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Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus

Q: Is Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus a good school?

Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus ranks in the bottom 4.6% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 203 students attended Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus?

Students at Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus are 62% African American, 36% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

972^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus is a small K-8 school in Memphis, TN serving 203 students within the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, with a statewide rank of 972 out of 1,019 schools (5th percentile).

The school's clearest strength is attendance. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 51.2% in 2021-2022 to 19.9% in 2024-2025 — nearly matching the state rate of 18.3% and far better than the district rate of 30.2%. Among nearby schools, only Peabody Elementary School (13.9%) has a lower rate, while Hanley K-8 School (52%), Cherokee Elementary School (46%), and Alcy Elementary School (43%) all struggle far more. Academically, the school faces steep challenges, with proficiency rates below district and state averages in every core subject. However, there are bright spots: 4th grade math (32% proficient) exceeds the district average, and 7th grade social studies (47.8%) approaches the state average. Cherokee Elementary, less than a mile away, ranks at the 46th percentile statewide — showing that a nearby school can achieve much stronger results even with higher absenteeism.

Despite the attendance gains, test scores remain unstable. ELA proficiency dropped sharply from 20.1% to 10.8% in 2025-2026, while math scores have swung between 8.9% and 17.6% over the past three years. A persistent gender gap is also notable: in 2024-2025, female students ranked at the 3rd percentile statewide compared to the 22nd percentile for male students. Subgroup rankings for African American students (12th percentile), Hispanic students (16th percentile), and low-income students (19th percentile) suggest the school serves its subgroups somewhat better than its overall rank implies. With its small enrollment, improving attendance, and identifiable pockets of grade-level success, Compass has a foundation to build on — but literacy and consistent academic growth remain urgent priorities.

203

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,751

Per pupil spending ?

2718 Lamar Avenue
Memphis, TN 38114

(901) 743-6700

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.6%

Hispanic:

36.5%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2021 → 5th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (14% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg26%

Tennessee avg45%

Elementary school

972^nd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 8 pts since 2021

From bottom 13% (2021) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

524^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 12 pts since 2021

From bottom 24% (2021) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

98^th of 120Elementary Schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools

137^th of 141Memphis-Shelby County Schools among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	7.3	972 of 1019	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	893 of 1009	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	895 of 1018	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	956 of 1020	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	849 of 1000	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	855 of 983	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	438 of 498	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	382 of 498	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	413 of 498	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	371 of 500	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	316 of 483	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	269 of 411	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	954 of 986	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	831 of 990	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	948 of 989	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	878 of 975	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	820 of 945	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	383 of 458	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	666 of 823	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.1	603 of 843	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	630 of 853	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	724 of 865	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	704 of 858	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	807 of 823	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	764 of 984	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	651 of 991	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.3	883 of 987	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	835 of 980	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	890 of 941	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	12.2	524 of 594	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	513 of 583	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	476 of 587	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	559 of 594	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	447 of 569	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	437 of 576	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	289 of 328	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	242 of 312	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	213 of 318	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.5	249 of 316	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	150 of 299	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.3	148 of 277	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	528 of 546	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	501 of 560	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	329 of 552	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	402 of 538	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	388 of 490	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	338 of 510	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.5	496 of 514	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	345 of 495	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	360 of 483	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	451 of 550	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	355 of 560	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.8	519 of 557	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	437 of 540	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2025)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)12th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies23%-28 vs state

Science14%-33 vs state

Mathematics13%-30 vs state

English Language Arts11%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Science (2026)							TNReady Social Studies (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2016)	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	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	2718 Lamar Avenue	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 743-6700	188	17	11.0		4 (2.1%)	121 (64.4%)	62 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7.3	972^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	4.6%		14.4	893^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	11.5%	79	9.5	32.0	15.8	< 5%	< 5%	14.3	13.1	9.5	16.0	5.3	< 5%	17.4	9.5	10.8	9.5	24.0	15.8	< 5%	13.0	14.3	13.8	9.5	47.8	9.5	23.1	$15,751	$1,441	$13,944
Bethel Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2459 Arlington Ave	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5012	299	20	14.9	95.9%	4 (1.3%)	278 (93.0%)	11 (3.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	9.9	940^th of 1019 public elementary schools	7.8%		7.4	972^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	3.7%	32	17.1	16.7	< 5%				11.6	34.1	16.2	8.3				20.2	19.5	13.9	14.3				16.1					$17,572	$2,303	$14,091
Dunbar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2606 Select Ave	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5000	198	16	12.1	94.3%	3 (1.5%)	189 (95.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	20	854^th of 1019 public elementary schools	16.2%		9.8	943^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	6.5%	89	27.0	21.4	6.7				18.9	36.1	25.0	13.3				25.5	35.1	46.4	10.0				30.5					$18,705	$1,533	$15,527
Cherokee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3061 Kimball Ave	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5028	368	25	15.0	96.2%	1 (0.3%)	329 (89.4%)	35 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	45.7	552^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	45.8%		37.5	635^th of 1009 public elementary schools	37.1%	83	42.3	42.9	31.7				39.6	40.4	23.2	36.6				32.9	50.0	50.0	58.5				52.3					$16,964	$2,043	$13,386
Hanley K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-5	680 Hanley Street	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-0527	572	29	19.8		3 (0.5%)	544 (95.1%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	3.5	1014^th of 1019 public elementary schools	0.5%		5.7	990^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.9%	24	9.4	10.5	5.9				8.5	11.8	13.2	5.9				10.0	11.3	13.2	5.9				9.9					$16,113	$1,950	$12,961
Sharpe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3431 Sharpe Rd	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5020	304	22	13.8	96.5%	2 (0.7%)	113 (37.2%)	185 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	6.5	982^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	3.6%		11.8	926^th of 1009 public elementary schools	8.2%	56	14.6	23.4	10.9				16.3	14.3	12.8	15.2				14.1	14.3	17.0	13.0				14.8					$17,225	$1,666	$14,112
Sherwood Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1156 Robinhood Lane	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4864	548	33	16.6	93.0%	10 (1.8%)	350 (63.9%)	175 (31.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	9.9	938^th of 1019 public elementary schools	7.9%		5.5	992^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	1.7%	54	14.9	12.9	8.5				12.1	17.6	29.4	21.1				23.2	23.5	16.5	22.5				20.5					$15,304	$1,937	$11,963
Peabody Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2086 Young Ave	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4606	324	19	17.0	72.5%	18 (5.6%)	280 (86.4%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	23.8	816^th of 1019 public elementary schools	19.9%		21.7	828^th of 1009 public elementary schools	17.9%	12	27.5	13.3	13.8				18.4	35.0	37.8	34.5				36.0	35.0	33.3	27.6				32.5					$16,586	$1,502	$14,042
Campus School Kimball	Public	K-5	3749 Kimball Avenue	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	University Schools - Memphis	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(901) 678-5510																			(n/a)	50.0	70.0	31.8				50.0	61.1	70.0	50.0				60.0	44.4	70.0	50.0				55.0
Alcy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 E Alcy Rd	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3674	732	45	16.3		6 (0.8%)	652 (89.1%)	64 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	5.2	1003^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	1.6%		4.5	999^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.0%	4	13.9	12.1	7.8				11.4	14.8	15.4	8.8				13.1	14.5	15.4	14.3				14.7					$13,718	$1,621	$11,027

Frequently Asked Questions about Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus

How many students attend Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 203 students attended Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus.

What district is Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Is Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus a good school?

Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus ranks in the bottom 4.6% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus?

Students at Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus are 62% African American, 36% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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