Summary:
The Comfrey Public School District in Minnesota has just one elementary school: Comfrey Elementary, which serves grades PK–6 to 57 students. Because there is only one school, families are comparing it mainly to the district and to the state rather than to other local schools. The school has been improving steadily: it ranked 624th of 847 schools (26th percentile, 1 star) in 2017–2018, 510th of 858 (41st percentile, 2 stars) in 2021–2022, and 356th of 869 (59th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026.
Reading is the school's standout subject. In 2025–2026, 63.6% of students were proficient in reading, above the district's 56.6% and the state's 48.6%. Fifth-grade reading was 80%, 25.5 percentage points above the state's 54.5%. Math was also above average overall at 50%, compared with 41.7% in the district and 44.9% statewide, and science came in at 30% versus 18.2% in the district and 25.5% statewide. Results vary by grade, though: 5th-grade math was 20%, below the state's 41.9%, while 3rd-grade math was 60%, above the state's 57.9%.
With only 57 students, a single child can shift a grade-level percentage noticeably, so year-to-year swings should be read with caution. The free/reduced-price lunch rate was 42.11% in 2024–2025, and the student-teacher ratio was 8.9. Some scores, including 4th- and 6th-grade results and 2024–2025 science, were suppressed by the state to protect student privacy, so they are unknown rather than zero. Overall, this is a small, improving school with notable strengths in reading and above-average math performance.
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