Enrollment
127
Elementary
DISTRICT 130 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JONES COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370240001033
Comfort Elementary
4384 Hwy 41 West, Comfort, NC 28585 · (910) 324-4249 · Jones County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL127 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
124 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (16).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Comfort Elementary→Jones Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Jones County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
58.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
66.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Comfort Elementary
Comfort Elementary's state test result (60.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort Elementary this school | 127 | 97.6% | 60.7% |
| Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School Boomer | 111 | 97.3% | 51.5% |
| Fred A Anderson Elementary Bayboro | 136 | 97.8% | 57.1% |
| Black Mountain Elementary Black Mountain | 163 | 96.9% | 58.3% |
| Saluda Elementary School Saluda | 142 | 97.9% | 81.3% |
| T C Henderson Lake Toxaway | 133 | 97.7% | 59.8% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Comfort Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #478 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #443 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #356 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 127 | #1,450 of 1,485 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #948 of 1,414 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
127
+2 (+2%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 185
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 12.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 127 | 9.2 | 13.9:1 | 98% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 117 | 8.5 | 13.8:1 | 97% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 110 | 8.5 | 12.9:1 | 97% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 125 | 10 | 12.5:1 | 98% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 157 | 11 | 14.3:1 | 96% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 153 | 11 | 13.9:1 | 98% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 165 | 11 | 15.0:1 | 77% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 153 | 13 | 11.8:1 | 83% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 185 | 11 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Comfort Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (157 to 127); teachers down 17% (11 to 9.2).
About Comfort Elementary
At 4384 Hwy 41 West in Comfort, North Carolina, Comfort Elementary operates as a very small elementary school. It enrolls 127 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. That is 73% below the average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Comfort Elementary is among 5 schools run by Jones County Schools, which serves 1,016 students.
More than half of enrollment at Comfort Elementary is White: 71%. The remaining shares are 13% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 8% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Comfort Elementary scores 47%.
Classroom staffing at Comfort Elementary totals 9.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Federal data show 98% of students (124) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Jones County is close, at 99%.
Comfort Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 67% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Comfort Elementary is 11.7 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 60.7% actual, 49.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.
For Jones County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $59,641, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 5 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,016, Comfort Elementary among them.
Among nearby public schools, Trexler Middle is closest at about 7.6 miles. Other public schools within ten miles number 4. Comfort Elementary comes in 1st of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 127, close to the 125 recorded in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 12.5:1 to 13.9:1.
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Jones County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,302
Census ACS
Median income
$59,641
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,016 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jones County Schools
- Jones Senior High SchoolHigh · 495 students
- Trenton ElementaryElementary · 153 students
- Maysville ElementaryElementary · 121 students
- Pollocksville ElementaryElementary · 120 students
Other Comfort Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Comfort Elementary. Comfort Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Comfort Elementary SchoolCOMFORT, TX · 472 students
Nearby schools
- Trexler Middle7.6 mi · 770
- Richlands Elementary7.7 mi · 591
- Richlands High8.1 mi · 1,027
- Heritage Elementary School8.4 mi · 565
- Trenton Elementary10.0 mi · 153
- Jones Senior High School10.0 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About Comfort ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Comfort Elementary?
Comfort Elementary enrolls approximately 127 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Comfort Elementary serve?
Comfort Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Comfort Elementary have?
Comfort Elementary employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Comfort Elementary?
At Comfort Elementary, the student body is approximately 71% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, 13% Two or more.
Is Comfort Elementary public or private?
Comfort Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jones County Schools.
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