Enrollment
231
Middle
DISTRICT 357 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMFORT ISD·NCES 481479004860
Comfort Middle School
517 SECOND ST, COMFORT, TX 78013 · (830) 995-6420 · Kendall County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL231 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
130 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 75 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 86 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 70 | 30% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 63% · 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 Middle School→Comfort High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within COMFORT ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 33.0% | 24.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 37.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 57.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 15.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 15.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Middle School
Comfort Middle School's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort Middle School this school | 231 | 56.3% | 38.9% |
| Florence Middle School FLORENCE | 262 | 56.9% | 35.7% |
| Brady Middle School BRADY | 206 | 54.9% | 41.8% |
| Jefferies Junior High School COMANCHE | 295 | 55.9% | 50.6% |
| Brazos Middle School WALLIS | 203 | 54.2% | 58.0% |
| Alpine Middle School ALPINE | 244 | 52.0% | 42.8% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #989 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,096 of 1,670 ▼ 150 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #686 of 1,670 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #350 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 231 | #1,507 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #91 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #862 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.3% | #1,022 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #674 of 942 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
231
-25 (-10%) vs 2020
-33% since 2000-01, when it was 343
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 231 | 20.4 | 11.3:1 | 56% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 20 | 12.8:1 | 46% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 243 | 21.4 | 11.4:1 | 53% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 24 | 10.7:1 | 46% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 253 | 24.3 | 10.4:1 | 47% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 254 | 23 | 11.0:1 | 50% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 252 | 23 | 11.0:1 | 57% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 343 | 31 | 11.1:1 | 52% (179) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Comfort Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (253 to 231); teachers down 16% (24.3 to 20.4).
About Comfort Middle School
Comfort Middle School is a very small middle-grades school serving families in COMFORT, Texas. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 231 students in 2024-25. Across middle schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 643.
COMFORT ISD is the local district for Comfort Middle School. It runs 3 schools with 1,072 students.
The student body at Comfort Middle School is 56% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 42% White. Kendall County's residents are about 24% Hispanic, 32 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Comfort Middle School are from different groups.
Comfort Middle School has 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.3:1. Middle schools in Texas have an average ratio of 14.4:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 56%. That rate is above the 24% average among public schools in Kendall County.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Comfort Middle School's results are 10.7 points below predicted: 38.9% against 49.7%.
For Kendall County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $114,962 a year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Comfort Middle School, Kendall County has 17 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Comfort Elementary School is closest at about 0.2 miles. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Comfort Middle School. On state test proficiency, Comfort Middle School ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Federal data place Comfort Middle School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 231, from 256 in 2020-21.
Comfort Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Kendall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,567
Census ACS
Median income
$114,962
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
10,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COMFORT ISD
- Comfort Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Comfort High SchoolHigh · 369 students
Other schools in COMFORT
- Comfort Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Comfort High SchoolHigh · 369 students
Nearby schools
- Comfort Elementary School0.2 mi · 472
- Comfort High School1.8 mi · 369
- Center Point High School7.4 mi · 163
- Center Point Middle School7.4 mi · 102
- Center Point Elementary School7.4 mi · 269
- Tivy High School12.5 mi · 1,363
Frequently asked questions
About Comfort Middle SchoolHow many students attend Comfort Middle School?
Comfort Middle School enrolls approximately 231 students in grades 06-08.
Is Comfort Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Comfort Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Comfort Middle School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Comfort Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Comfort Middle School?
At Comfort Middle School, the student body is approximately 42% White, 56% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Comfort Middle School public or private?
Comfort Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by COMFORT ISD.
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