Smithson Valley High School (commonly referred to as SVHS) 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,"High School Attendance Zones" (Archive). Comal Independent School District. Retrieved on August 28, 2016. Smithson Valley HS zone (Archive) and portions of Kendall County including the majority of Bulverde,"City Limits and ETJ." City of Bulverde. Retrieved on August 27, 2016. Zoning map. Spring Branch,"Location Map." City of Spring Branch. Retrieved on August 27, 2016. Text description of map Smithson Valley, portions of Boerne, and portions of Canyon Lake."2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Canyon Lake CDP, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 28, 2016. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.
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 (5A Division II), 2002 (5A Division II), 2004 (5A Division II), and 2005 (5A Division I), 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 Academic Decathlon 1991 (Small Schools Division) Girls Track & Field 2023 (5A) Boys Golf 2024 (5A) Football 2024 (5A Division I) 2025 (5A Division I) Girls Cross Country 2024 (5A) Girls Soccer 2026 (5A Division I) Softball 2001 (4A) 2009 (5A) 2012 (4A)
Notable alumni Eryk Anders, Cleveland Browns practice squad, professional Mixed Martial Artist, currently in the UFC's Middleweight Division Corey Clark, NFL, San Diego Chargers Logan Cunningham, 2016 Olympic pole vaulter Jack Gibbens, current football linebacker for the New England Patriots Jason LaRue, former MLB catcher, Cincinnati Reds (1999–2006), Kansas City Royals (2007) and St. Louis Cardinals (2008–2010) Trevon Moehrig, defensive back at TCU, Jim Thorpe Award winner (2020), defensive back with the Las Vegas Raiders Trey Moore, linebacker for the Miami Dolphins Joe Pawelek, former football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks (2010) Zac Reininger, former pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (2017–2019) Andrew Sendejo, former NFL player, safety Levi Williams, former college football quarterback for the Wyoming Cowboys and Utah State Aggies
References
External links
Smithson Valley High School History Rangers Network Comal ISD