Compass Academy Charter School

Compass Academy Charter School operates as a tight-knit elementary campus in Vineland, New Jersey, run under Compass Academy Charter School. Current enrollment sits at 183 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 55% smaller than typical.

Operationally, Compass Academy Charter School answers to Compass Academy Charter School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, Compass Academy Charter School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 67%; the rest breaks down as 20% Black, 9% White. By comparison, Cumberland County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cumberland County (around 67%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Compass Academy Charter School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.2%, the actual is 34.4%, a residual of +12.2 points.

Around the school, Cumberland County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,436 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Compass Academy Charter School is one of 52 public schools in Cumberland County (combined enrollment of about 27,803 students).

The closest other public school is Dane Barse Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Compass Academy Charter School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 22.1%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. Compass Academy Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Compass Academy Charter School has declined 12%, going from 209 students in 2018 to 183 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 50% to 67% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

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