The Compass School

Located at 537 Old North Road, in Kingston, Rhode Island, The Compass School is a cozy elementary-level community that enrolls 217 students (grades K through 8), overseen by The Compass School. Enrollment runs roughly 35% leaner than the state mean of about 332.

The Compass School is a school of The Compass School, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, The Compass School records that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 18% of students at The Compass School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Washington County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Washington County put the typical household earns roughly $106,638 per year, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Washington County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,313 students), of which The Compass School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Kingston Hill Academy, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

The campus sits in a rural setting. The Compass School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 25%: 174 students in 2018 compared to 217 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 97% to 85% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.