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Compass Academy Charter School

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

1101^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Compass Academy Charter School is an elementary school located in Vineland, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 186 students. The school is part of the Compass Academy Charter School District, which is ranked 553 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Compass Academy Charter School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,008 and 1,281 out of around 1,350 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments) is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 26.3% of 3rd graders, 31.5% of 4th graders, and 32% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7%, respectively. The school's performance on the NJSLA-S (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments - Science) is particularly low, with only 12.5% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to the state average of 30.1%.

Compass Academy Charter School serves a student population that is predominantly economically disadvantaged, with 59.68% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 31.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. When compared to nearby public schools in the Vineland Public School District, such as Pauline J. Petway Elementary and John H. Winslow Elementary, Compass Academy Charter School performs significantly worse in academic achievement. Additionally, the Vineland Public Charter School outperforms Compass Academy Charter School in both academic achievement and chronic absenteeism rates.

183

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,859

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23 West Chestnut Ave
Vineland, NJ 08360

(856) 899-5570

District: Compass Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.2%

African American:

20.2%

White:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (28% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

New Jersey avg46%

1,101^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

553^rd of 609Compass Academy Charter School among New Jersey 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	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	1101 of 1347	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.4	739 of 1338	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1152 of 1342	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1181 of 1345	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	1021 of 1317	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1008 of 1360	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1017 of 1353	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.6	1039 of 1352	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.1	1168 of 1346	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	7.0	1281 of 1357	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	981 of 1326	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	827 of 1317	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1086 of 1318	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	1090 of 1326	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	948 of 1290	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	909 of 1331	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	960 of 1333	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	798 of 1032	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.4	382 of 989	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.5	732 of 982	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	733 of 953	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	495 of 896	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	491 of 899	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	513 of 870	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	509 of 1023	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	320 of 939	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.9	682 of 910	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	598 of 863	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	449 of 839	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	698 of 948	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.9	544 of 942	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	1178 of 1318	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.8	582 of 1313	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.1	1106 of 1315	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1171 of 1324	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	994 of 1297	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	1025 of 1335	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	989 of 1334	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	927 of 1023	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	20.7	856 of 1023	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	856 of 1022	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)50th percentile+32 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2019)16th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-20 vs state

Mathematics30%-17 vs state

Science12%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Compass Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	23 West Chestnut Ave	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Compass Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 899-5570	183	17	10.7	80.3%	17 (9.3%)	37 (20.2%)	123 (67.2%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	20	1101^st of 1347 public elementary schools	18.3%		44.4	739^th of 1338 public elementary schools	44.8%	362	12.5		26.3	31.5	32.0				50.0	26.3	20.0				$7,859	$722	$7,137
Dane Barse Elementary School	Public	K-5	240 S Orchard Rd	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6940	245	29	8.5	72.7%	36 (14.7%)	45 (18.4%)	152 (62.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.1%)	23.3	1046^th of 1347 public elementary schools	22.3%		27.2	979^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.8%	67	20.6		17.1	50.0	48.5				22.9	16.7	24.2				$17,767	$1,015	$16,752
Gloria M Sabater Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 South East Blvd	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 641-8502	678	55	12.3	83.2%	20 (2.9%)	25 (3.7%)	626 (92.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9.6	1259^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.5%		9.7	1242^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	7.2%	17	3.5		7.4	14.4	3.7				41.9	9.3	17.4				$12,874	$1,044	$11,830
Dr. William Mennies Elementary School	Public	K-5	361 East Grant Avenue	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6957	558	41	13.6	73.5%	83 (14.9%)	99 (17.7%)	342 (61.3%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.8%)	10.8	1237^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.2%		16.8	1122^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	16.1%	115	12.1		23.0	30.7	16.9				12.0	23.9	7.5				$13,748	$1,006	$12,742
John H. Winslow Elementary School	Public	K-5	1335 Magnolia Rd	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6973	472	39	12.1	52.1%	145 (30.7%)	82 (17.4%)	213 (45.1%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	27.5	989^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.6%		27.5	975^th of 1338 public elementary schools	27.1%	14	31.6		37.4	31.8	36.1				38.7	22.2	24.6				$15,551	$872	$14,679
Solve D'Ippolito Elementary School	Public	K-5	1578 North Valley Ave	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6934	504	44	11.5	68.7%	92 (18.3%)	73 (14.5%)	320 (63.5%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	36.1	870^th of 1347 public elementary schools	35.4%		37.2	836^th of 1338 public elementary schools	37.5%	34	16.3		37.6	56.3	44.5				37.7	37.6	39.2				$13,621	$927	$12,694
Marie Durand Elementary School	Public	K-5	371 W Forest Grove Rd	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6929	504	39	13.0	68.8%	69 (13.7%)	57 (11.3%)	344 (68.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	23.4	1044^th of 1347 public elementary schools	22.5%		19.6	1080^th of 1338 public elementary schools	19.3%	36	19.0		36.3	38.1	29.3				30.8	35.9	17.1				$13,686	$973	$12,713
Vineland Public Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1480 Pennsylvania Ave.	Vineland	08361	Cumberland County	Vineland Public Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 691-1004	428	33	12.9	18.0%	49 (11.4%)	132 (30.8%)	206 (48.1%)	14 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.1%)	25.6	1015^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.6%		34	880^th of 1338 public elementary schools	34.2%	135	22.5	3.9	13.5	39.0	51.3	55.8	55.2	59.6	8.1	22.0	30.0	13.4	13.8	7.7	$7,019	$665	$6,354
Pauline J. Petway Elementary School	Public	K-5	1115 So Lincoln Ave	Vineland	08361	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 362-8855	486	38	12.7	48.1%	132 (27.2%)	65 (13.4%)	255 (52.5%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	29.3	965^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.4%		35.5	861^st of 1338 public elementary schools	35.7%	104	16.5		28.8	50.7	57.7				33.8	30.7	13.9				$14,495	$874	$13,621
Anthony Rossi Elementary School	Public	K-5	2572 Palermo Ave	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6961	595	44	13.5	57.1%	190 (31.9%)	72 (12.1%)	285 (47.9%)	18 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.9%)	28.8	974^th of 1347 public elementary schools	27.7%		37.7	826^th of 1338 public elementary schools	38.3%	148	21.8		32.3	40.8	38.6				31.4	29.0	41.5				$13,533	$896	$12,637

Frequently Asked Questions about Compass Academy Charter School

How many students attend Compass Academy Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 183 students attended Compass Academy Charter School.

Is Compass Academy Charter School a good school?

Compass Academy Charter School ranks in the bottom 18.3% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Compass Academy Charter School?

Students at Compass Academy Charter School are 67% Hispanic, 20% African American, 9% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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