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Compass High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

Summary

Compass High School is a public charter high school in Tucson, Arizona, serving 459 students in grades 9-12. The school's student population is diverse, with 41.61% White, 47.28% Hispanic, 5.45% African American, 1.09% Asian, and 4.58% two or more races.

Despite its diverse student body, Compass High School consistently underperforms academically, ranking 295 out of 469 Arizona high schools. Only 19% of 11th-grade students are proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 17% are proficient or better in Mathematics. The school's dropout rate is alarmingly high at 31.5%, and its four-year graduation rate is a mere 30.2% - significantly lower than nearby schools like Sahuaro High School (89.3%) and Palo Verde High Magnet School (71.7%). Compass High School's performance is particularly concerning for Hispanic, White, and female students, who rank in the bottom 25% of Arizona high schools.

The data suggests that Compass High School faces significant challenges in providing a quality education to its diverse student population, which includes a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Targeted interventions and support, such as tutoring, mentoring, and specialized academic programs, may be necessary to help the school improve its academic performance, graduation rates, and student outcomes. Collaboration with the Tucson Unified District and other nearby schools, like Santa Rita High School, could also be beneficial in addressing the school's challenges and improving educational opportunities for its students.

449

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

8250 E 22nd St # 128
Tucson, AZ 85710

(520) 296-4070

District: Compass High School Inc.

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.3%

White:

43.2%

African American:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2011 → 37th in 2023

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2011

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (20% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Arizona average (52% vs 80%)

!Dropout rate above the Arizona average (21% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Arizona avg40%

Not ranked this year

Compass High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.9	295 of 469	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.2	358 of 464	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	411 of 509	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	291 of 420	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	16.2	343 of 416	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.1	314 of 406	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.3	353 of 394	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.0	342 of 491	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	16.6	401 of 471	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.4	339 of 397	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.8	336 of 403	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.1	289 of 395	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	4.5	217 of 238	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	181 of 231	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.0	366 of 406	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	333 of 456	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	388 of 492	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	217 of 354	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.5	279 of 379	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	380 of 441	13.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	374 of 479	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	193 of 311	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	59.5	111 of 347	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.4	230 of 429	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.8	350 of 455	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	389 of 492	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	308 of 370	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	10.1	234 of 282	17.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	36.2	183 of 380	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	155 of 422	63.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.3	302 of 371	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	334 of 409	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	347 of 448	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	264 of 291	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)68th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2022)52nd percentile+29 vs school

Male (2023)46th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2023)26th percentile-11 vs school

White (2023)19th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)17th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2023)10th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2022)9th percentile-14 vs school

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What people are saying

by a student
Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Great hight School even better classes. Close Quote

by a student
Thursday, January 16, 2020

I could not have graduated without this school. The entire staff was amazing and beyond patient with me, the students were kind from day one and I never had to worry about fitting in with certain cliques, and the teachers always made time to help me out, even on their breaks. I went in at 18 having only been through elementary school up to the 3rd grade and in 3 years was able to walk out with my high school diploma. Compass High School is amazing! Close Quote

by a principal
Thursday, January 16, 2020

Awesome

by a parent
Monday, September 23, 2019

Smoking and vaping rampant especially ibetween classes on the south east corner of the intersection of Sarnoff and 22nd. Office staff could care less about the issue from the response I was given. As a parent I would not recommend this school. The public school system and it's lack of resources is far better. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 23, 2017

My boys attended Compass. My one son had a learning disability. We had an IEP in place since he was in the 2nd grade. This school had no idea how to conduct an IEP meeting or how to write up an IEP. It took us several times with me giving direction. The teachers didn't even come to the IEP meeting to give an update on how he was doing in class. They were out of compliance and the principal didn't seem to care or see to it that things were done right.
My other son failed a class his freshman year and made the class up. They told him he wasn't going to graduate because he was short on credits. We went in and spoke to the principal / owner who said that he didn't complete or make up the class. He did and passed it with a B - As a parent I sat there and told her to go through his entire folder of records. Yep it was there and he did receive a grade of a B.
This school is unprofessional and students wont get an education. My sons came home with stories of how they watched movies in classes. didn't have to go to class. How teachers tried to be more like friends than a teacher. Students get away with murder and don't have to go to class. Students check in when they get to school and the school gets paid for them being there. The kids ditch, go out behind the school and smoke and the teachers and staff know about it and don't care because the school has checked them in and they are getting paid.
This is a joke of a school. If you want your children to get an education put them somewhere else. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, January 10, 2013

My son has been at Compass for two days and has never been happier. He is intelligent and talented and is not treated like a metric number lost in a crowd. He is treated with respect and as an individual with aspirations of his own. Morals are learned at home, I am at Peace with our choice. Close Quote

by a teacher
Friday, June 11, 2010

If you want your child to start smoking, buy drugs and get pregnant, those opportunities are readily available at this school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)	AASA Mathematics (2025)	AzSCI Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Compass High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8250 E 22nd St # 128	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Compass High School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 296-4070	449	21	21.3		194 (43.2%)	32 (7.1%)	199 (44.3%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)								(n/a)	20.0				$00			$00
Pima County JTED - Camino Seco	Public	9-12	8727 E 22nd St	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 352-5833	25	8	3.3		10 (40.0%)	4 (16.0%)	11 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$8,374	$00	$231	$231	$6,407	$1,736	$8,143
Eastpointe High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8495 E Broadway Blvd	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Eastpointe High School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 731-8180	605				142 (23.5%)	82 (13.6%)	321 (53.1%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.4%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.8%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
PCJTED - Sahuaro High School	Public	9-12	545 N Camino Seco	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 731-7100	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Sahuaro High School	Public	8-12	545 N Camino Seco	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 731-7100	1,250	65	19.2		384 (30.7%)	116 (9.3%)	592 (47.4%)	43 (3.4%)	12 (1.0%)	11 (0.9%)	92 (7.4%)	21	211^th of 271 public high schools	22.1%		20.5	210^th of 270 public high schools	22.2%	1	30.0	17.0	11.0		$00			$00
Online School of Arizona	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	7320 E Broadway Blvd	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Online School of Arizona	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 688-3276	45	4	12.8		10 (22.2%)	8 (17.8%)	24 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.7%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
PCJTED - Palo Verde High School	Public	9-12	1302 S Avenida Vega	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 584-7400	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Palo Verde High Magnet School	Public	8-12	1302 S Avenida Vega	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-7400	767	60	12.8		159 (20.7%)	128 (16.7%)	379 (49.4%)	45 (5.9%)	15 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (5.0%)	17.8	226^th of 271 public high schools	16.6%		20.3	213^th of 270 public high schools	21.1%	13	29.0	13.0			$00			$00
PCJTED - Santa Rita High School	Public	9-12	3951 S Pantano Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 731-7500	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Santa Rita High School	Public	8-12	3951 S Pantano Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-7500	330	22	14.8		100 (30.3%)	36 (10.9%)	160 (48.5%)	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.3%)								(n/a)	19.0				$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Compass High School

What is the racial makeup of Compass High School?

Students at Compass High School are 44% Hispanic, 43% White, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Compass High School in?

Compass High School Inc.

How many students attend Compass High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 449 students attended Compass High School.

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