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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360112106516

COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL

300 ADELPHI-4TH FL, BROOKLYN, NY 11205 · (718) 310-3588 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 85% of New York public elementary schools
  • ATest 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 York public elementary schools

Enrollment
296
Elementary
STATE 443
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
27 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
104 students
STATE 58%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4917%
Grade 15117%
Grade 24616%
Grade 34816%
Grade 44616%
Grade 55619%

This year's kindergarten class (49) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).

Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · US 70%
White
13646%
STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
4816%
STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
6622%
STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
227%
STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
196%
STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
21%
STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
21%
STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
14449%
Female
15151%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
79.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
75.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2579.0%75.0%
2023-2468.0%77.0%
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
73.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for New York 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 York'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 CHARTER SCHOOL

COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (73.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL this school29635.1%73.5%
AUTUMN LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROCHESTER
34139.9%N/A
MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL
ALBANY
32232.0%62.0%
OGDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VALLEY STREAM
29530.5%66.5%
ENGLISH VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROCHESTER
34639.3%N/A
YORKVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
NEW YORK
32029.4%67.3%
Matched among New York 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 CHARTER SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Kings County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
73.5%#293 of 2,335#39 of 290
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
75.0%#528 of 2,342
▼ 157
#95 of 290
▼ 48
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
79.0%#269 of 2,343
▲ 28
#50 of 290
▼ 4
Enrollment
ranked largest first
296#2,014 of 2,585#207 of 306
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.0:1#812 of 2,338#72 of 249
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
70.1%#218 of 2,388#27 of 263
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
35.1%#1,838 of 2,534#283 of 300
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+8.4%#307 of 606#34 of 49
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 2024-25
Enrollment
296
-31 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252962711.0:135% (104)
2023-243172811.3:1N/A
2022-2331619.416.3:1N/A
2020-213272413.6:1N/A
2017-1827327.210.0:130% (81)
2015-16155351.7:10% (0)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL.

About COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL

COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL is classified as an elementary school. It is located in BROOKLYN, New York. It has an enrollment of 296 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in New York.

COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.

The student body at COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL has no majority group. White students lead at 46%. Enrollment also includes 22% Black, 16% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The school's White share is 8 points above the 38% share among Kings County residents. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL are from different groups.

There are about 11.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL, which has 27. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL is about 35%. The gap from the 79% average for public schools in Kings County is 44 points.

COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 85% of New York public elementary schools.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL would score about 62.1%. It scores 73.5%, 11.4 points above that figure.

For Kings County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $80,263, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. There are 583 public schools in the county, enrolling about 291,697, COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL among them.

A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, MS 113 RONALD EDMONDS LEARNING CENTER, is the closest to COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL. COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 54.2% proficiency; COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL posts 73.5%.

In the federal locale system, COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL is one of the charter schools in New York.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 296, down from 327 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 13.6:1 to 11.0:1.

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Kings County at a glance

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Population
2,631,580
Census ACS
Median income
$80,263
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
291,697 students

Quick facts

School name
COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL
District
COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL
Address
300 ADELPHI-4TH FL, BROOKLYN, NY 11205
Phone
(718) 310-3588
County
Kings County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
296
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
11.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
104 (35%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360112106516
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL
How large is COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL?
COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 296 students in grades PK-05.
Is COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL is approximately 11.0:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL?
Student demographics at COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL are roughly 46% White, 16% Hispanic, 22% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL in?
COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL is part of COMPASS CHARTER SCHOOL.
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