Compass Rose Ingenuity, San Antonio TX

Original Research by School Decision on Compass Rose Ingenuity

Compass Rose Ingenuity is a tuition-free public charter school in San Antonio, located in the city's south side near Port San Antonio. The school spans prekindergarten through ninth grade and serves a student body that is predominantly Hispanic and economically disadvantaged, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's specialty focus is aviation and aeronautics, a deliberate curricular choice within the broader Compass Rose network, which operates distinct campuses with different program emphases.

Academic performance at Compass Rose Ingenuity is weak across measured subjects. On state assessments, proficiency rates in math and English language arts fall well below state standards across all tested grade levels. In math, the school reports proficiency rates ranging from a low of under one-fifth in grades five and six to around one-quarter in grade seven. English language arts performance is somewhat stronger, with proficiency rates around one-third in grades four through eight, but this still represents a minority of tested students. Science and social studies show similarly low proficiency rates. The school does show a small group of students reaching the "masters" level on assessments, but the predominant pattern is that most students fall below proficiency benchmarks. Across all subjects combined, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among Bexar County school districts. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand the factors behind these results and the school's plans to address them.

The school is young and still establishing itself. State testing data for the earliest grades (three and four) was sparse or unavailable, which is typical for newly serving those grade bands. The school has grown to serve a school-sized enrollment for its grade configuration, with several hundred students distributed across the PK-9 span.

San Antonio, where the school sits, is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States, with major economic anchors in healthcare, military operations, finance, and a developing IT and cybersecurity sector. The city has a dense urban core with historic neighborhoods and sprawling suburban development. The housing market in the school's zip code is more affordable than both state and national benchmarks, though prices have declined modestly in recent months. The area is car-dependent outside the downtown River Walk district.

Compass Rose Public Schools, the charter network operating this school, received a D rating from the Texas Education Agency for 2024-2025, based on state accountability measures. The network has expanded over recent years, opening campuses in Manor, Windcrest, and Bastrop to serve families in the Austin metro area and beyond. Each campus within the network offers a different specialty program; Ingenuity's aviation focus is intended to differentiate it from the network's other offerings.

For families considering this school, the relevant questions center on whether the aviation specialty aligns with student interests, whether the current academic performance trajectory suggests meaningful improvement is underway, and whether the school's charter model and local resources meet their family's needs. The school offers a tuition-free option with a stated specialty focus, but the data shows students are not yet achieving grade-level proficiency in core subjects at high rates.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 513%

School 13% · District 29% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 612%

School 12% · District 17% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 722%

School 22% · District 24% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 319%

School 19% · District 20% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 434%

School 34% · District 30% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 29% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 631%

School 31% · District 34% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 731%

School 31% · District 38% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 831%

School 31% · District 36% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Science

Grade 515%

School 15% · District 10% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 814%

School 14% · District 15% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income29%Higher-income21%8 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income30%Higher-income38%8 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income33%Higher-income23%10 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income31%Higher-income25%6 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income16%Higher-income31%15 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income10%Higher-income19%9 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income23%Higher-income15%8 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income7%Higher-income20%13 pp gap