Enrollment
203
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014802582
Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus
2718 Lamar AVE, Memphis, TN 38114 · (901) 743-6700 · Shelby County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL203 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- DTest 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
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (23).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 61% · 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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TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
20.1%
TN avg 40.9% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
11.3%
TN avg 39.3% . +2.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.1% | 11.3% |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 17.6% |
| 2022-23 | 15.1% | 8.9% |
% 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 Orange Mound Campus ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #920 of 957 ▼ 66 | #124 of 144 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #865 of 959 ▼ 18 | #104 of 146 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 203 | #957 of 1,044 | #147 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #339 of 962 | #37 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 2024-25Enrollment
203
+3 (+2%) vs 2020
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 | 203 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 188 | 17 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 200 | 18.4 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 17 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus.
About Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus
Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee. In all, 203 students attend the school in kindergarten through 8. It has 57% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Tennessee (about 470).
Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus is a school in Memphis-Shelby County Schools. The district has 211 schools and 111,979 students.
The student body at Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus is 62% Black. The school is also 36% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 52%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.
Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 7% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
Looking at the county, Shelby County, the median household earns about $63,767 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Counting Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus, Shelby County has 287 public schools.
About 0.5 miles separate Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus from the closest public school, Bethel Grove Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus had 200 students in 2020-21 and 203 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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- White Station HighHigh · 2,046 students
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Nearby schools
- Bethel Grove Elementary0.5 mi · 290
- Melrose High0.6 mi · 645
- Dunbar Elementary0.6 mi · 206
- Cherokee Elementary0.7 mi · 321
- Hanley K-81.1 mi · 358
- Arrow Academy of Excellence1.3 mi · 76
Frequently asked questions
About Compass Community School Orange Mound CampusHow large is Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus?
Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus enrolls approximately 203 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus serve?
Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How diverse is Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus?
Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus reports a student body of 0% White, 36% Hispanic, 62% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus in?
Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus is part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
What city is Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus in?
Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus is located in Memphis, TN.
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