Comfort Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Comfort ISD
- Comfort, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Comfort ISD: N/A
Total students
256
Avg. teacher experience
13.4 years
Comfort ISD: 14 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Comfort ISD: 98.8%
Statewide: 90.3%
Comfort Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Comfort, TX, in the Comfort ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 256 students. 41.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 12.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,497, which is $4,977 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.4 years of experience.
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Principal
- 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 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
256
African American
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.4%)
Comfort ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (0.4%)
Comfort ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
130 (50.8%)
Comfort ISD: 57.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.4%)
Comfort ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
116 (45.3%)
Comfort ISD: 39.7%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
7 (2.7%)
Comfort ISD: 1.5%
Statewide: 3.1%
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
41.8 %
Comfort ISD: 53.9%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
46.5 %
Comfort ISD: 53.4%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
12.5 %
Comfort ISD: 16.6%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
12.5 %
Comfort ISD: 14.5%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
8.6 %
Comfort ISD: 6.7%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
22.3 %
Comfort ISD: 17.7%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Comfort ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Comfort ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Comfort ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Comfort ISD: N/A
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 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
19.6 %
Comfort ISD: 19.6%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
N/A
Comfort ISD: 0%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Comfort ISD: Masked
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Comfort ISD: 0%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
20.6 %
Comfort ISD: 21.6%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Comfort ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
17.3 %
Comfort ISD: 17.1%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
Masked
Comfort ISD: 15.4%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
19.6
African American
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 0%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
4.6 (23.4%)
Comfort ISD: 17.7%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
15 (76.6%)
Comfort ISD: 82.3%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Comfort ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.3%
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: 2.5%
Bachelor's
10.6 (54%)
Comfort ISD: 67%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
9 (46%)
Comfort ISD: 31.8%
Statewide: 24.9%
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 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
13.1
Comfort ISD: 13.3
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 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
13.4 years
Comfort ISD: 14 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
$57,497
Comfort ISD: $58,454
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$50,500
Comfort ISD: $50,500
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$51,398
Comfort ISD: $51,257
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$53,611
Comfort ISD: $53,321
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$59,458
Comfort ISD: $58,967
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$65,052
Comfort ISD: $67,579
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$70,159
Comfort ISD: $68,454
Statewide: $74,014