Smithson Valley H S

Comal Isd · Comal County · High school

Smithson Valley H S enrolled 2,098 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 97.6% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the top 39% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~9 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

Smithson Valley H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24+10.2 vs TX
Smithson Valley H S 100.0%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24-13.6 vs TX
Smithson Valley H S 61.5%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22+13.3 vs TX
Smithson Valley H S 57.9%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24+11.2 vs TX
Smithson Valley H S 92.3%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24+18.8 vs TX
Smithson Valley H S 33.3%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’24+7.6 vs TX
Smithson Valley H S 30.0%Texas 22.4%
Advanced course completion ’24-0.9 vs TX
Smithson Valley H S 54.2%Texas 55.1%

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

607080901002012201520182021202410090

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

406080100201720192021202320247562

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

2040608020162018202020225845

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

6080100201220152018202120249281

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

0204060201220152018202120243315

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

42044046048050052054020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark505434

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

400600800100020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark528457

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

1618202224201320162019202220241916

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

1618202224201320162019202220242116

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

182022201320162019202220241817

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

0204060802017201920222024202530

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

20406080100201720192022202420257349

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

406080201720192022202420256744

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

204060802014201720202023202455

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

2040608020152017201920212023202439

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

01020304050201220152018202120242417

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

20406080201220152018202120244436

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,33649

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202497.6%100%97.6%97.6%96.4%
College/career/military ready202483.5%61.5%81.2%86.9%69.1%
Algebra I proficiency202539.3%35.7%42.9%21.7%
Biology proficiency202585.1%72.7%76.9%90.5%68%
English II proficiency202578.9%66.7%69.8%84.2%59.2%
Advanced course completion202471.6%54.2%69.7%73.2%61.8%
Took an AP/IB course202454%38.5%48.5%57.8%37%
Took an AP/IB exam202432.6%24%32%33.1%22.9%
Passed an AP/IB exam202472.8%67.6%74.6%51.3%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).