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Rocketship Discovery Prep

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Rocketship Discovery Prep ranks 2014 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

2014^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rocketship Discovery Prep is a public charter elementary school (grades K-5) serving 402 students in San Jose, part of its own Rocketship Discovery Prep District that has shown remarkable academic improvement in recent years.

The school is particularly effective at helping students excel, especially in mathematics where it far outperforms nearby schools with similar student demographics. For example, while Rocketship's math proficiency is over 50%, schools like Grant Elementary and Empire Gardens Elementary show proficiency below 10%. This strong performance extends to English Language Arts and is especially notable for English Learners and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, where the school earns very high state rankings. Another Rocketship school in the area shows similar success, suggesting their educational model works well in this community.

While the school has made impressive gains, moving from a 2-star to a 3-star state rating in three years, it continues to work on reducing chronic absenteeism and strengthening science instruction. It achieves these results with a higher student-teacher ratio than most neighboring schools in San Jose Unified or Alum Rock Union Elementary districts, indicating an efficient use of resources to support student learning.

402

Students ?

27.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

73.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

370 Wooster St.
San Jose, CA 95116-1095

(877) 806-0920

District: Rocketship Discovery Prep District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.1%

Asian:

8.7%

African American:

4.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2019 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the California median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

California avg41%

2,014^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 16 pts since 2019

From top 50% (2019) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

458^th of 1,543Rocketship Discovery Prep District among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	2014 of 5857	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	2785 of 5869	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.9	3653 of 5859	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	4018 of 5883	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	2921 of 5789	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.0	844 of 1154	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	21.5	2264 of 2585	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	75.7	296 of 3162	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	50.1	1192 of 3245	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	1381 of 3311	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.8	293 of 3275	91.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	2107 of 5597	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	2637 of 5612	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.1	3665 of 5609	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	4013 of 5635	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	3292 of 5492	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	1172 of 5107	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.7	1909 of 5107	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.0	3620 of 5087	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	4001 of 5084	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	2497 of 4963	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	1041 of 5460	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	50.1	2391 of 5517	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.9	3490 of 5363	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	3484 of 5264	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.8	1839 of 5173	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	1791 of 5628	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	2736 of 5643	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.0	3411 of 5638	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	3746 of 5663	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	2362 of 5510	57.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)91st percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2022)27th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2019)12th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics51%+13 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Science31%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rocketship Discovery Prep	Public, Charter	K-5	370 Wooster St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Discovery Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	402	15	27.7	73.1%	5 (1.2%)	17 (4.2%)	338 (84.1%)	35 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	61.1	2014^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.6%		46.2	2785^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.5%	771	30.8	30.8	43.6	52.0	53.9		49.7	42.9	57.7	50.0		50.8	87.7	90.1	96.3	92.6	88.9	91.4
Empire Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	1060 East Empire St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6221	214	12	18.4	70.6%	10 (4.7%)	3 (1.4%)	184 (86.0%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	9.1	5680^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.0%		7.4	5796^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.2%	116	15.6	15.6	7.3	16.1	25.0		15.4	9.1	6.7	9.4		8.5							$27,181	$23,952	$3,229
Anne Darling Elementary	Public	K-5	333 North 33rd St.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6209	260	15	17.3	73.1%	13 (5.0%)	4 (1.5%)	220 (84.6%)	20 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	8.2	5724^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.3%		18.1	5022^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.4%	702	5.1	5.1	7.1	20.6	18.4		16.0	10.7	11.8	7.7		9.9	93.3						$27,763	$24,878	$2,885
Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	470 East Jackson St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6227	383	21	18.2	69.7%	14 (3.7%)	10 (2.6%)	321 (83.8%)	20 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.9%)	7.7	5749^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.8%		8.8	5736^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.3%	13	9.3	9.3	18.8	4.8	17.0		13.5	14.3	6.3	5.8		9.1							$24,706	$22,674	$2,032
San Antonio Elementary	Public	K-5	1721 East San Antonio St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8700	326	14	23.2	91.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	284 (87.1%)	36 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	16.6	5138^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.3%		17.9	5041^st of 5869 public elementary schools	14.1%	97	13.7	13.7	21.7	23.1	21.6		22.1	30.4	25.0	13.7		21.6	92.1						$19,349	$18,174	$1,175
Learning in an Urban Community with High Achievement (L.U.C.H.A.)	Public	K-5	1711 East San Antonio St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8300	218	10	21.8	83.9%	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	200 (91.7%)	13 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	5071^st of 5857 public elementary schools	13.4%		26.1	4276^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.1%	795	4.2	4.2	36.4	25.7	28.3		29.8	18.2	21.6	14.6		17.8							$20,137	$19,072	$1,065
Rocketship Los Suenos Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	331 South 34th St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Los Suenos Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	309	14	22.8	83.2%	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	286 (92.6%)	15 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	54.7	2323^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	60.3%		42.5	3032^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	48.3%	709	25.0	25.0	41.2	37.7	45.8		40.4	66.0	43.3	56.5		54.4	87.7	94.5	97.3	91.8	90.4	93.2
Selma Olinder Elementary	Public	K-5	890 East William	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6245	269	16	16.3	80.3%	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	239 (88.8%)	18 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	16.9	5114^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.7%		14.3	5369^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.5%	255	19.1	19.1	22.0	4.0	28.2		20.0	25.6	22.2	14.3		20.5	92.3						$32,364	$27,802	$4,562
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	651 Macredes Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6350	206	9	22.8	81.1%	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	180 (87.4%)	21 (10.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	19.8	4837^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.4%		18.2	5012^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.6%	175	9.7	9.7	15.4	35.5	3.7	34.4	23.3	37.0	24.2	10.0	18.8	22.1							$39,723	$36,964	$2,759
Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-5	55 North Seventh St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6237	293	14	20.4	74.4%	15 (5.1%)	10 (3.4%)	233 (79.5%)	24 (8.2%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	15.4	5232^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.7%		18.4	4997^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.9%	235	19.6	19.6	7.7	15.2	36.5		20.0	9.3	3.9	23.2		12.4	89.5	96.5	96.5	94.7	94.7		$22,098	$21,188	$910

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocketship Discovery Prep

Is Rocketship Discovery Prep a good school?

Rocketship Discovery Prep ranks 2014^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rocketship Discovery Prep?

Students at Rocketship Discovery Prep are 84% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 4% African American, 1% White.

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Rocketship Discovery Prep District

How many students attend Rocketship Discovery Prep?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Rocketship Discovery Prep.

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