Smithson Valley High School


Smithson Valley High School is a public high school located in unincorporated Comal County, Texas, and is classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is part of the Comal Independent School District and is one of the five out of seven traditional high schools within the district. As of the 2025–2026 school year, enrollment is 2,118. Smithson Valley’s student enrollment reached as high as 2,584 in the 2021-22 school year before some students were sent off to the brand-new and recently opened Pieper High School after the 2021-22 school year which was built to deal with the growing population of the school’s attendance zone and to provide relief to Smithson Valley's attendance roster.
Smithson Valley High School is zoned for students who live primarily in the southwestern of Comal County area, northern Bexar County area, and portions of Kendall County including the majority of Bulverde, Spring Branch, Smithson Valley, portions of Boerne, and portions of Canyon Lake. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.
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History

Smithson Valley High School was established in 1976 and was named after Benjamin Smithson, who was one of the first Texas Rangers, and an early settler in the area.
In 2007, some students were sent to the new Canyon Lake High School. Before the split, Smithson Valley's student enrollment reached as high as 2,500 students.
The enrollment for the 2021-22 school year was 2,584. As of that time, 15% of students were economically disadvantaged. 56.1% of students enrolled as of the 2021-22 school year were Caucasian, 35.2% Hispanic, 2.7% African American, and 6% other. The ratio of male to female students was 1:1 as of 2023. There was a student-to-teacher ratio of sixteen to one compared to the Texas average of twelve to one. 98% of enrolled students graduate in 2023.
After Pieper High School opened, enrollment at Smithson Valley was reduced.

Athletics

The Smithson Valley Rangers compete in a variety of sports. The school is part of District 12-5A. The football team has reached the UIL state championship game multiple times, including runner-up finishes in 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005, and won back-to-back Class 5A Division I state championships in 2024 and 2025 under head coach Larry Hill, who has led the program since 1993. Smithson Valley also offers club lacrosse, band, dance team, cheerleading, NJROTC, FFA, National Forensic League, and foreign language clubs along with several interest clubs.

State Titles

  • Softball
  • *2001, 2009, 2012
  • Academic Decathlon
  • *1991
  • Girl's Track & Field
  • *2023
  • Boys Golf
  • *2024
  • Girls Cross Country
  • *2024
  • Football
  • *2024
  • *2025

Notable alumni