Comfort Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Comfort ISD
- Comfort, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating
B
Comfort ISD: B
Total students
268
Avg. teacher experience
15.6 years
Comfort ISD: 14.2 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Comfort ISD: 92.9%
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 2018-2019 school year, it had 268 students. The school received an accountability rating of B. 42.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
An average teacher's salary was $50,530, which is $3,592 less than the state average.
Contact information
Principal
- Michael Colvin
- michael.colvin@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 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.
Demographics
Ethnicity
Total students
268
African American
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
2 (0.7%)
Comfort ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.4%
Asian
1 (0.4%)
Comfort ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 4.5%
Hispanic
158 (59%)
Comfort ISD: 56.4%
Statewide: 52.6%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
99 (36.9%)
Comfort ISD: 41.4%
Statewide: 27.4%
Two or more races
8 (3%)
Comfort ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 2.4%
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
42.5 %
Comfort ISD: 38.1%
Statewide: 50.1%
Economically disadvantaged
54.1 %
Comfort ISD: 58.8%
Statewide: 60.6%
Limited English proficiency
12.3 %
Comfort ISD: 12.4%
Statewide: 19.5%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2018-2019 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
9 %
Comfort ISD: 10.5%
Statewide: 19.7%
Career and Technical
0 %
Comfort ISD: 30.7%
Statewide: 26.3%
Gifted and Talented
3.4 %
Comfort ISD: 3%
Statewide: 8.1%
Special Education
14.2 %
Comfort ISD: 13%
Statewide: 9.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall
B
Comfort ISD: B
Student achievement
B
Comfort ISD: B
School progress
B
Comfort ISD: B
Closing the gaps
C
Comfort ISD: B
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 2019 Accountability Manual.
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE).
Total teacher FTEs
23.2
African American
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 0%
Statewide: 10.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.7%
Hispanic
1.3 (5.6%)
Comfort ISD: 16.3%
Statewide: 27.7%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
21.9 (94.4%)
Comfort ISD: 82.6%
Statewide: 58.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 1.1%
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
18.2 (78.4%)
Comfort ISD: 68.7%
Statewide: 73.6%
Master's
5 (21.6%)
Comfort ISD: 30.3%
Statewide: 24.3%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2018-2019.
Students per teacher
11.5
Comfort ISD: 11.9
Statewide: 15.1
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2018-2019 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
15.6 years
Comfort ISD: 14.2 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
$50,530
Comfort ISD: $49,437
Statewide: $54,122
Beginner
$42,589
Comfort ISD: $43,303
Statewide: $47,218
1 to 5 years
$43,184
Comfort ISD: $41,804
Statewide: $50,408
6 to 10 years
$44,466
Comfort ISD: $44,709
Statewide: $52,786
11 to 20 years
$51,293
Comfort ISD: $50,457
Statewide: $56,041
20+ years
$58,222
Comfort ISD: $57,234
Statewide: $62,039