Best Public Schools in Comfrey, MN

Summary:

The city of Comfrey, Minnesota is home to two schools: Comfrey Secondary and Comfrey Elementary, both part of the Comfrey Public School District. While Comfrey Elementary has relatively strong academic performance, Comfrey Secondary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking and proficiency scores in recent years.

Comfrey Elementary stands out with 51.85% of students proficient or better in MCA-III Math and 66.67% proficient or better in reading, outperforming the district and state averages. In contrast, Comfrey Secondary has dropped from 230th out of 472 Minnesota high schools in 2021-2022 to 392nd out of 480 in 2023-2024, with its SchoolDigger rating decreasing from 3 stars to 1 star. Both schools have relatively high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting economic challenges in the Comfrey community.

The data provides a mixed picture of the schools in Comfrey. While Comfrey Elementary is performing well, the declining performance and ranking of Comfrey Secondary is a concerning trend that warrants further investigation. Understanding the underlying causes and implementing targeted interventions could be crucial for improving outcomes at the high school level and supporting student success across the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCA-III Math (2024)			MCA-III Reading (2024)			MCA-III Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	MCA-III Science End of Course	MCA-III Science All Grades	Total
Comfrey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	305 Ochre St W	Comfrey	56019	Brown County	Comfrey Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 877-3491	55	7	7.7	52.7%	51 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			51.9			66.7			$16,323
Comfrey Secondary	Public	7-12	305 Ochre St W	Comfrey	56019	Brown County	Comfrey Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 877-3491	60	5	11.7	51.7%	55 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.1	392^nd of 480 public high schools	18.3%		40.2	313^th of 476 public high schools	34.2%	79	25.0	10.0	23.3	50.0	36.4	43.3	18.2	21.1	$14,138

Cities Near Comfrey

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Springfield	9.57 mi	2	28^th
Mountain Lake	11.72 mi	2	302^nd
Butterfield	11.88 mi	2	438^th
Sleepy Eye	15.32 mi	2	325^th
Saint James	16.15 mi	5	334^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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