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Compass Community School Frayser Campus

Public, Charter Grades K-8
712th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools
Better than 30% of Tennessee elementary schools
Summary

Compass Community School Frayser Campus is a K-8 school in Memphis, TN serving about 200 students in the Frayser neighborhood, operating within Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Despite its district ranking near the bottom of Tennessee, Compass has shown clear improvement, rising from 829th to 712th in state rankings in recent years. The school spends roughly $16,033 per student and maintains a small student-teacher ratio of about 11.6:1.

Academically, Compass outperforms its district in most subjects. In 2025-2026, 35% of students were proficient in math, well above the district's 22.1%, and Social Studies was a standout at 46.7%—about 18 points above the district and close to the state average. Middle-school grades are a bright spot: 6th grade math proficiency was 42.9% versus 15.7% districtwide. Chronic absenteeism has also dropped dramatically, from 52% in 2021-2022 to 26.5% in 2024-2025, below the district average. Among nearby schools, Compass outperforms most of its Frayser cluster, including Northaven Elementary School and Hawkins Mill Elementary School, though Delano Elementary School and Memphis STEM Academy remain ahead.

The elementary grades remain the weak link—5th grade math and ELA trail the district—and internal achievement gaps still need work. Still, Compass is on a clear upward trajectory, having roughly doubled its math and ELA proficiency rates in a few years. The school also earns strong state rankings for English language learners and low-income students, and it compares well with charters: it falls slightly below Libertas School of Memphis in math but beats Cornerstone Prep Denver Campus School in ELA, with a much lower chronic absenteeism rate. With rising test scores, improving attendance, and a growing state ranking, Compass is a school to watch in North Memphis.

200
Students ?
11.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
53.0%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
 3690 Thomas Street
       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 → 30th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2021
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (32% vs 45% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% Tennessee)
!Science scores 20 pts below the Tennessee average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school32%
District avg26%
Tennessee avg45%
Elementary school
712th of 1,019
Tennessee public elementary schools ?
Bottom 30%▲ up 21 pts since 2021
From bottom 9% (2021) to bottom 30% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
359th of 594
Tennessee public middle schools ?
Bottom 40%▲ up 23 pts since 2021
From bottom 16% (2021) to bottom 40% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
137th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202633.6712 of 101930.1%★★☆☆☆
202521.6829 of 100917.8%★☆☆☆☆
202412.2928 of 10188.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.5886 of 102013.1%★☆☆☆☆
202210.3937 of 10006.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.5890 of 9839.5%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202529.9354 of 49828.9%★☆☆☆☆
202341.3260 of 50048.0%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202550.085 of 21159.7%★★★☆☆
202420.4171 of 1783.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202522.5803 of 98618.6%★☆☆☆☆
202414.1884 of 99010.7%★☆☆☆☆
202319.9809 of 98918.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202650.7201 of 45856.1%★★★☆☆
202529.6313 of 42426.2%★☆☆☆☆
202425.8338 of 41518.6%★☆☆☆☆
202323.2337 of 38712.9%★☆☆☆☆
202222.2324 of 36310.7%★☆☆☆☆
202125.7259 of 32420.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202549.9400 of 84352.6%★★★☆☆
202325.0698 of 86519.3%★☆☆☆☆
202228.5663 of 85822.7%★☆☆☆☆
202125.8649 of 82321.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202520.5823 of 98416.4%★☆☆☆☆
202413.2901 of 9919.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.7770 of 98722.0%★☆☆☆☆
202211.9906 of 9807.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.9835 of 94111.3%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202640.7359 of 59439.6%★★☆☆☆
202537.3372 of 58336.2%★★☆☆☆
202415.0506 of 58713.8%★☆☆☆☆
202319.4476 of 59419.9%★☆☆☆☆
202227.9412 of 56927.6%★☆☆☆☆
202116.0481 of 57616.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202529.9212 of 31232.1%★★☆☆☆
202341.3162 of 31648.7%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202529.8401 of 54626.6%★☆☆☆☆
202411.5508 of 5548.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.4489 of 56012.7%★☆☆☆☆
202218.2464 of 55215.9%★☆☆☆☆
202117.9444 of 53817.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202652.9126 of 30258.3%★★★☆☆
202549.5134 of 28653.1%★★★☆☆
202424.7223 of 28521.8%★☆☆☆☆
202335.7176 of 28538.2%★★☆☆☆
202244.0137 of 27550.2%★★★☆☆
202127.4190 of 26127.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202633.6337 of 47829.5%★☆☆☆☆
202530.7364 of 49025.7%★☆☆☆☆
202432.6352 of 51031.0%★★☆☆☆
202325.5403 of 51421.6%★☆☆☆☆
202227.0380 of 49523.2%★☆☆☆☆
202132.6320 of 48333.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202529.0404 of 55026.5%★☆☆☆☆
202418.8466 of 56016.8%★☆☆☆☆
202328.0407 of 55726.9%★☆☆☆☆
202227.1390 of 54027.8%★☆☆☆☆
202112.2471 of 52911.0%★☆☆☆☆
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
Hispanic (2026)56th percentile+26 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+35 vs school
African American (2025)29th percentile+11 vs school
Female (2025)19th percentile~ school
Male (2025)16th percentile~ school
Middle school
Hispanic (2026)58th percentile+19 vs school
African American (2025)32nd percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile-10 vs school
Female (2025)27th percentile-10 vs school
Male (2025)27th percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?
Social Studies47%-5 vs state
Mathematics35%-8 vs state
English Language Arts28%-12 vs state
Science26%-20 vs state

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

Compass Community School Frayser Campus ranks 712th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

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

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