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Comfort Elementary

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Comfort Elementary ranks 530 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

530^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Comfort Elementary is a public elementary school in Comfort, North Carolina, serving 117 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Jones County Schools district, which is ranked 108 out of 242 districts in the state.

Comfort Elementary stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the state and district averages in mathematics and reading proficiency, particularly in grades 4 and 5. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency has also been consistently higher than the state and district averages. Comfort Elementary has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, with a brief dip to a 2-star rating in 2018-2019. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated, ranging from as high as 399 out of 1,502 North Carolina elementary schools in 2022-2023 to as low as 815 out of 1,473 in 2018-2019.

Compared to nearby schools, Trenton Elementary has consistently performed lower than Comfort Elementary in both mathematics and reading proficiency, while Carolina Forest Elementary has outperformed Comfort Elementary in overall academic performance. The schools in the Lenoir County Public Schools district, such as Southwood Elementary and Pink Hill Elementary, have generally lower academic performance compared to Comfort Elementary.

127

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,374

Per pupil spending ?

97.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4384 Hwy 41 West
Comfort, NC 28585

(910) 324-4249

District: Jones County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.9%

Two or more races:

13.4%

African American:

7.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the North Carolina median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg57%

530^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 40 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Jones County Schools

108^th of 242Jones County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	530 of 1490	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	713 of 1505	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	399 of 1502	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	521 of 1514	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.4	451 of 1489	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	815 of 1473	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.7	582 of 1434	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.8	525 of 1429	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.0	657 of 1425	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	29.2	1091 of 1440	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.7	957 of 1390	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.3	943 of 1403	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.1	815 of 1388	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.1	1036 of 1381	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.2	802 of 1363	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.4	719 of 1354	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.5	777 of 1324	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	64.6	453 of 1293	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.9	651 of 1276	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	44.7	831 of 1424	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	770 of 1405	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	313 of 1437	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	486 of 1437	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	455 of 1361	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	429 of 1332	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	833 of 1450	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	738 of 1430	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	700 of 1172	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	677 of 1166	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	636 of 1183	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	875 of 1194	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.7	619 of 1172	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	947 of 1183	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.6	688 of 1178	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-22 vs school

Female (2019)42nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics66%+5 vs state

Reading59%+6 vs state

Science53%-9 vs state

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Schools Near Comfort Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Comfort Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4384 Hwy 41 West	Comfort	28585	Jones County	Jones County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 324-4249	127	9	13.8	97.6%	90 (70.9%)	10 (7.9%)	10 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.4%)	62	530^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.4%		52.2	713^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.6%	183	73.7	55.0	70.6	47.4	65.0	64.7	52.9	$13,374	$1,886	$11,488
Richlands Elementary	Public	K-5	415 Cow Horn Road	Richlands	28574	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 324-4142	591	41	14.4	49.7%	376 (63.6%)	54 (9.1%)	104 (17.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.8%)	51.2	724^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.4%		42	889^th of 1505 public elementary schools	40.9%	165	66.0	63.4	57.6	42.5	55.4	57.1	51.0	$8,461	$1,005	$7,456
Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	7444 Richlands Highway	Richlands	28574	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 324-3139	565	40	14.1	52.9%	367 (65.0%)	47 (8.3%)	103 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (7.8%)	46.5	810^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.6%		45.7	824^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.2%	14	77.5	47.8	45.5	52.0	53.3	47.7	50.6	$9,000	$730	$8,269
Trenton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1378 Hwy 58 South	Trenton	28585	Jones County	Jones County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 448-3441	153	12	12.6	98.0%	62 (40.5%)	49 (32.0%)	24 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.1%)	36.6	972^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	34.8%		31.8	1066^th of 1505 public elementary schools	29.2%	94	62.5	55.6	40.9	29.2	63.0	50.0	18.2	$16,190	$1,876	$14,314
Stateside Elementary	Public	K-5	132 Stateside Blvd	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 478-3460	579	38	15.1	47.8%	299 (51.6%)	98 (16.9%)	123 (21.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.3%)	53.8	677^th of 1490 public elementary schools	54.6%		36.3	988^th of 1505 public elementary schools	34.4%	311	72.0	66.3	44.1	59.1	70.7	48.6	45.9	$9,013	$862	$8,151
Summersill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Summersill School Road	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 455-2672	482	40	11.9	74.3%	202 (41.9%)	125 (25.9%)	88 (18.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.7%)	46.8	807^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.8%		52.6	710^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.8%	97	59.5	47.8	51.5	47.3	49.3	61.8	61.8	$10,099	$866	$9,233
Southwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1245 Hwy 58 South	Kinston	28504	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-9081	218	19	11.4	98.6%	140 (64.2%)	34 (15.6%)	32 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	50.7	739^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.4%		29.6	1108^th of 1505 public elementary schools	26.4%	369	61.1	58.1	53.3	44.4	58.1	53.3	63.3	$10,722	$2,082	$8,640
Pink Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2666 HC Turner Road	Pink Hill	28572	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 568-4176	437	30	14.4	99.3%	220 (50.3%)	35 (8.0%)	166 (38.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	54.1	669^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.1%		68.2	441^st of 1505 public elementary schools	70.7%	228	87.5	48.8	52.2	48.4	58.5	53.6	60.9	$10,287	$1,414	$8,873
Clear View Elementary	Public	K-5	180 Clear View School Rd	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 455-2667	535	35	15.2	52.7%	328 (61.3%)	71 (13.3%)	76 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.7%)	46.4	812^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.5%		36.1	992^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	34.1%	180	65.5	50.6	36.7	52.9	67.1	51.9	45.6
Carolina Forest Elementary	Public	K-5	141 Carolina Forest Boulevard	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 346-1778	570	39	14.6	47.9%	207 (36.3%)	140 (24.6%)	118 (20.7%)	32 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	66 (11.6%)	73	344^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.9%		70.1	397^th of 1505 public elementary schools	73.6%	53	71.6	69.0	64.8	58.9	67.8	70.3	63.7	$8,201	$658	$7,543

Frequently Asked Questions about Comfort Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Comfort Elementary?

Students at Comfort Elementary are 71% White, 13% Two or more races, 8% African American, 8% Hispanic.

Is Comfort Elementary a good school?

Comfort Elementary ranks 530^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Comfort Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 127 students attended Comfort Elementary.

What district is Comfort Elementary in?

Jones County Schools

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