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Smithson Valley High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

14001 Hwy 46 West

Spring Branch TX, 78070, Comal County

Phone: 830-885-1000

Ranking:

(253 out of 1,337, top 19%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Comal Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: No

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	124		117		118		125		131		139		145
Total Students:	2,289		2,150		2,073		2,070		2,067		2,160		2,297
Grade 9:	636	27.8%	556	25.9%	539	26.0%	566	27.3%	594	28.7%	490	22.7%	520	22.6%
Grade 10:	574	25.1%	541	25.2%	542	26.1%	564	27.2%	467	22.6%	516	23.9%	538	23.4%
Grade 11:	556	24.3%	531	24.7%	555	26.8%	483	23.3%	507	24.5%	506	23.4%	669	29.1%
Grade 12:	523	22.8%	522	24.3%	437	21.1%	457	22.1%	499	24.1%	648	30.0%	570	24.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,199	52.4%	1,151	53.5%	1,119	54.0%	1,092	52.8%	1,096	53.0%	1,157	53.6%	1,221	53.2%
Female:	1,090	47.6%	999	46.5%	954	46.0%	978	47.2%	963	46.6%	995	46.1%	1,072	46.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	9	0.4%	11	0.5%	8	0.4%	10	0.5%	7	0.3%	6	0.3%	10	0.4%
Asian:	34	1.5%	31	1.4%	28	1.4%	26	1.3%	43	2.1%	31	1.4%	27	1.2%
Hispanic:	734	32.1%	657	30.6%	646	31.2%	621	30.0%	514	24.9%	479	22.2%	452	19.7%
Black:	71	3.1%	53	2.5%	50	2.4%	59	2.9%	64	3.1%	65	3.0%	60	2.6%
White:	1,382	60.4%	1,339	62.3%	1,279	61.7%	1,302	62.9%	1,439	69.6%	1,579	73.1%	1,748	76.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	0.1%	2	0.1%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	56	2.4%	57	2.7%	61	2.9%	51	2.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	214	9.3%	193	9.0%	198	9.6%	277	13.4%	234	11.3%	185	8.6%	320	13.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	64	2.8%	62	2.9%	71	3.4%	73	3.5%	69	3.3%	94	4.4%	101	4.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.43		18.37		17.50		16.58		15.81		15.50		15.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	95%	92%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	94%	92%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	99%	100%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	97%	92%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	98%	92%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	95%	91%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	88%	78%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	91%	81%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	77%	67%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	76%	62%	48%
2012	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	64%	64%	61%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	93%	88%	78%
2012	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	49%	49%	46%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	75%	64%	52%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	100%	100%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	95%	93%	86%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	95%	89%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	95%	87%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	86%	79%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	75%	72%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	68%	67%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	73%	71%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	77%	73%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	72%	69%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	79%	80%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	89%	84%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84%	81%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	94%	89%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93%	90%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	94%	91%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	97%	93%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	79%	74%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	73%	71%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	78%	76%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	73%	74%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	80%	76%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	81%	78%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	92%	88%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	95%	92%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	95%	92%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	98%	95%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	99%	97%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	98%	97%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	92%	89%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	84%	87%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	88%	84%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	94%	93%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	97%	94%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	90%	91%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	95%	94%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	97%	95%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	96%	95%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	95%	92%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	90%	87%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	87%	86%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	93%	89%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	95%	94%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	97%	95%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	99%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	96%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	98%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	97%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	98%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	72%	70%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	74%	71%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	76%	73%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	73%	70%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	75%	70%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	81%	74%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	86%	82%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	92%	82%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	90%	88%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	95%	91%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	94%	90%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	95%	93%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	98%	96%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	98%	94%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	75.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	23.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	23.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	76.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,396.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,002.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,626.0

* Smithson Valley High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.