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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Contact information

Address

517 Second St
Comfort, TX 78013-2137

Office phone number

(830) 995-6420

Principals

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%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

61.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

37.8%

Two or more races

1.2%

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%

At-risk students

59.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

49.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

11.4%

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%

Bilingual/ESL

9.4%

Gifted and talented

5.1%

Special education

14.2%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

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

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