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Compass Academy

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

Summary

Compass Academy is a public charter middle school located in Denver, Colorado, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 246 students. The school has a predominantly Hispanic student population, with 88.62% of students identifying as Hispanic in the 2022-2023 school year. Compass Academy is part of School District No. 1, which is ranked 78 out of 116 school districts in Colorado and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Compass Academy consistently performs significantly below the district and state averages in CMAS assessments for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 13% of Compass Academy students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 40.7% for the district and 44.1% for the state. In Math, only 2.1% of Compass Academy students were proficient or better, compared to 31.2% for the district and 34.2% for the state. The school's performance in Science for 8th grade is also significantly lower, with only 7.1% of students proficient or better, compared to 26.5% for the district and 32.2% for the state. Compass Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Colorado middle schools, with a ranking of 473 out of 485 schools in the 2023-2024 school year, and has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

The nearby schools, such as Grant Beacon Middle School, Kepner Beacon Middle School, and Bear Valley International School, generally perform better than Compass Academy on CMAS assessments and have higher statewide rankings. For example, Grant Beacon Middle School ranked 206 out of 480 Colorado middle schools in 2022-2023, with 46.8% of students proficient or better in ELA and 28.9% in Math, significantly higher than Compass Academy. Englewood Leadership Academy, a middle school in the neighboring Englewood School District, stands out as a high-performing school, ranking 34 out of 480 Colorado middle schools in 2022-2023 and achieving proficiency rates of over 80% in ELA and 50% in Math.

200

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,151

Per pupil spending ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2285 S Federal Blvd
Denver, CO 80219-3418

(720) 424-0096

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Compass Academy usually attend:

High:

West High School

Feeder schools for Compass Academy:

Elementary:	Barnum Elementary School
	Castro Elementary School
	Center for Talent Development at Greenlee
	Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School
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	Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont
	Force Elementary School
	Johnson Elementary School
	Knapp Elementary School
	Munroe Elementary School
	Newlon Elementary School
	Valverde Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.0%

White:

3.0%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2018 → 2nd in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (7% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (67% vs 28% Colorado)

!English Language Arts scores 33 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

Not ranked this year

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

76^th of 115School District No. 1 among Colorado districts

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	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	6.7	473 of 485	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	477 of 480	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	438 of 448	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	453 of 458	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	405 of 418	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	5.2	360 of 363	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	346 of 352	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	8.1	349 of 356	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	343 of 343	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2023)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts12%-33 vs state

Math4%-32 vs state

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Schools Near Compass Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)						CMAS Math (2025)						CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Compass Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2285 S Federal Blvd	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0096	200	18	11.0	91.5%	6 (3.0%)	5 (2.5%)	184 (92.0%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				18.2		11.5						3.7			$19,151
Rocky Mountain Prep Federal	Public, Charter	6-8	2626 W Evans Ave	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 460-2800	376	24	15.4	88.0%	9 (2.4%)	15 (4.0%)	340 (90.4%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	14.8	410^th of 469 public middle schools	12.6%		18.8	380^th of 485 public middle schools	21.6%	30			20.6	23.1	26.4	23.5			21.2	10.2	11.7	14.2		9.2	$18,571
DSST: College View Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3111 W Dartmouth Ave	Denver	80236	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6320	446	36	12.4	86.3%	29 (6.5%)	15 (3.4%)	379 (85.0%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	20.6	359^th of 469 public middle schools	23.5%		19.1	378^th of 485 public middle schools	22.1%	19			28.8	29.5	32.8	30.3			17.6	17.4	15.4	16.8		15.8	$16,356
Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood	Public, Charter	6-8	3201 W Arizona Ave.	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 962-9880	411	27	15.2	91.7%	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	390 (94.9%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15.5	405^th of 469 public middle schools	13.6%		19.5	375^th of 485 public middle schools	22.7%	30			20.1	31.6	20.9	23.7			14.4	22.3	13.3	16.2		5.6	$16,159
Kepner Beacon Middle School	Public	6-8	911 South Hazel Court	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0027	467	33	14.1	89.9%	16 (3.4%)	26 (5.6%)	409 (87.6%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	11	435^th of 469 public middle schools	7.2%		13.9	417^th of 485 public middle schools	14.0%	18			14.5	16.8	22.7	18.3			10.1	3.3	17.5	10.4		11.0	$20,593
Bear Valley International School	Public	6-8	3005 South Golden Way	Denver	80227	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9600	313	29	10.8	77.6%	45 (14.4%)	13 (4.2%)	230 (73.5%)	13 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	22.9	341^st of 469 public middle schools	27.3%		20.7	365^th of 485 public middle schools	24.7%	24			23.2	38.1	34.4	32.0			17.1	18.8	17.8	17.9		17.6	$20,726
Fort Logan Northgate	Public	3-8	4000 S. Lowell Blvd.	Denver	80236	Arapahoe County	Sheridan School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 833-6850	338	20	16.9	85.8%	46 (13.6%)	9 (2.7%)	265 (78.4%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)								(n/a)	5.5	15.6		17.6	11.1	10.4	13.8	8.7				4.9	8.7		$22,750
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	375 S Tejon Street	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 623-5772	301	29	10.5	93.7%	5 (1.7%)	7 (2.3%)	279 (92.7%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	11.9	432^nd of 469 public middle schools	7.9%		10.9	445^th of 485 public middle schools	8.2%	13		20.7	13.4	29.2	21.2	20.9		13.8	4.9	16.7	10.3	10.7	20.7	9.3	$17,425
Grant Beacon Middle School	Public	6-8	1751 South Washington Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9360	339	21	16.2	65.5%	92 (27.1%)	30 (8.8%)	184 (54.3%)	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.9%)	41.3	234^th of 469 public middle schools	50.1%		48.7	218^th of 485 public middle schools	55.1%	16			32.7	43.7	48.4	41.6			20.2	27.5	35.8	27.7		33.3	$20,378
Englewood Leadership Academy	Public	6-9	3800 S Logan St	Englewood	80113	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 781-7817	110	3	34.3	51.8%	56 (50.9%)	2 (1.8%)	44 (40.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.5%)	72.1	114^th of 469 public middle schools	75.7%		73.6	105^th of 485 public middle schools	78.4%	9			45.8	45.2	75.0	55.1					56.3	34.7		59.4	$13,472

Frequently Asked Questions about Compass Academy

What high school do graduates of Compass Academy attend?

Students who attend Compass Academy usually go on to attend West High School

What is the racial makeup of Compass Academy?

Students at Compass Academy are 92% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Compass Academy in?

School District No. 1

How many students attend Compass Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 200 students attended Compass Academy.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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