Compass Rose Dream

Compass Rose Dream is a small public charter elementary school in San Antonio, TX, serving 326 students from Pre-K through 7th grade as part of the Compass Rose Public Schools district, which ranks in the bottom 20% of Texas districts.

This school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 1-4% of all Texas elementary schools over the past four years and earning zero stars in every year of available data. Academic proficiency rates are critically low across nearly all subjects and grade levels. For example, only 7.14% of 3rd graders and 3.77% of 5th graders were proficient in Reading, compared to state averages of 51.08% and 58.47%, respectively. Math scores tell a similar story, with just 2.63% of 3rd graders proficient versus the state's 44.33%. A notable exception is 4th Grade Math, where 52.17% of students were proficient—outperforming the state average—but this success was not replicated in other grades or subjects. The school also has an extreme student-to-teacher ratio of 36.1:1, more than double that of every nearby school, which severely limits individualized attention.

When compared to neighboring schools, the contrast is stark. Arnold Elementary, just 0.32 miles away and serving a similar demographic, achieved 54.35% proficiency in 5th Grade Reading versus Compass Rose Dream's 3.77%. Another charter, Legacy Traditional - Basse Pri, jumped from the 3rd to the 51st percentile in one year, showing that strong results are possible in the same area. While there was a slight uptick in performance for Hispanic and English Language Learner students in 2025-2026, overall, Compass Rose Dream's struggles appear tied to systemic issues like its high student-to-teacher ratio, rather than the demographics of its student body.