Enrollment
149
Elementary
DISTRICT 96 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMPASS CLASSICAL ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 330330100718
Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E)
5 Elm Street, Northfield, NH 03276 · (603) 729-3370 · Merrimack County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL149 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
69 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 26%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 32 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 5 | 3% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 33% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E)→Compass Classical Academy Charter School (H)
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
25.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
26.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire'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 Classical Academy Charter School (E)
Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E)'s state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E) this school | 149 | 46.3% | 26.3% |
| Ashland Elementary School Ashland | 159 | 40.3% | 37.4% |
| Troy Elementary School Troy | 116 | 43.1% | 34.9% |
| Lempster Community School Lempster | 132 | 43.2% | 42.1% |
| Edward Fenn School Gorham | 143 | 40.6% | 39.5% |
| Bristol Elementary School Bristol | 203 | 45.8% | 40.8% |
Matched among New Hampshire elementary 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 Classical Academy Charter School (E) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #197 of 209 | #24 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #186 of 209 | #23 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #203 of 210 | #24 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 149 | #215 of 300 | #27 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.3% | #32 of 240 | #3 of 28 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
149
+11 (+8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 149 | 8 | 18.6:1 | 46% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 124 | 8 | 15.5:1 | 61% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 101 | 13 | 7.8:1 | 61% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 138 | 14 | 9.9:1 | 58% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 107 | 7 | 15.3:1 | 51% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 40 | 4 | 10.0:1 | 15% (6) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E).
Since 2017-18: students up 39% (107 to 149); teachers up 14% (7 to 8).
About Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E)
Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E) is a low-enrollment elementary school in Northfield, New Hampshire, that operates as a charter school. The school counted 149 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 8. It has 40% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in New Hampshire (about 249).
Compass Classical Academy Charter School includes 2 schools. Together they enroll 192 students.
The share of White students at Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E) is 85%. Other groups make up 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 27%.
The school lists 8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. The average for elementary schools in New Hampshire is 11.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 69 students, or 46%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Merrimack County is 25%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E) lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 26.3%; the prediction is 33.6%.
Looking at the county, Merrimack County, the median household earns about $97,004 a year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E), Merrimack County has 61 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Compass Classical Academy Charter School (H), is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E) places 6th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area. As a charter school, Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E) is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
In 2020-21, Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E) enrolled 138 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 149. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.6:1.
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Merrimack County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,967
Census ACS
Median income
$97,004
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
17,429 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Compass Classical Academy Charter School
- Compass Classical Academy Charter School (H)High · 43 students
Other schools in Northfield
- Southwick SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Compass Classical Academy Charter School (H)High · 43 students
Nearby schools
- Compass Classical Academy Charter School (H)0.0 mi · 43
- Winnisquam Early Learning Center0.6 mi · 30
- Winnisquam Regional High School0.6 mi · 357
- Winnisquam Regional Middle School0.6 mi · 361
- Southwick School0.9 mi · 251
- Franklin Middle School2.7 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E)How many students attend Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E)?
Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E) enrolls approximately 149 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E) serve?
Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E) serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E)?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E).
How diverse is Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E)?
Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E) reports a student body of 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E)?
Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E) is overseen by Compass Classical Academy Charter School in Merrimack County.
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