Enrollment
200
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006645
Compass Academy
2285 S FEDERAL BLVD, DENVER, CO 80219 · (720) 424-0096 · Denver County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
183 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 40 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 77 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 42% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
11.5%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
3.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.5% | 3.7% |
| 2023-24 | 13.0% | 2.1% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
10.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 11% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Compass Academy
Compass Academy's state test result (10.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Academy this school | 200 | 91.5% | 10.2% |
| KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy DENVER | 301 | 93.7% | 15.0% |
| Adams City Middle School COMMERCE CITY | 296 | 90.9% | 7.0% |
| Victory Preparatory Academy Middle State Charter School COMMERCE CITY | 166 | 85.5% | 32.7% |
| Skoglund Middle School CENTER | 124 | 93.5% | 18.5% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep Federal DENVER | 376 | 88.0% | 18.3% |
Matched among Colorado middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Compass Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #231 of 241 | #28 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.7% | #242 of 244 ▲ 1 | #29 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #241 of 246 ▼ 1 | #29 of 30 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 200 | #227 of 278 | #28 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #6 of 227 | #3 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.2% | #224 of 227 | #26 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.5% | #9 of 246 | #5 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.4% | #19 of 169 | #3 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
200
-87 (-30%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 200 | 18.1 | 11.1:1 | 92% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 200 | 19.9 | 10.0:1 | 89% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 246 | 20.6 | 11.9:1 | 95% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 92% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 25.5 | 13.0:1 | 98% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 122 | 7 | 17.4:1 | 98% (119) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Compass Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (330 to 200); teachers down 29% (25.5 to 18.1).
About Compass Academy
DENVER, Colorado, is home to Compass Academy, a small middle school. The school counts 200 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 57% smaller than the 462 average for middle schools in Colorado.
Across its 198 schools, Denver Public Schools enrolls 90,471 students. Compass Academy is one of those schools.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Compass Academy, with 92% of enrollment. Other groups include 3% White and 3% Black. By comparison, Denver County residents are about 28% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Compass Academy comes in at 15%.
Compass Academy's 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.1:1. For comparison, middle schools in Colorado average 15.9:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 92%. The rate at public schools in Denver County averages 63%, lower than here.
Compass Academy is 1.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (10.2% versus 11.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Colorado.
Compass Academy is located in Denver County, where median household income is about $94,718, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 206 public schools in Denver County, with a combined enrollment of about 91,233.
The closest public school, Respect Academy, is less than a tenth of a mile from Compass Academy. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Compass Academy is 6th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Compass Academy in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: Compass Academy is a public charter school.
Enrollment was 287 in 2020-21 and 200 in 2024-25, a decrease of 87 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.1:1) than in 2020-21 (14.3:1).
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Denver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,877
Census ACS
Median income
$94,718
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
91,233 students
Quick facts
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Other Compass Academy schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Compass Academy. Compass Academy is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- COMPASS ACADEMYIDAHO FALLS, ID · 393 students
- Compass AcademyBLOOMINGTON, MN · 245 students
Nearby schools
- Respect Academy0.0 mi · 99
- Abraham Lincoln High School0.1 mi · 965
- Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill0.5 mi · 443
- Rocky Mountain Prep Federal0.5 mi · 376
- Johnson Elementary School0.5 mi · 294
- Excel Academy0.5 mi · 227
Frequently asked questions
About Compass AcademyHow many students attend Compass Academy?
Compass Academy enrolls approximately 200 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Compass Academy serve?
Compass Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Compass Academy?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Compass Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Compass Academy?
At Compass Academy, the student body is approximately 3% White, 92% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian.
Who oversees Compass Academy?
Compass Academy is overseen by Denver Public Schools in Denver County.
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