	78.1	203 of 1718	88.2%	★★★★☆
2007	67.4	508 of 1684	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.4	660 of 1585	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	49.3	897 of 1582	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	60.1	670 of 1573	57.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	76.9	195 of 1273	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	98.0	16 of 1251	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	119 of 1167	89.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	146 of 505	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.6	294 of 617	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.1	493 of 616	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	390 of 587	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	75.0	278 of 2182	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	284 of 2118	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	231 of 2058	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	449 of 2008	77.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	358 of 1428	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	420 of 1770	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	46.1	836 of 1720	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.8	1045 of 1592	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	949 of 1445	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	498 of 1376	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	172 of 1825	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	213 of 2242	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	80.7	290 of 2241	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	91.6	103 of 2221	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	88.7	154 of 2151	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	139 of 2047	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	127 of 2008	93.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	293 of 1230	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	429 of 1481	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	349 of 1488	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	347 of 1501	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	205 of 1446	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	247 of 1430	82.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	184 of 1731	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	127 of 2119	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	228 of 2116	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	88.5	128 of 2077	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	110 of 2043	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	150 of 1935	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	121 of 1895	93.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	393 of 1820	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	424 of 2235	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	120 of 2251	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	104 of 2220	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	84.9	134 of 2172	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	75.2	273 of 2073	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	282 of 2039	86.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	138 of 1818	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	112 of 2246	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	105 of 2245	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	91 of 2228	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	79 of 2168	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	127 of 2069	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	120 of 2030	94.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	79 of 676	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	129 of 818	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	53 of 817	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	69.2	190 of 813	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	98 of 743	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	207 of 753	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	99 of 720	86.3%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	59.7	7 of 21	66.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	303 of 1568	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	372 of 1891	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	100 of 1815	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	79.3	127 of 1757	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	56.3	473 of 1712	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	120 of 1626	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	97 of 1597	93.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	207 of 1439	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	203 of 1733	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	207 of 1749	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.0	74 of 1723	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	86.0	115 of 1700	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	154 of 1684	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	142 of 1673	91.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)87th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2023)85th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)76th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)75th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)71st percentile-21 vs school

Pacific Islander (2023)67th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+53 vs state

Science82%+36 vs state

Reading77%+23 vs state

Mathematics61%+22 vs state

Social Studies49%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Smithson Valley Middle	Public	6-8	6101 Fm 311	Spring Branch	78070	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 885-1200	880	49	17.9	15.3%	554 (63.0%)	15 (1.7%)	243 (27.6%)	16 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (5.6%)	87.8	192^nd of 2344 public middle schools	91.8%		89.4	166^th of 2372 public middle schools	93.0%	26	100.0	72.4	72.9	85.0	52.9	38.3	78.0	81.9	49.0	$7,304
Spring Branch Middle	Public	6-8	21053 Hwy 46 W	Spring Branch	78070	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 885-8800	604	41	14.8	23.3%	320 (53.0%)	9 (1.5%)	241 (39.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.5%)	82.5	281^st of 2344 public middle schools	88.0%		81.4	295^th of 2372 public middle schools	87.6%	14	93.1	72.4	74.8	72.0	53.9	36.5	68.8	70.5	40.0	$11,458
Bulverde Middle	Public	6-8	3615 Mustang Vista	Bulverde	78163	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(830) 221-2000	690	38	18.2	21.0%	302 (43.8%)	28 (4.1%)	300 (43.5%)	19 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.7%)	74.8	432^nd of 2344 public middle schools	81.6%					(n/a)	94.6	70.9	50.5	66.7	52.1	32.8	75.3	62.6	40.5	$00
Pieper Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	1106 Kinder Pkwy	San Antonio	78260	Bexar County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2000	1,140	67	17.0	13.3%	526 (46.1%)	45 (3.9%)	495 (43.4%)	22 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	46 (4.0%)	92.6	104^th of 2344 public middle schools	95.6%		86.9	214^th of 2372 public middle schools	91.0%	110	98.5	78.0	79.0	81.1	65.5	43.4	83.0	73.3	63.8	$6,830
Mt Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1165 Sattler Rd	Canyon Lake	78132	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 885-1300	781	51	15.2	40.8%	491 (62.9%)	5 (0.6%)	257 (32.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.1%)	70.4	528^th of 2344 public middle schools	77.5%		76.8	386^th of 2372 public middle schools	83.7%	142	99.2	57.2	61.8	71.2	47.7	29.4	67.2	60.9	31.0	$8,340
Oakrun Middle	Public	6-8	415 Timber Hollow	New Braunfels	78132	Comal County	New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 627-6400	1,013	61	16.6	31.9%	530 (52.3%)	13 (1.3%)	429 (42.3%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.2%)	65.1	657^th of 2344 public middle schools	72.0%		69.7	545^th of 2372 public middle schools	77.0%	112	84.6	57.7	54.7	72.9	49.1	18.3	54.0	51.7	38.1	$7,175
Voss Middle	Public	6-8	45 Voss Pkwy	Boerne	78006	Kendall County	Boerne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 357-3500	764	42	18.0	10.2%	516 (67.5%)	9 (1.2%)	192 (25.1%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	24 (3.1%)	85	239^th of 2344 public middle schools	89.8%		89.2	175^th of 2372 public middle schools	92.6%	64	89.1	80.9	64.5	75.9	60.5	30.7	67.2	74.1	48.5	$7,169
Hill Middle	Public	6-8	21314 Bulverde Rd	San Antonio	78259	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-8000	1,057	55	19.3	28.1%	346 (32.7%)	53 (5.0%)	520 (49.2%)	82 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (5.0%)	79	346^th of 2344 public middle schools	85.2%		80.5	317^th of 2372 public middle schools	86.6%	29	97.2	69.6	64.1	80.0	46.6	30.6	71.0	63.2	40.3	$8,149
Tejeda Middle	Public	6-8	2909 E Evans Rd	San Antonio	78259	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-5600	1,014	52	19.3	25.2%	329 (32.4%)	46 (4.5%)	442 (43.6%)	139 (13.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.3%)	80.7	316^th of 2344 public middle schools	86.5%		81.4	294^th of 2372 public middle schools	87.6%	22	91.3	72.9	73.8	74.7	53.7	30.3	59.4	60.1	46.2	$8,515
Lopez Middle	Public	6-8	23103 Hardy Oak Blvd	San Antonio	78258	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-5000	1,294	64	20.1	16.3%	369 (28.5%)	38 (2.9%)	705 (54.5%)	112 (8.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (5.1%)	94	81^st of 2344 public middle schools	96.5%		93.5	89^th of 2372 public middle schools	96.2%	8	90.3	80.2	80.1	87.2	61.6	52.1	83.9	82.9	65.8	$7,446

Frequently Asked Questions about Smithson Valley Middle

What is the racial makeup of Smithson Valley Middle?

Students at Smithson Valley Middle are 63% White, 28% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Smithson Valley Middle a good school?

Yes. Smithson Valley Middle ranks in the top 8.2% of Texas middle schools.

How many students attend Smithson Valley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 880 students attended Smithson Valley Middle.

What high school do graduates of Smithson Valley Middle attend?

Students who attend Smithson Valley Middle usually go on to attend Smithson Valley High School

What district is Smithson Valley Middle in?

Comal Independent School District (Isd)

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