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Compass Community School Frayser Campus

Public, Charter Grades K-8

829^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Compass Community School Frayser Campus is a small K-8 school in Memphis, TN, serving about 200 students and showing strong signs of improvement, especially in its middle school grades, even as it operates within the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district.

One of the most exciting findings is the school's remarkable progress in the upper grades. In 8th grade math, 57.1% of students were proficient, dramatically outperforming the district average of 17.0% and even the state average of 36.2%. Similarly, 7th grade social studies (55.6% proficient) and 8th grade ELA (33.3%) far exceeded district averages. This makes Compass a standout middle school option in the Frayser area, as it is the only nearby school serving grades 6-8. The school has also made a huge turnaround in attendance, cutting chronic absenteeism in half from 52.0% to 26.5% over three years—a much better trajectory than nearby schools like Whitney Elementary (70.0%) or Frayser-Corning Elementary (45.4%). Additionally, the school earned a 3-star rating for serving low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the 53rd percentile statewide—a massive leap from the 19th percentile just two years prior.

While Compass is clearly improving, it is not yet the top performer in its immediate area for elementary grades. Schools like Delano Elementary (56% math, 56% ELA) and Memphis STEM Academy (57.8% math) outperform Compass in PK-5. The school also has a clear weakness in science, with only 17.2% proficiency compared to the state average of 46.1%. Overall, Compass Community School Frayser Campus is a school on the rise, offering a particularly strong middle school program and showing a real commitment to improving student attendance and supporting all learners.

200

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,033

Per pupil spending ?

3690 Thomas ST
Memphis, TN 38127

(901) 358-7431

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.0%

African American:

30.0%

White:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2021 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2021

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (28% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

829^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 8 pts since 2021

From bottom 9% (2021) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

372^nd of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 20 pts since 2021

From bottom 16% (2021) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

135^th of 139Memphis-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
2025	21.6	829 of 1009	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	928 of 1018	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	886 of 1020	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	937 of 1000	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	890 of 983	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	354 of 498	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	260 of 500	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	85 of 211	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.4	171 of 178	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	803 of 986	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	884 of 990	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	809 of 989	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	313 of 424	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	338 of 415	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	337 of 387	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	324 of 363	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	259 of 324	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	400 of 843	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.0	698 of 865	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	663 of 858	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	649 of 823	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	823 of 984	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	901 of 991	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	770 of 987	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	906 of 980	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	835 of 941	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	372 of 583	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.0	506 of 587	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	476 of 594	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	412 of 569	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	481 of 576	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	212 of 312	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	162 of 316	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	401 of 546	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	508 of 554	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	489 of 560	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	464 of 552	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	444 of 538	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	134 of 286	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.7	223 of 285	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	176 of 285	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	137 of 275	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.4	190 of 261	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	364 of 490	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	352 of 510	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	403 of 514	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	380 of 495	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	320 of 483	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	404 of 550	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	466 of 560	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	407 of 557	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	390 of 540	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	471 of 529	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies35%-14 vs state

Mathematics35%-7 vs state

English Language Arts27%-12 vs state

Science17%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (2025)				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	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	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 Frayser Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	3690 Thomas ST	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 358-7431	204	18	11.6		4 (2.0%)	60 (29.4%)	139 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	21.6	829^th of 1009 public elementary schools	17.8%		12.2	928^th of 1018 public elementary schools	8.8%	99	30.4	20.0	45.0	30.8	27.8	57.1	35.2	39.1	20.0	25.0	15.4	27.8	33.3	26.6	30.4	10.0	10.0		22.2	28.6	17.2	19.2	55.6	38.1	35.4	$16,033	$1,454	$14,213
Frayser-Corning Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1602 Dellwood AVE	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-5300	358	19	19.0		2 (0.6%)	347 (96.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	3.7	1004^th of 1009 public elementary schools	0.5%		3.4	1016^th of 1018 public elementary schools	0.2%	12	5.0	10.3	10.9				8.4		10.3	7.3				6.5												$14,843	$1,698	$11,979
Westside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3347 Dawn Dr	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3725	325	22	14.9		13 (4.0%)	284 (87.4%)	17 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	4.8	998^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.1%		8.2	979^th of 1018 public elementary schools	3.8%	19		18.0	10.3				10.5	9.4	20.0	7.7				12.7	7.4	8.0	5.1				7.0					$16,766	$1,558	$13,766
Whitney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1219 Whitney AVE	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-3840	359	19	18.8		0 (0.0%)	354 (98.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	8.8	955^th of 1009 public elementary schools	5.4%		9.1	966^th of 1018 public elementary schools	5.1%	11	13.9	17.0	16.7				15.9	17.1	22.9	16.7				19.5	19.4	18.8	13.8				17.7					$14,874	$1,438	$12,238
Georgian Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3930 Leweir ST	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-0853	269	18	14.9		1 (0.4%)	255 (94.8%)	12 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10.8	934^th of 1009 public elementary schools	7.4%		11.2	940^th of 1018 public elementary schools	7.7%	6	21.7	11.6	17.9				17.2	19.1	20.9	20.5				20.2	28.3	16.3	7.7				18.0					$15,328	$2,052	$12,137
Cornerstone Prep Denver Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1940 Frayser BLVD	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-3936	649	43	15.0		7 (1.1%)	628 (96.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	32.7	704^th of 1009 public elementary schools	30.2%		28.4	750^th of 1018 public elementary schools	26.3%	46	32.4	51.1	42.9				41.5	28.7	33.3	30.8				30.7	25.9	38.6	27.5				30.3					$15,674	$1,442	$14,232
Memphis STEM Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2180 Frayser BLVD	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 708-3001	243	18	13.5		0 (0.0%)	209 (86.0%)	31 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	54.9	419^th of 1009 public elementary schools	58.5%		39.8	619^th of 1018 public elementary schools	39.2%	200	48.6	64.7	60.6				57.8	28.6	44.1	46.9				39.6	37.1	50.0	34.4				40.6					$16,820	$1,492	$14,962
Delano Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1716 Delano Ave	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-3932	315	21	15.0		1 (0.3%)	294 (93.3%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	56	408^th of 1009 public elementary schools	59.6%		64.2	296^th of 1018 public elementary schools	70.9%	112	40.4	81.8	51.7				56.0	36.2	75.8	65.5				56.0	21.3	45.5	37.9				33.0					$17,607	$1,483	$14,879
Hawkins Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4295 Mountain Terrace St	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3944	308	18	17.1		4 (1.3%)	293 (95.1%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	23.8	804^th of 1009 public elementary schools	20.3%		26.8	771^st of 1018 public elementary schools	24.3%	33	37.7	25.0	20.9				29.1	39.3	25.0	31.0				32.7	24.6	25.0	14.0				21.6					$17,050	$1,965	$13,514
Libertas	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	3777 Edenburg DR	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 609-3611	515	21	24.5		62 (12.0%)	413 (80.2%)	26 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	33.4	700^th of 1009 public elementary schools	30.6%		26.9	769^th of 1018 public elementary schools	24.5%	69	29.8	33.3	40.0	31.5			33.3	39.6	43.9	28.9	27.8			35.4	22.4	33.3	40.0	31.5			31.3	38.9			38.9	$18,438	$1,681	$16,757

Frequently Asked Questions about Compass Community School Frayser Campus

What district is Compass Community School Frayser Campus in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Compass Community School Frayser Campus?

Students at Compass Community School Frayser Campus are 63% Hispanic, 30% African American, 6% White.

Is Compass Community School Frayser Campus a good school?

Compass Community School Frayser Campus ranks in the bottom 17.8% of Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend Compass Community School Frayser Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 200 students attended Compass Community School Frayser Campus.

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