Comfort Middle School
Public middle school in Comfort, Texas · Comfort ISD · Grades 6–8
Comfort Middle School serves 231 students in grades 6–8 in Comfort (Kendall County). It is one of 3 schools in Comfort ISD. By enrollment it is the 1498th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 20.37 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Comfort ISD |
| County | Kendall County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481479004860 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Comfort ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 231 | 1,072 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.3 | 12.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 56.3% | 54.4% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 11% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Comfort Middle School in context
Size
Comfort Middle School is the only middle school in Comfort ISD. Its 231 students are 21.5% of the district's 1,072. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 19.4 miles away and have a median of 693 students, so Comfort Middle School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 86 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 70, against an average of 77 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 75 in grade 6 and 70 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 56.3% of enrollment, a lower share than across Comfort ISD (61.8%). White students are next, at 42%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
56.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 54.4% across Comfort ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Comfort Middle School has 20.37 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 231 students would have about 16 teachers, so Comfort Middle School has 4.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Center Point Middle School, 7.4 miles away in Center Point ISD. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 56.3% |
| White | 42% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
| Black | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
45.5% of students are girls and 54.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 75 |
| Grade 7 | 86 |
| Grade 8 | 70 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
517 Second St, Comfort, TX 78013
Phone: (830)995-6420
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Comfort Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Point Middle School | Center Point ISD | 7.4 mi | 102 | 9.3 | 61.8% |
| Peterson Middle School | Kerrville ISD | 12.7 mi | 1,001 | 15.2 | 53% |
| Boerne Middle North | Boerne ISD | 16.2 mi | 863 | 17 | 24% |
| Boerne Middle South | Boerne ISD | 19.3 mi | 909 | 18 | 18% |
| Bandera Middle School | Bandera ISD | 19.5 mi | 534 | 15.3 | 47.9% |
| Ingram Middle School | Ingram ISD | 21.4 mi | 270 | 13.2 | 60.4% |
| Fredericksburg Middle School | Fredericksburg ISD | 21.5 mi | 622 | 13.1 | 63.3% |
| Voss Middle School | Boerne ISD | 23.1 mi | 764 | 18 | 10.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Comfort ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 472 |
| Comfort High School | High | 9–12 | 369 |