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Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E)

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

218^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E) is an elementary public charter school located in Northfield, New Hampshire, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade with a total enrollment of 124 students. The school is part of the Compass Classical Academy Charter School District, which is ranked 156 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E) consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of New Hampshire elementary schools, with performance on state assessments (NH SAS) significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 0% in mathematics for grades 3-6, compared to the state average of 40-53%. In reading, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 23-38%, while the state average was 49-57%. Nearby schools like Webster Elementary (33-54% in math), Canterbury Elementary (64% in math), and Andover Elementary (14-50% in math) had much higher proficiency rates.

The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 61-62% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools. The fluctuating student-teacher ratio at Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E), ranging from 6.8 to 15.5 students per teacher, may indicate challenges in staffing and resource allocation. These factors, combined with the school's consistently low academic performance, suggest that Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E) is facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

149

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

46.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5 Elm Street
Northfield, NH 03276-1506

(603) 729-3370

District: Compass Classical Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.2%

Hispanic:

6.7%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2018 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (12% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2018

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg13%

New Hampshire avg45%

Elementary school

218^th of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 11 pts since 2018

From bottom 13% (2018) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

126^th of 132

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

156^th of 158Compass Classical Academy Charter School among New Hampshire districts

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	218 of 224	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	229 of 234	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	236 of 237	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	200 of 231	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	219 of 223	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	228 of 228	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.3	233 of 233	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	216 of 227	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading25%-30 vs state

Science17%-21 vs state

Mathematics9%-36 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 26, 2025

I've seen the have car shows, they bought a $9K quilting machine, god knows how much they spent on the underwater robotics, they are still WAY underwater after purchasing the Northfield building. The owners dogs walk around the classes, hmm fun. But those math and reading test scores are still some of the lowest in the state. Southwick and Winnisquam are decent schools. I have no idea why anyone would send their kid to a place that literally is not going to be around in another 3 years and when they go under their kids will barely be able to read and count. Close Quote

by a teacher
Sunday, June 23, 2019

Toxic school environment with an extremely high teacher attrition rate for good reason. If getting “back to the basics” is your thing, think military Catholic school on steroids without the religion. Students do not have access to computer technology until 8th grade. How the state of NH allows this is beyond me. Standardized test scores are at the bottom of the state which is just fine and dandy with the typical type of parent who chooses to send their children here. Teachers are lucky to have one parent show up for parent-teacher conferences with little classroom support from home. The socio-economic achievement gap thrives and is celebrated here although there are a few wonderful parents with high aspirations and behavioral expectations for their children although this group represents the minority. Because a school is nothing more than a reflection of the community of people it serves. This school is simply a reflection of poor, down and out former mill town Franklin which missed the boat as the American and global economy changed. Truth be told. Close Quote

Schools Near Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NH SAS Mathematics (2025)							NH SAS Reading (2025)						NH SAS Science (2025)			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	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	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E)	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5 Elm Street	Northfield	03276	Merrimack County	Compass Classical Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 729-3370	149	8	18.6	46.3%	127 (85.2%)	2 (1.3%)	10 (6.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.7%)	7.3	218^th of 224 public elementary schools	2.7%		7.2	229^th of 234 public elementary schools	2.1%	11	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	25.0	27.0		25.0	27.0	38.0	23.0	25.0	25.0	31.0	0.0	17.0
Southwick School	Public	K-4	50 Zion Hill Rd.	Northfield	03276	Merrimack County	Winnisquam Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 286-3611	251	24	10.6	35.1%	211 (84.1%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (6.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.0%)	28.2	173^rd of 224 public elementary schools	22.8%		26.1	187^th of 234 public elementary schools	20.1%	14	50.0	34.0					42.0	40.0	38.0				39.0				$15,141
Paul A. Smith School	Public	PK, KG-3	41 Daniel Webster Dr.	Franklin	03235	Merrimack County	Franklin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 934-4144	261	33	7.9	55.9%	234 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)								(n/a)	40.0						40.0	27.0					27.0				$22,561
Sanbornton Central School	Public	K-4	16 Hunkins Pond Rd.	Sanbornton	03269	Belknap County	Winnisquam Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 286-8223	177	13	13.4	35.6%	146 (82.5%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.2%)	71.1	49^th of 224 public elementary schools	78.1%		58.9	93^rd of 234 public elementary schools	60.3%	44	59.0	72.0					65.0	50.0	69.0				59.0				$21,788
Belmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	26 Best St.	Belmont	03220	Belknap County	Shaker Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 267-6568	336	33	10.2	34.8%	314 (93.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	47	122^nd of 224 public elementary schools	45.5%		35.7	159^th of 234 public elementary schools	32.1%	37	42.0	43.0					42.0	51.0	62.0				57.0				$18,619
Canterbury Elementary School	Public	K-5	15 Baptist Rd.	Canterbury	03224	Merrimack County	Shaker Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 783-9944	90	10	9.2	8.9%	86 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)	79.0						64.0	79.0					71.0				$17,864
Salisbury Elementary School	Public	K-5	6 Whittemore Rd.	Salisbury	03268	Merrimack County	Merrimack Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 648-2206	64	9	7.2	31.3%	57 (89.1%)	1 (1.6%)	2 (3.1%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.7%)	68.7	61^st of 224 public elementary schools	72.8%		61.1	82^nd of 234 public elementary schools	65.0%	21	82.0		29.0				56.0	90.0		64.0			74.0	43.0		43.0	$22,333
Jennie D. Blake School	Public	PK, KG-6	32 Crescent St	Hill	03243	Merrimack County	Hill School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 934-2245	63	7	9.2	42.9%	57 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)								(n/a)							48.0						61.0				$25,673
Pleasant Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Pleasant St.	Laconia	03246	Belknap County	Laconia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 524-2168	255	23	11.0	43.1%	216 (84.7%)	9 (3.5%)	17 (6.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	38	140^th of 224 public elementary schools	37.5%		30.3	175^th of 234 public elementary schools	25.2%	35	42.0	31.0	33.0				35.0	26.0	58.0	61.0			48.0	42.0		42.0	$18,998
Woodland Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Winter St. Ext.	Laconia	03246	Belknap County	Laconia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 524-8733	318	29	10.9	56.6%	264 (83.0%)	4 (1.3%)	13 (4.1%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.7%)	26.3	179^th of 224 public elementary schools	20.1%		15.4	204^th of 234 public elementary schools	12.8%	25	55.0	20.0	33.0				35.0	36.0	24.0	53.0			38.0	29.0		29.0	$18,999

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Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E) ranks in the bottom 2.7% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

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Students at Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E) are 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 149 students attended Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E).

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