Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Comal ISD: A

Total students

2,582

Avg. teacher experience

12.8 years

Comal ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

98.4 %

Comal ISD: 98.5%

Statewide: 90%

Smithson Valley High School is a high school in Spring Branch, TX, in the Comal ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,582 students. 27.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 98.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.4% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Smithson Valley High School was 1067 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 24.3.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,832, which is $2,055 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

14001 Hwy 46 W
Spring Branch, TX 78070-7299

Office phone number

(830) 885-1000

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Smithson Valley High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,582

African American

69 (2.7%)

Comal ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

12 (0.5%)

Comal ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

46 (1.8%)

Comal ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

908 (35.2%)

Comal ISD: 39.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

9 (0.3%)

Comal ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

1,448 (56.1%)

Comal ISD: 51.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

90 (3.5%)

Comal ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

2.7%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

1.8%

Hispanic

35.2%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

56.1%

Two or more races

3.5%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

27.1 %

Comal ISD: 38.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

15.1 %

Comal ISD: 29.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

3.5 %

Comal ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

27.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

15.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

3.5%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

3.3 %

Comal ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

13.6 %

Comal ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.6 %

Comal ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

3.3%

Gifted and talented

13.6%

Special education

9.6%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

A

Comal ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Comal ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Comal ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Comal ISD: A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

98.4 %

Comal ISD: 98.5%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Comal ISD: 100%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Comal ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

100 %

Comal ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

98 %

Comal ISD: 98.3%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Comal ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

98.3 %

Comal ISD: 98.3%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

100 %

Comal ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

98.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

98.3%

Two or more races

100.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.4 %

Comal ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Comal ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Comal ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Comal ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.5 %

Comal ISD: 1%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Comal ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.3 %

Comal ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0.8 %

Comal ISD: 1%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

5.4 %

Comal ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

7.8 %

Comal ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

7.1 %

Comal ISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

1.5 %

Comal ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

7.2 %

Comal ISD: 12.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Comal ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

4.2 %

Comal ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

4.6 %

Comal ISD: 7.2%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

27.9 %

Comal ISD: 27.3%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

17.5 %

Comal ISD: 16.1%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

16.7 %

Comal ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

48.4 %

Comal ISD: 39%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

22.4 %

Comal ISD: 20.6%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Comal ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

31.5 %

Comal ISD: 32.5%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

25.9 %

Comal ISD: 27.8%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

67.3 %

Comal ISD: 54.4%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

57.1 %

Comal ISD: 55.6%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

Masked

Comal ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

80 %

Comal ISD: 78.3%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

62.8 %

Comal ISD: 49.1%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Comal ISD: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

68.2 %

Comal ISD: 55.7%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

78.6 %

Comal ISD: 56.8%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1067

Comal ISD: 1038

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

24.3

Comal ISD: 23.8

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

76.5 %

Comal ISD: 69.1%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

63 %

Comal ISD: 53.7%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

60.3 %

Comal ISD: 51.3%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

76.5%

Math

63.0%

Reading + Math

60.3%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

161.4

African American

6.7 (4.2%)

Comal ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Comal ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Comal ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

24.8 (15.4%)

Comal ISD: 18.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Comal ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

130 (80.5%)

Comal ISD: 78.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Comal ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0.2 (0.1%)

Comal ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

115.2 (71.4%)

Comal ISD: 77.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

46 (28.5%)

Comal ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Comal ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

16

Comal ISD: 15.9

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

12.8 years

Comal ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$56,832

Comal ISD: $56,581

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$46,934

Comal ISD: $51,598

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$52,244

Comal ISD: $51,658

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$55,665

Comal ISD: $54,964

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$59,054

Comal ISD: $58,545

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$61,706

Comal ISD: $63,487

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$62,326

Comal ISD: $67,299

Statewide: $71,111

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