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Compass Academy

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Compass Academy ranks 577 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

577^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Compass Academy is a small PK–5 charter elementary school with 245 students in Bloomington, Minnesota, operating within the New Century School district and sitting in a dense cluster of about ten other elementary campuses within roughly three miles. Nearly 89% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, making it one of the highest-poverty schools in its immediate area.

On 2025–26 tests, Compass posted 42.6% proficiency in math and 41.7% in reading — close to the state averages of 44.9% and 48.6%, and well above its own district's 26.2% and 29.3%. Those numbers stand out most when compared with nearby schools serving similar populations: Universal Academy South Elementary came in at 29.7% math and 37.1% reading, Gateway STEM Academy Charter School at 7.6% and 8.4%, and Valley View Elementary at 7.1% and 16.5%. Schools that score higher — Hillcrest Elementary and Oak Grove Elementary — serve far lower percentages of low-income students.

The school's trajectory has been upward for three straight years, climbing from the 15th to the 34th percentile in state ranking. English Language Learners have ranked in the top 10% of the state for two consecutive years, and African American students now sit at the 86th percentile. Two areas need attention. Science proficiency is 10.8%, below both its district and the state, and 5th-grade math drops to 10.8% while 4th-grade math reaches 61.3% — so results vary sharply by grade. Because enrollment is small, individual grade figures can swing on very few students, and the student–teacher ratio rose from 13.9 to 17.5 in one year.

245

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

89%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10640 Lyndale Ave S
Bloomington, MN 55420-8888

(952) 600-9250

District: New Century School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.0%

White:

0.8%

Hispanic:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2024 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (38% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Science scores 15 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg25%

Minnesota avg43%

577^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 19 pts since 2024

From bottom 15% (2024) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

374^th of 458New Century School among Minnesota districts

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

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	577 of 869	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.9	647 of 872	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	750 of 881	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	78.5	43 of 315	86.3%	★★★★☆
2025	58.7	108 of 298	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	158 of 310	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	78.7	28 of 305	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	81.2	22 of 303	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	62.3	73 of 303	75.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	610 of 790	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	580 of 799	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	685 of 809	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	278 of 764	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.3	402 of 764	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	583 of 793	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	452 of 807	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	589 of 812	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	699 of 826	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)91st percentile+57 vs school

African American (2026)86th percentile+53 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math43%~ state avg

Reading42%-7 vs state

Science11%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)							MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Compass Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	10640 Lyndale Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	New Century School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 600-9250	245	14	17.5	89.0%	2 (0.8%)	240 (98.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37.8	577^th of 869 public elementary schools	33.6%		29.9	647^th of 872 public elementary schools	25.8%	70	32.5	61.3	35.1				41.7	10.8		10.8	57.5	61.3	10.8				42.6
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 W 104th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 681-6800	435	29	14.8	45.1%	182 (41.8%)	67 (15.4%)	68 (15.6%)	57 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (13.6%)	59	361^st of 869 public elementary schools	58.5%		53.8	438^th of 872 public elementary schools	49.8%	77	46.1	41.5	58.1				48.8	42.4		42.4	61.3	42.7	44.7				49.2	$14,288
Westwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 W 108th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7200	339	26	12.8	50.7%	160 (47.2%)	75 (22.1%)	59 (17.4%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.4%)	31.1	635^th of 869 public elementary schools	26.9%		23.6	690^th of 872 public elementary schools	20.9%	55	26.3	32.0	45.8				35.8	24.3		24.3	44.1	26.0	30.6				33.7	$17,686
Indian Mounds Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9801 11th Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 681-6000	388	32	12.2	75.5%	65 (16.8%)	112 (28.9%)	136 (35.1%)	23 (5.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (12.4%)	13.8	759^th of 869 public elementary schools	12.7%		8.5	806^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.6%	47	15.8	28.3	35.6				25.9	17.8		17.8	19.3	21.3	17.0				19.4	$17,990
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	9301 Thomas Rd	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5300	373	26	14.3	20.9%	264 (70.8%)	47 (12.6%)	21 (5.6%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.1%)	72.8	230^th of 869 public elementary schools	73.5%		57.6	397^th of 872 public elementary schools	54.5%	167	57.3	54.9	65.6				59.0	43.8		43.8	67.9	64.8	33.3				56.7	$14,094
Olson Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 W 102nd St	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-8800	524	32	16.4	40.5%	243 (46.4%)	109 (20.8%)	87 (16.6%)	39 (7.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.8%)	40.2	561^st of 869 public elementary schools	35.4%		47.7	499^th of 872 public elementary schools	42.8%	62	37.4	51.2	39.4				42.4	16.8		16.8	57.1	50.0	26.0				43.9	$13,140
Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	351 E 88th St	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 681-5700	487	33	14.5	83.4%	63 (12.9%)	117 (24.0%)	240 (49.3%)	23 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)	4.5	843^rd of 869 public elementary schools	3.0%		6.1	825^th of 872 public elementary schools	5.4%	18	16.9	17.1	15.5				16.5	4.8		4.8	13.4	6.9	1.2				7.1	$17,291
ONE91 Virtual Academy Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	200 Burnsville Pkwy W	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	Yes	Yes	(952) 707-3401	34	2	20.4	73.5%	10 (29.4%)	15 (44.1%)	4 (11.8%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.8%)								(n/a)							16.7										10.0
Gateway STEM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1885 University Ave W	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Gateway STEM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 206-4050	121	0	20.0	91.7%	0 (0.0%)	121 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.6	863^rd of 869 public elementary schools	0.7%		5.2	836^th of 872 public elementary schools	4.1%	27	0.0	4.8	4.3	10.5	15.0	23.1	8.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	17.4	4.8	0.0	5.3	10.5	7.7	7.6	$16,434
Universal Academy South Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	600 W Travelers Trl	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Universal Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 442-3124	103	6	16.8	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	102 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				53.8			37.1							0.0			29.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Compass Academy

What district is Compass Academy in?

New Century School

What is the racial makeup of Compass Academy?

Students at Compass Academy are 98% African American.

How many students attend Compass Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 245 students attended Compass Academy.

Is Compass Academy a good school?

Compass Academy ranks 577^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresNewSep 30, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

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

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