Wells Station Elementary vs Compass Community School Frayser Campus

Wells Station Elementary and Compass Community School Frayser Campus sit 6.9 miles apart in Memphis, but their overall ratings diverge by 1.4 points — Wells Station Elementary earns a 9.3/10 against Compass Community School Frayser Campus's 7.9/10. That gap translates directly to state rank: Wells Station Elementary sits at #21 of 1,785 Tennessee schools, while Compass Community School Frayser Campus ranks #326 of the same pool. Both are strong performers, but Wells Station Elementary's position in the top 2% of the state is the sharper credential.

On academics, the delta is substantial. Wells Station Elementary scores 8.3/10 versus Compass Community School Frayser Campus's 6.2/10 — a 2.1-point difference that reflects proficiency on state assessments. Growth tells a different story: Compass Community School Frayser Campus edges Wells Station Elementary 9.9 to 9.8, meaning both schools accelerate students at nearly identical, exceptional rates regardless of where they start. Families chasing raw proficiency levels will favor Wells Station Elementary; families whose children enter below grade level will find either school a strong engine for progress.

Wells Station Elementary enrolls 633 students compared to Compass Community School Frayser Campus's 204, making Frayser Campus a considerably more intimate environment. Student-teacher ratios are close — 12.7:1 at Wells Station Elementary versus 12.0:1 at Compass Community School Frayser Campus — so neither school holds a meaningful staffing advantage. Wells Station Elementary is a regular public school operating on the Memphis-Shelby County Schools zoning model, while Compass Community School Frayser Campus is a charter school with an open-enrollment structure that families must actively apply to attend.

The grade span is a practical differentiator for families planning ahead. Wells Station Elementary serves PK through 5th grade, requiring a school transition after fifth grade. Compass Community School Frayser Campus runs kindergarten through 8th grade, letting families stay in one building through middle school. That continuity can reduce transition disruption during the critical middle grades, but it comes alongside a lower academic proficiency baseline than Wells Station Elementary currently shows.