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Rocketship Alma Academy

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Rocketship Alma Academy ranks 3891 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

3891^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rocketship Alma Academy is a public K-5 charter school serving 532 students in San Jose, operating within its own Rocketship Alma Academy District, and has seen a notable decline in its statewide academic ranking over the past five years.

The school faces significant challenges, including a sharp recent increase in chronic absenteeism and an academic performance trajectory that has fallen from the 74th to the 34th percentile. However, it shows a relative strength in mathematics, outperforming the California state average, and has a historical record of being highly effective with English Language Learner students. It operates with a very high student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending compared to many neighboring schools like Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary and Franklin Elementary.

Comparisons within the local area reveal extreme variation; for instance, Hammer Montessori at Galarza Elementary ranks in the 91st percentile while Lowell Elementary ranks in the 1st percentile, though both are in the San Jose Unified district. Compared to its network peer, Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary, Alma Academy has a lower ranking and higher absenteeism, suggesting implementation differences matter. Addressing attendance appears to be a critical priority for reversing its recent academic trends.

532

Students ?

32.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

80.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

198 West Alma Ave.
San Jose, CA 95110-3631

(877) 806-0920

District: Rocketship Alma Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.8%

African American:

9.4%

Asian:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2019 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

California avg41%

3,891^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 41 pts since 2019

From top 26% (2019) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1106^th of 1,543Rocketship Alma Academy 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	30.8	3891 of 5857	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	3105 of 5869	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.0	2236 of 5859	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	1790 of 5883	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	1477 of 5789	74.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.1	2441 of 2585	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	71.6	385 of 3162	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	265 of 3245	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	160 of 3311	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	237 of 3275	92.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	4080 of 5597	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	3155 of 5612	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	2147 of 5609	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	1802 of 5635	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.1	1211 of 5492	77.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	3004 of 5107	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	2234 of 5107	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	1319 of 5087	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	821 of 5084	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	645 of 4963	87.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	3306 of 5460	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	2763 of 5517	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.2	1107 of 5363	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	648 of 5264	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	514 of 5173	90.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	3384 of 5628	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	2832 of 5643	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	2194 of 5638	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	1692 of 5663	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	1733 of 5510	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.5	1042 of 2635	60.5%	★★★☆☆

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)88th percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2024)60th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-69 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

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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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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 Alma Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	198 West Alma Ave.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Alma Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	532	17	32.2	80.5%	7 (1.3%)	50 (9.4%)	451 (84.8%)	20 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	30.8	3891^st of 5857 public elementary schools	33.6%		41.2	3105^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.1%	786	17.6		17.6	28.1	27.3	40.0				31.6	35.4	33.3	33.8				34.2
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Oak St.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6261	329	17	19.3	83.0%	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	316 (96.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	8.7	5699^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.7%		13.4	5445^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.2%	254	11.1		11.1	9.8	3.6	19.2				10.7	17.0	16.1	7.4				13.5	96.5					96.5	$28,441	$27,064	$1,377
Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	788 Locust St.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	454	17	27.5	79.5%	8 (1.8%)	48 (10.6%)	376 (82.8%)	15 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	45	2882^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.8%		49.6	2581^st of 5869 public elementary schools	56.0%	301	20.7		20.7	30.0	51.5	44.8				41.3	35.8	51.5	39.0				41.8	83.2	85.2	94.1	84.2	86.1	84.2
Hammer Montessori at Galarza Elementary	Public	K-5	1610 Bird Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6671	309	13	23.7	20.1%	90 (29.1%)	14 (4.5%)	88 (28.5%)	62 (20.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (17.2%)	92	545^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.7%		89.1	743^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	87.3%	198	64.0		64.0	67.3	71.9	72.0				70.4	76.4	73.7	72.0				74.1							$17,835	$17,074	$761
Ernesto Galarza Elementary	Public	K-5	1610 Bird Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6671	322	14	22.5	77.3%	18 (5.6%)	10 (3.1%)	262 (81.4%)	18 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	9.4	5662^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.3%		10.7	5652^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	3.7%	10	10.9		10.9	8.3	20.0	15.4				14.7	12.2	19.2	5.5				12.2	93.3				93.3		$23,012	$21,414	$1,598
Lowell Elementary	Public	K-5	625 South Seventh St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6243	261	12	21.4	85.1%	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	240 (92.0%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	6.6	5794^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.1%		7.7	5784^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.4%	10	8.5		8.5	2.6	11.4	19.5				11.4	0.0	11.4	4.3				4.8	91.9						$23,509	$22,178	$1,331
Gardner Elementary	Public	K-5	502 Illinois Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6225	385	21	18.5	70.1%	18 (4.7%)	11 (2.9%)	334 (86.8%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	14.9	5270^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.0%		21.9	4684^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.2%	586	13.6		13.6	18.3	25.0	26.8				23.0	21.7	19.3	13.8				18.5							$22,396	$21,526	$870
Willow Glen Elementary	Public	K-5	1425 Lincoln Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6265	660	32	20.7	35.9%	171 (25.9%)	19 (2.9%)	368 (55.8%)	30 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (10.8%)	58.3	2151^st of 5857 public elementary schools	63.3%		71.3	1535^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.8%	616	33.3		33.3	45.0	61.1	52.0				52.3	50.5	45.7	34.6				43.6	95.7						$22,736	$21,734	$1,002
River Glen	Public	K-8	1088 Broadway	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6240	463	16	29.3	46.9%	41 (8.9%)	5 (1.1%)	391 (84.4%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	55.5	2277^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.1%		48.4	2642^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	55.0%	365	27.3	44.7	35.3	40.0	50.9	45.5	74.5	66.0	51.1	54.2	38.2	49.1	29.1	51.0	41.7	36.2	40.8							$20,772	$19,952	$820
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	420 Tully Rd.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6375	525	23	23.0	80.8%	7 (1.3%)	9 (1.7%)	245 (46.7%)	248 (47.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.5%)	31.6	3832^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.6%		31.8	3795^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.3%	37	17.2		17.2	36.4	30.0	34.5	34.7			34.0	42.1	29.2	19.3	36.1			31.2							$20,317	$17,934	$2,383

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocketship Alma Academy

What is the racial makeup of Rocketship Alma Academy?

Students at Rocketship Alma Academy are 85% Hispanic, 9% African American, 4% Asian, 1% White.

Is Rocketship Alma Academy a good school?

Rocketship Alma Academy ranks 3891^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Rocketship Alma Academy in?

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How many students attend Rocketship Alma Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 532 students attended Rocketship Alma Academy.

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