Summary:
Comfrey, Minnesota is a small rural community served by two public schools — Comfrey Elementary for grades PK–6 with 57 students, and Comfrey Secondary for grades 7–12 with 47 students — for a combined enrollment of 104. Both sit at the same address and belong to Comfrey Public School District, which ranks 169 of 458 Minnesota districts (63rd percentile, 3 stars). Free/reduced lunch rates are similar at the two schools (42.11% elementary, 40.43% secondary), as are student/teacher ratios (8.9 and 8.6).
Comfrey Elementary is the academic standout. In 2025–2026 its all-grade proficiency beat both district and state in every reported subject: math 50.0%, reading 63.6%, and science 30.0%. Reading is its clear strength, reaching 63.6% and 70.37% in the last two reported years, and 5th grade reading came in at 80% versus the state's 54.5%. Its rank rose from the 26th percentile in 2017–2018 to the 59th percentile in 2025–2026. Performance is not uniform, though — 5th grade math was 20% versus the state's 41.9%, and several grade-level scores are suppressed.
Comfrey Secondary shows a different picture. Its completion numbers are excellent — a 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate in 2024–2025, well ahead of the state's 84.9% and 4.2% — but reported proficiency trails: math 25.0%, reading 45.0%, and science 8.3% in 2025–2026, all below state averages. Its rank fell from the 51st percentile in 2021–2022 to the 18th in 2023–2024. Science is the weakest area across the district at 18.2%. Because enrollments are tiny and the state suppressed several test-score cells (marked —, meaning unknown, not zero), these figures should be read with caution.
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