A small, tuition-free, public middle-high charter school located in the center of Fort Collins
Nationally Recognized School
Compass is one of the highest achieving middle schools in the Poudre School District as measured by state testing in 2023 and again in 2024. Across all CMAS content areas - Math, Language Arts, and Science - Compass ranked 3rd in PSD.
And It's Not Just Great Test Scores...
Recent Awards and Grants Won by Compass Students:
- State Award Winners in National History Day Project including national qualifiers
- National Public Radio Podcast Challenge- Middle School National Finalists
- Platte River Power Authority Solar AND Battery Car Race State Champions
- OtterCares Innovation Station Grant Award Winner
- National Global Impact Challenge Award Winner
- City of Fort Collins Human Relations Award Winners
- Earth Force Rocky Mountain Environmental Hazards Challenge Winners
- Do Your:Bit Challenge North American Middle School Champions and High School Champions
- EdCorps Real World Scholars Grant Winner
- FIRST® LEGO® League Regional Middle School Champions
- Little Kids Rock Grant for Musical Instruments and Teacher Education
Experienced and Talented Educators
Compass was designed by a diverse team of experienced, licensed educators, students, business owners, nonprofit leaders and parents. We are passionate about embedding design thinking and creative, research-based learning pedagogy and real-world problem solving into secondary education.
A Community of Courageous Learners
Compass staff and students tackle academic content and skills development in the context of real-world problems and creative endeavors designed to make the world a better place. We have a modern space, modern tools and a program designed to make sure that you love school and are ready to thrive in life after high school!