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Rocketship Redwood City

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Rocketship Redwood City ranks 3757 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

3757^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rocketship Redwood City is a public charter elementary school serving about 275 students in grades K-5 within the Rocketship Redwood City District, and it stands out for making the most dramatic academic improvements in the area, jumping from the 14th to the 36th percentile in statewide ranking in just one year.

This progress is especially notable because the school serves many students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, yet its math proficiency now slightly exceeds the California state average. When compared to nearby schools with similar student populations, like Garfield Elementary or Hoover Elementary, Rocketship achieves stronger academic results while operating more efficiently, spending significantly less per student than some peers like KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory.

The school's biggest challenge is a high rate of chronic student absences, which is nearly double the state average. Despite this significant hurdle, the school's instructional model appears effective, particularly in supporting English Language Learners and Hispanic students to achieve at higher levels. While its science scores have been inconsistent and early-grade English scores need attention, Rocketship's overall trajectory and cost-effective results make it a compelling option for families in Redwood City.

275

Students ?

32.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

87.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

909 Roosevelt Ave
Redwood City, CA 94061-2558

(877) 806-0920

District: Rocketship Redwood City District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.5%

White:

2.2%

Pacific Islander:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2024 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 36th (2025) from a 14th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

California avg41%

3,757^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 11 pts since 2019

From bottom 47% (2019) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1049^th of 1,543Rocketship Redwood City 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	32.6	3757 of 5857	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.5	5075 of 5869	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	4243 of 5859	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4485 of 5883	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	3074 of 5789	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.3	2528 of 3162	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.6	1216 of 3245	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	2206 of 3311	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.0	437 of 3275	86.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	3634 of 5597	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.9	4719 of 5612	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	3910 of 5609	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.2	4974 of 5635	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	3137 of 5492	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	2864 of 5107	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.9	4281 of 5107	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	3372 of 5087	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	3496 of 5084	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.0	2034 of 4963	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	2864 of 5460	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4771 of 5517	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	3423 of 5363	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	3793 of 5264	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.8	2214 of 5173	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	3651 of 5628	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.6	5017 of 5643	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	4171 of 5638	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	3678 of 5663	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	2650 of 5510	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.7	2254 of 2635	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2024)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics36%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 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 Redwood City	Public, Charter	K-5	909 Roosevelt Ave	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Rocketship Redwood City District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	275	9	32.3	87.6%	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	260 (94.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	32.6	3757^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.9%		17.5	5075^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.5%	1318	17.5		17.5	18.9	37.5	35.0				31.2	30.8	40.8	35.0				35.9	96.9	96.9
Orion Alternative	Public	K-5	555 Avenue Del Ora	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2412	512	24	21.7	27.7%	117 (22.9%)	8 (1.6%)	147 (28.7%)	112 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	124 (24.2%)	84	962^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.6%		69.3	1623^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	72.3%	661	52.4		52.4	69.4	58.8	69.8				67.1	79.6	55.9	50.8				61.6							$21,206	$19,158	$2,048
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	2223 Vera Ave.	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2413	382	20	19.1	69.1%	63 (16.5%)	1 (0.3%)	277 (72.5%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	24 (6.3%)	20	4828^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.6%		17.1	5108^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.0%	280	11.1		11.1	24.6	38.1	21.7				28.0	25.0	30.2	12.5				22.1	97.4			97.4			$22,934	$19,840	$3,094
Hoover Elementary	Public	K-8	701 Charter St.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2408	675	33	20.4	96.7%	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	646 (95.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	12.1	5498^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%		12.9	5487^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.5%	11	7.3	6.2	6.8	10.8	15.9	16.5	30.1	26.0	43.6	23.8	22.4	23.9	8.6	7.9	7.5	6.2	12.3	96.6						$20,893	$18,218	$2,675
Henry Ford Elementary	Public	K-5	2498 Massachusetts Ave.	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2404	445	23	19.6	66.1%	95 (21.3%)	2 (0.4%)	292 (65.6%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	26 (5.8%)	52	2497^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.4%		50.7	2522^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	57.0%	25	33.3		33.3	55.4	45.8	38.5				46.1	67.2	34.7	29.0				42.2	97.3			97.3			$22,497	$19,744	$2,753
Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion	Public	K-5	170 Selby Ln.	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2415	582	23	25.3	60.1%	80 (13.7%)	3 (0.5%)	474 (81.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.4%)	53.4	2400^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.0%		46.2	2782^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	52.6%	382	35.5		35.5	50.6	42.0	54.8				48.7	57.5	27.7	32.3				40.1	96.0			96.8	98.4		$21,373	$18,960	$2,413
Connect Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	635 Oakside Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Connect Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2426	143	8	17.8	88.1%	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (95.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.8	5816^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.7%		7.6	5789^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.4%	27	7.7	10.0	8.7	7.1	8.3	12.0	13.0	14.3	35.0	15.7	0.0	0.0	3.9	4.4	9.5	30.0	8.6
KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	2950 Fair Oaks Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 465-5477	711	37	19.1	91.0%	9 (1.3%)	8 (1.1%)	672 (94.5%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	25.8	4331^st of 5857 public elementary schools	26.1%		33.2	3659^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.7%	672	14.7	21.8	18.5	37.1	24.3	20.8	30.5	41.1	43.0	33.3	46.0	33.8	17.6	20.2	33.3	37.9	30.9	70.7	81.7	81.7	80.5	74.4	81.7
Roy Cloud Elementary	Public	K-8	3790 Red Oak Way	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2414	636	34	18.8	14.5%	359 (56.4%)	2 (0.3%)	141 (22.2%)	58 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (11.9%)	76.6	1305^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.7%		75.7	1345^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.1%	40	42.1	62.0	53.7	57.1	41.1	64.9	67.8	69.8	83.3	65.0	68.3	51.8	61.4	59.3	59.6	74.4	63.3							$20,998	$18,538	$2,460
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Middlefield Rd.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2405	280	14	20.1	94.6%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	273 (97.5%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10.9	5576^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.8%		5.9	5842^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.5%	266	12.2		12.2	4.4	13.3	39.0				18.2	8.7	8.9	7.3				8.3	90.0	96.0	96.0	94.0	96.0		$28,086	$25,054	$3,032

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocketship Redwood City

How many students attend Rocketship Redwood City?

In the 2024-25 school year, 275 students attended Rocketship Redwood City.

Is Rocketship Redwood City a good school?

Rocketship Redwood City ranks 3757^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rocketship Redwood City?

Students at Rocketship Redwood City are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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