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Compass Community School Frayser Campus

3690 Thomas ST, Memphis, TN 38127 · (901) 358-7431 · Shelby County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Tennessee public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public elementary schools

Enrollment
200
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE -0%
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
Kindergarten1910%
Grade 1189%
Grade 22412%
Grade 32412%
Grade 42412%
Grade 52111%
Grade 62613%
Grade 71910%
Grade 82513%

This year's kindergarten class (19) is 24% smaller than its 8th grade class (25).

Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
116%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 56% · US 43%
Hispanic
12663%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
6030%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
11%
DISTRICT 0% · 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
8342%
Female
11759%

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Test scores

TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or Mastered
English Language Arts
26.6%
TN avg 40.9% . +15.1pp since 2022
Math
35.2%
TN avg 39.3% . +19.9pp since 2022

What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 20 points.

TCAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2526.6%35.2%
2023-2417.7%22.4%
2022-2311.5%15.3%
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Compass Community School Frayser Campus ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TennesseeIn Shelby County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
35.2%#618 of 957
▲ 175
#53 of 144
▲ 20
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
26.6%#762 of 959
▲ 106
#77 of 146
▲ 24
Enrollment
ranked largest first
200#962 of 1,044#149 of 156
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
51.0%#315 of 962#32 of 149
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
200
+23 (+13%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25200N/AN/AN/A
2023-2420417.511.7:1N/A
2022-232101712.3:1N/A
2020-211771710.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Compass Community School Frayser Campus.

About Compass Community School Frayser Campus

Compass Community School Frayser Campus sits in Memphis, Tennessee, and is classified as an elementary school. It enrolled 200 students in kindergarten through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Tennessee average about 470 students each.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools runs 211 schools with a combined 111,979 students. Compass Community School Frayser Campus is one of them.

A majority of students at Compass Community School Frayser Campus, 63%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 30% Black and 6% White. The school's Hispanic share is 54 points above the 9% share among Shelby County residents. By the diversity index, Compass Community School Frayser Campus comes in at 51%.

The allk12 Grade for Compass Community School Frayser Campus is C-. Compared with Tennessee public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 15% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Compass Community School Frayser Campus is located in Shelby County, where median household income is about $63,767, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 287 public schools in Shelby County, with a combined enrollment of about 154,209.

Martin Luther King Preparatory High School is the closest public school, about 1.0 miles away in a straight line. Compass Community School Frayser Campus is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.

The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large). The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.

The number of students climbed from 177 to 200 over 4 years.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Compass Community School Frayser Campus. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Shelby County at a glance

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Population
919,173
Census ACS
Median income
$63,767
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
154,209 students

Quick facts

School name
Compass Community School Frayser Campus
District
Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Address
3690 Thomas ST, Memphis, TN 38127
Phone
(901) 358-7431
County
Shelby County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
200
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
470014802605
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Compass Community School Frayser Campus
How large is Compass Community School Frayser Campus?
Compass Community School Frayser Campus enrolls approximately 200 students in grades KG-08.
Is Compass Community School Frayser Campus an elementary, middle, or high school?
Compass Community School Frayser Campus is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Compass Community School Frayser Campus?
At Compass Community School Frayser Campus, the student body is approximately 6% White, 63% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Compass Community School Frayser Campus public or private?
Compass Community School Frayser Campus is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
What city is Compass Community School Frayser Campus in?
Compass Community School Frayser Campus is located in Memphis, TN.
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