Compass Community School Berclair Campus

Located at 3880 Forrest, in Memphis, Tennessee, Compass Community School Berclair Campus is a close-knit elementary campus that instructs 231 students (grades K through 8), one of the schools within Memphis-Shelby County Schools. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so Compass Community School Berclair Campus sits 51% below that benchmark.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools runs 211 schools in total, collectively educating 111,979 students. Compass Community School Berclair Campus is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Compass Community School Berclair Campus shows that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 4% Black, 2% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Shelby County) records that median household earnings sit near $63,767, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Shelby County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), Compass Community School Berclair Campus is one campus in the mix.

Grahamwood Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Compass Community School Berclair Campus operates from a metropolitan location. As a public charter, Compass Community School Berclair Campus runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.