Smithson Valley Middle School is located at 6101 FM 311, Spring Branch, TX 78070-7298. The campus serves grades 6 through 8 as a public middle school in Comal ISD. The school enrolls about 984 students, placing it in the mid-range locally. The student–teacher ratio is about 18:1. The student body is about 49% male and 51% female. At Smithson Valley Middle School, 67% of students scored at or above the proficient level in math, and 77% did so in reading. Daily campus life has a more accelerated academic feel, with Gifted and Talented participation, extracurricular involvement, and a recent A-rated accountability profile helping give the school a stronger identity than a standard neighborhood middle school. After eighth grade, students here typically continue at Smithson Valley High School within Comal ISD rather than moving through a split secondary pathway. Families looking near the campus will usually find homes priced from about $320,000 to $850,000, with larger Hill Country properties and newer subdivision homes often listing higher depending on lot size and location. With results like these, Smithson Valley is the kind of campus that regularly enters conversations about the best middle schools in Texas.