Smithson Valley Middle School
Public middle school in Spring Branch, Texas · Comal ISD · Grades 6–8
Smithson Valley Middle School serves 880 students in grades 6–8 in Spring Branch (Comal County). It is one of 37 schools in Comal ISD. By enrollment it is the 435th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 17.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 49.03 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Comal ISD |
| County | Comal County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481473000966 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Comal ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 880 | 29,839 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 17.9 | 15.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 15.3% | 28.9% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 92% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Smithson Valley Middle School in context
Size
Smithson Valley Middle School is the 4th largest of Comal ISD's 8 middle schools; its 880 students are 2.9% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 11.7 miles away and have a median of 897 students, so Smithson Valley Middle School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 308 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 280, against an average of 293 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% more students than grade 6 (308 against 280). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 63% of enrollment, a higher share than across Comal ISD (49.7%). Hispanic students are next, at 27.6%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
15.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 28.9% across Comal ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Smithson Valley Middle School has 49.03 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 880 students would have about 61.1 teachers, so Smithson Valley Middle School has 12.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Spring Branch Middle School, 5.5 miles away in the same district. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 63% |
| Hispanic | 27.6% |
| Two or more races | 5.6% |
| Asian | 1.8% |
| Black | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
49.4% of students are girls and 50.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 280 |
| Grade 7 | 292 |
| Grade 8 | 308 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6101 Fm 311, Spring Branch, TX 78070
Phone: (830)885-1200
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Smithson Valley Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Branch Middle School | Comal ISD | 5.5 mi | 604 | 14.9 | 23.3% |
| Bulverde Middle School | Comal ISD | 7.6 mi | 690 | 18.2 | 21% |
| Pieper Ranch Middle School | Comal ISD | 10.2 mi | 1,140 | 17.1 | 13.3% |
| Mt Valley Middle School | Comal ISD | 11.0 mi | 781 | 15.3 | 40.8% |
| Oakrun Middle School | New Braunfels ISD | 12.4 mi | 1,013 | 16.6 | 31.9% |
| Voss Middle School | Boerne ISD | 13.3 mi | 764 | 18 | 10.2% |
| Hill Middle School | North East ISD | 13.3 mi | 1,057 | 19.4 | 28.1% |
| Tejeda Middle School | North East ISD | 13.6 mi | 1,014 | 19.4 | 25.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.