Enrollment
183
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMPASS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 340076603265
Compass Academy Charter School
23 West Chestnut Ave, Vineland, NJ 08360 · (856) 899-5570 · Cumberland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL183 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
17 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
147 students
STATE 41%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (24).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 71% · 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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
30.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -6.9pp since 2023
Math
29.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . -24.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 25 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.4% | 29.6% |
| 2023-24 | 37.3% | 54.3% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for New Jersey 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 Jersey'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 Charter School
Compass Academy Charter School's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Academy Charter School this school | 183 | 80.3% | 34.4% |
| Dale Avenue PATERSON | 228 | 78.5% | N/A |
| George B. Fine Elementary School PENNSAUKEN | 245 | 79.2% | 41.3% |
| Kisthardt Elementary School HAMILTON | 250 | 73.6% | 18.4% |
| Dane Barse Elementary School VINELAND | 245 | 72.7% | 28.0% |
| Nelson Mandela Elementary School Newark | 256 | 87.1% | 35.6% |
Matched among New Jersey 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 Academy Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #868 of 1,290 | #5 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #980 of 1,319 ▼ 488 | #8 of 32 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #1,098 of 1,319 ▼ 160 | #15 of 32 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 183 | #1,414 of 1,562 | #33 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.3% | #206 of 1,481 | #11 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #340 of 798 | #7 of 24 |
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
183
-5 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 183 | 17 | 10.8:1 | 80% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 186 | 14 | 13.3:1 | 60% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 176 | 17 | 10.3:1 | 66% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 188 | 16 | 11.8:1 | 44% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 209 | 15.5 | 13.5:1 | 59% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 175 | 13 | 13.5:1 | 41% (71) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Compass Academy Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (209 to 183); teachers up 10% (15.5 to 17).
About Compass Academy Charter School
Compass Academy Charter School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Compass Academy Charter School, located in Vineland, New Jersey. The school's enrollment of 183 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students each.
Federal records list Compass Academy Charter School as its own district.
Hispanic students are the majority at Compass Academy Charter School, with 67% of enrollment. The school is also 20% Black and 9% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 36%. Compass Academy Charter School's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
Compass Academy Charter School operates with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 10.8:1. That is close to the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Compass Academy Charter School reports 80% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 67% average for public schools in Cumberland County.
allk12 grades Compass Academy Charter School a B-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Compass Academy Charter School falls in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools: 34.4% actual against 22.2% predicted.
Cumberland County has these Census figures: the median household income is $67,436, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. In all, Cumberland County has 52 public schools and roughly 27,803 students.
The nearest public school is Dane Barse Elementary School, at about 0.7 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Compass Academy Charter School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Compass Academy Charter School has an NCES locale of City: Small. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Enrollment is down 3% from 2020-21, when Compass Academy Charter School had 188 students, to 2024-25, when it had 183.
The Compass Academy Charter School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,305
Census ACS
Median income
$67,436
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
27,803 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vineland
- Vineland Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,736 students
- Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Gloria M Sabater Elementary SchoolElementary · 678 students
- Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle SchoolMiddle · 620 students
- Veterans Memorial MiddleMiddle · 603 students
- Anthony Rossi Elementary SchoolElementary · 595 students
Other Compass Academy Charter schools
One other US public school is named Compass Academy Charter. Compass Academy Charter School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Compass Academy Charter SchoolODESSA, TX · 1,558 students
Nearby schools
- Dane Barse Elementary School0.7 mi · 245
- Gloria M Sabater Elementary School1.0 mi · 678
- Casimer M. Dallago Jr. Impact Center1.0 mi · 341
- Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle School1.8 mi · 695
- Veterans Memorial Middle2.1 mi · 603
- Dr. William Mennies Elementary School2.2 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About Compass Academy Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Compass Academy Charter School?
Compass Academy Charter School enrolls approximately 183 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Compass Academy Charter School serve?
Compass Academy Charter School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Compass Academy Charter School?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Compass Academy Charter School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Compass Academy Charter School?
At Compass Academy Charter School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 67% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Compass Academy Charter School public or private?
Compass Academy Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Compass Academy Charter School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.