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Rocketship Rising Stars

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Rocketship Rising Stars ranks 1165 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

1165^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rocketship Rising Stars is a public elementary charter school serving 621 students in grades K-5 in San Jose, consistently earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the top 20-25% of all California elementary schools.

Academically, the school stands out for its exceptional results, particularly in mathematics where nearly 69% of students are proficient—almost double the state average. It achieves these strong outcomes while serving a student population where a majority qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school shows remarkable effectiveness in supporting English Language Learners and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with these groups consistently ranking in the state's top tiers. A notable area for attention is a significant performance gap between male and female students, with boys currently ranking significantly higher.

What makes Rocketship Rising Stars particularly interesting is how it compares to nearby schools. For example, it dramatically outperforms its closest neighbors, Captain Jason M. Dahl Elementary and Los Arboles Literacy and Technology Academy, which serve similar communities but have much lower proficiency rates. Rocketship achieves this despite having a much higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than traditional public schools in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary district. This pattern of strong performance is also seen at its sister school, Rocketship Spark Academy, suggesting the charter network's model is effective in this community.

621

Students ?

36.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,511

Per pupil spending ?

64.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3173 Senter Rd.
San Jose, CA 95111-1332

(877) 806-0920

District: Rocketship Rising Stars District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.1%

Asian:

32.0%

African American:

2.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2019 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 36 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

California avg43%

1,165^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

225^th of 1,543Rocketship Rising Stars 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	79.7	1165 of 5857	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	1088 of 5869	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	946 of 5859	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	1433 of 5883	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	1137 of 5789	80.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	477 of 1203	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.1	185 of 1205	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	136 of 1190	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	312 of 1154	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	358 of 1149	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.3	1262 of 2227	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	89.8	114 of 3162	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	75 of 3245	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	158 of 3311	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	107 of 3275	96.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	1808 of 5597	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.8	1219 of 5612	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	1121 of 5609	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	1254 of 5635	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	1162 of 5492	78.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	635 of 5107	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	720 of 5107	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	557 of 5087	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	1150 of 5084	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	692 of 4963	86.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	323 of 5460	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	444 of 5517	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	173 of 5363	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	341 of 5264	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	344 of 5173	93.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	529 of 5628	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	914 of 5643	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	723 of 5638	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	1524 of 5663	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	1139 of 5510	79.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	584 of 2847	79.5%	★★★★☆

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)96th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)60th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics69%+32 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					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 (2024)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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 Rising Stars	Public, Charter	K-5	3173 Senter Rd.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Rising Stars District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	621	17	36.5	64.7%	7 (1.1%)	17 (2.7%)	392 (63.1%)	199 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	79.7	1165^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.1%		81.6	1088^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.5%	77																								51.9	60.0					55.9	63.9	73.8					68.8	94.4	97.5	98.1	97.5	96.9	96.9	$17,511	$2,084	$15,427
Captain Jason M. Dahl Elementary	Public	K-6	3200 Water St.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5650	396	17	23.9	85.6%	6 (1.5%)	6 (1.5%)	302 (76.3%)	76 (19.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	18.4	4981^st of 5857 public elementary schools	15.0%		15.6	5243^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	10.7%	262																					19.3		19.3	20.0	25.6	32.7	31.2			27.8	15.1	20.9	15.8	14.8			16.4							$24,175	$3,526	$20,649
Los Arboles Literacy and Technology Academy	Public	K-3	455 Los Arboles St.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5675	185	15	12.3	78.9%	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	151 (81.6%)	25 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)								(n/a)																								33.3						33.3	23.8						23.8							$32,184	$5,606	$26,578
Rocketship Spark Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	683 Sylvandale Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Spark Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	546	16	35.2	55.9%	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.6%)	308 (56.4%)	203 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.4%)	68.3	1675^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.4%		70.7	1564^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.4%	111																					53.9		53.9	49.0	45.8	65.4				49.8	52.0	61.5	65.4				57.4	88.9	91.3	96.0	89.7	90.5	90.5	$19,374	$2,180	$17,194
Voices College-Bound Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	715 Hellyer Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Voices College-Bound Language Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 361-1960	316	16	19.6	73.4%	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	305 (96.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.1	5255^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.3%		18.3	5004^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.7%	251																					5.4	2.9	4.2	14.3	21.2	13.5	28.6	22.7	35.3	23.3	36.4	25.0	13.5	11.9	27.3	20.6	20.7							$20,295	$3,021	$17,274
G. W. Hellyer Elementary	Public	K-6	725 Hellyer Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5750	387	19	20.9	80.9%	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	288 (74.4%)	86 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	40.1	3205^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.3%		53.2	2388^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.3%	817																					23.7		23.7	38.8	33.3	38.6	48.2			39.6	36.0	35.0	30.5	38.2			34.8	94.4	97.2	97.2		94.4		$24,617	$3,768	$20,849
Windmill Springs Elementary	Public	K-8	2880 Aetna Way	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5600	598	30	19.9	74.7%	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	143 (23.9%)	431 (72.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	43.3	2986^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.0%		42.6	3023^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	48.5%	37																					31.9	6.8	22.4	33.3	44.1	40.3	37.0	45.0	21.4	37.9	45.0	46.3	31.9	23.4	23.0	11.4	31.6	97.4						$25,362	$4,319	$21,043
Christopher Elementary	Public	K-8	565 Coyote Rd.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-8550	446	21	21.4	63.9%	21 (4.7%)	4 (0.9%)	341 (76.5%)	65 (14.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	16.9	5112^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.7%		11	5624^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.2%	512	26.3	17.4	5.3	5.0	13.6	57.9	39.1	31.6	10.0	34.6	21.1	34.8	5.3	20.0	21.0	21.1	13.0	0.0	0.0	8.6	8.7	20.0	13.2	20.5	24.4	16.3	20.8	45.5	43.3	26.8	37.5	31.3	9.5	13.7	27.3	23.3	23.4							$22,255	$1,283	$20,972
Stonegate Elementary	Public	K-8	2605 Gassmann Dr.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5625	500	23	21.5	76.0%	10 (2.0%)	8 (1.6%)	276 (55.2%)	201 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	25.5	4350^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.7%		41.7	3088^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.4%	1262																					16.0	34.0	25.2	26.8	20.0	29.8	39.7	34.5	56.6	34.9	33.3	31.6	20.4	23.3	17.2	32.7	26.2	88.9	95.2	96.8	90.5	95.2	93.7	$25,137	$4,387	$20,750
Ramblewood Elementary	Public	K-6	1351 Lightland Rd.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6275	248	12	20.6	73.0%	10 (4.0%)	7 (2.8%)	95 (38.3%)	130 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	59.1	2109^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.0%		62.8	1935^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.0%	174																					24.3		24.3	45.2	41.9	54.1	60.9			51.0	45.2	39.5	46.0	55.6			46.8							$23,833	$3,177	$20,656

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Rocketship Rising Stars ranks 1165^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rocketship Rising Stars?

Students at Rocketship Rising Stars are 63% Hispanic, 32% Asian, 3% African American, 1% White.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 621 students attended Rocketship Rising Stars.

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