COMFORT MIDDLE

COMFORT MIDDLE operates as a very small junior high in COMFORT, Texas, operated by COMFORT ISD. Current enrollment sits at 231 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 64% smaller than the state mean of about 643.

Across the 3 schools in COMFORT ISD (1,072 students total), COMFORT MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, COMFORT MIDDLE reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 42% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

On the income-and-resources front, COMFORT MIDDLE lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Kendall County (around 24%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, COMFORT MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.3%; this one delivers 36.9%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Kendall County shows median household earnings sit near $114,962, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Kendall County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,640 students), of which COMFORT MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is COMFORT EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, COMFORT MIDDLE comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 41.5%.

COMFORT MIDDLE operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at COMFORT MIDDLE has edged down 9%, going from 253 students in 2018 to 231 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the COMFORT MIDDLE community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.