COMPASS ACADEMY

As a mid-sized secondary school in IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, COMPASS ACADEMY instructs 393 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT.

Across the 20 schools in IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT (9,903 students total), COMPASS ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, COMPASS ACADEMY logs that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment; the rest reads as 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting COMPASS ACADEMY higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Bonneville County indicate median household earnings sit near $79,068, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Bonneville County's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,028 students), COMPASS ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around COMPASS ACADEMY.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at COMPASS ACADEMY has shrank 17%, going from 473 students in 2018 to 393 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 84% to 78% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.