Comfort Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Comfort ISD
- Comfort, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
B
Comfort ISD: B
Total students
254
Avg. teacher experience
11.5 years
Comfort ISD: 12.3 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Comfort ISD: 98.9%
Statewide: 90%
Comfort Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Comfort, TX, in the Comfort ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 254 students. 59.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $53,431, which is $5,456 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.5 years of experience.
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Principals
- Jolane Maddox
- jolane.maddox@comfortisd.net
- (830) 995-6420
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Comfort Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
254
African American
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
155 (61%)
Comfort ISD: 58.6%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
96 (37.8%)
Comfort ISD: 39.7%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
3 (1.2%)
Comfort ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 2.9%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
59.8 %
Comfort ISD: 60.2%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
49.2 %
Comfort ISD: 52.2%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
11.4 %
Comfort ISD: 15.7%
Statewide: 21.7%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
9.4 %
Comfort ISD: 13.7%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
5.1 %
Comfort ISD: 5.8%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
14.2 %
Comfort ISD: 14.8%
Statewide: 11.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2021-2022)
B
Comfort ISD: B
Student achievement (2021-2022)
C
Comfort ISD: B
School progress (2021-2022)
B
Comfort ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
C
Comfort ISD: C
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
7.8 %
Comfort ISD: 9.6%
Statewide: 15%
African American
N/A
Comfort ISD: Masked
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
Masked
Comfort ISD: Masked
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
N/A
Comfort ISD: Masked
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
10.2 %
Comfort ISD: 11.6%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Comfort ISD: N/A
Statewide: 17.9%
White
4.1 %
Comfort ISD: 6.9%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
Masked
Comfort ISD: 0%
Statewide: 13.9%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
23.3
African American
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 0%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
2.3 (10%)
Comfort ISD: 14.1%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
20.9 (90%)
Comfort ISD: 85.9%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.2%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
13.2 (57%)
Comfort ISD: 68.4%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
10 (43%)
Comfort ISD: 30.4%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.
Students per teacher
10.9
Comfort ISD: 12.5
Statewide: 14.6
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
11.5 years
Comfort ISD: 12.3 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$53,431
Comfort ISD: $53,537
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$46,400
Comfort ISD: $46,400
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$47,256
Comfort ISD: $46,409
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$51,384
Comfort ISD: $50,981
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$56,658
Comfort ISD: $55,238
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$63,139
Comfort ISD: $64,531
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
$57,264
Comfort ISD: $60,279
Statewide: $71,111