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Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds

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Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds ranks 2513 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

2513^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds is a public charter elementary school serving about 500 students in grades K-5 in San Jose, operating as its own charter district and earning a consistent 3-star rating while serving a community with significant economic need.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, particularly in mathematics where it outperforms the state average and nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Mt. Pleasant Elementary and Thomas P. Ryan Elementary. It is exceptionally effective for English Language Learners and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, achieving these outcomes despite having a higher student-to-teacher ratio and managing chronic absenteeism better than many comparison schools like Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant.

Parents should note two key areas: the school shows a significant need for improvement in science proficiency, and math performance is stronger in earlier grades than in fifth grade. Compared to other local schools in lower-performing districts like the Alum Rock Union Elementary district, Rocketship Brilliant Minds demonstrates that its educational model can deliver notable success in core subjects for the students it serves.

500

Students ?

30.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,299

Per pupil spending ?

71.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2960 Story Rd.
San Jose, CA 95127-3925

(877) 806-0920

District: Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.2%

Asian:

20.4%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2019 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 24 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 30 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

California avg41%

2,513^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 11 pts since 2019

From bottom 46% (2019) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

609^th of 1,543Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds 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	51.8	2513 of 5857	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	2080 of 5869	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	2331 of 5859	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	2539 of 5883	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	3140 of 5789	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	604 of 1203	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.3	664 of 1205	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	747 of 1190	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	836 of 1154	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.6	533 of 1149	53.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	73.7	341 of 3162	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	219 of 3245	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	79.1	307 of 3311	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	44.8	1502 of 3275	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	2759 of 5597	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	1698 of 5612	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	2137 of 5609	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	2690 of 5635	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.5	3373 of 5492	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	2214 of 5107	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	1351 of 5107	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	57.4	1801 of 5087	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	1910 of 5084	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	2902 of 4963	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	1757 of 5460	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	1447 of 5517	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	1300 of 5363	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	1509 of 5264	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	47.4	2590 of 5173	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	2120 of 5628	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	2344 of 5643	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	2358 of 5638	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	2276 of 5663	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	2742 of 5510	50.2%	★★★☆☆

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)89th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%~ state avg

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

Science9%-24 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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th 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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th 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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th 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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th 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 Academy Brilliant Minds	Public, Charter	K-5	2960 Story Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	500	17	30.3	71.8%	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	376 (75.2%)	102 (20.4%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	51.8	2513^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.1%		59.7	2080^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.6%	433																													9.1		9.1	42.7	50.7	45.5				46.4	56.0	48.1	27.3				46.4	90.4	94.7	98.3	93.0	93.9	93.9	$22,299	$3,542	$18,757
Thomas P. Ryan Elementary	Public	K-5	1241 McGinness Ave.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8650	247	13	19.0	83.8%	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	220 (89.1%)	20 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	12.1	5501^st of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%		17.5	5080^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.4%	421																													7.7		7.7	7.3	18.2	25.5				17.7	9.5	18.8	19.2				16.2	91.8	93.9					$23,024	$3,182	$19,842
Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant	Public, Charter	K-8	14271 Story Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant Distr	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 791-1609	235	9	26.1	82.6%	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	230 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	15.6	5221^st of 5857 public elementary schools	10.9%		9	5728^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.4%	507																													4.8	0.0	2.2	24.0	29.6	23.8	21.4	5.0	4.2	18.6	29.2	17.2	19.1	7.1	15.0	8.3	15.8	78.0	90.0	96.0	84.0	92.0	86.0	$25,876	$2,858	$23,018
Lyndale Elementary	Public	K-5	13901 Nordyke Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7900	275	13	21.1	82.9%	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	231 (84.0%)	30 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.3%)	12.3	5482^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.4%		13.5	5432^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	7.4%	50																													5.4		5.4	26.1	26.3	14.3				22.7	23.4	11.9	2.7				13.5	94.7			97.4	97.4		$22,728	$3,284	$19,444
Mt. Pleasant Elementary	Public	K-5	14275 Candler Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Mount Pleasant Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 258-6451	172	8	21.5	79.7%	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	143 (83.1%)	19 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.9%)	14.8	5277^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.9%		17.6	5062^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	13.8%	215																													27.3		27.3	16.7	11.8	36.4				20.0	16.7	11.8	9.1				12.5							$26,022	$4,808	$21,214
Aptitud Community Academy at Goss	Public	K-8	2475 Van Winkle Ln.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7656	386	20	19.5	89.1%	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	336 (87.0%)	40 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	16.7	5134^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.3%		27.9	4118^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.8%	1016																													7.1	20.7	15.0	22.5	19.6	16.7	25.0	27.3	32.8	24.5	30.0	23.9	7.1	25.0	34.1	15.5	22.4							$23,559	$2,756	$20,803
Adelante Dual Language Academy	Public	K-8	2999 Ridgemont Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-1900	505	24	20.8	56.6%	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	489 (96.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38.2	3332^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.1%		34.8	3544^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.6%	212	12.8	20.0	4.3	0.0	14.6	5.8	9.7	44.7	18.3	34.0	10.7	33.3	11.5	24.5	21.3	23.3	8.7	7.1	37.5	17.3	19.1	8.5	18.3	2.2	1.8	10.4	9.6	8.7	23.5	21.2	22.3	27.5	33.3	41.2	30.4	57.5	52.9	39.8	36.5	41.5	35.3	41.1	45.8	21.2	37.0							$23,691	$2,951	$20,740
Sylvia Cassell Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Tallahassee Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7200	282	14	20.1	87.6%	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	228 (80.9%)	42 (14.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	14.7	5287^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.7%		11.1	5616^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.3%	329																													18.9		18.9	19.1	23.7	27.0				23.1	20.9	10.5	13.5				15.3	96.8						$23,391	$3,320	$20,071
Rocketship Si Se Puede Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2249 Dobern Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Si Se Puede Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	271	10	27.1	81.5%	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	235 (86.7%)	30 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	39.4	3259^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.4%		28.7	4056^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.9%	797																													16.7		16.7	36.1	35.9	29.4				34.8	35.1	51.3	35.3				41.9	80.5	89.6	92.2	84.4	84.4	85.7	$24,729	$4,018	$20,711
Horace Cureton Elementary	Public	K-5	3720 East Hills Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7350	254	11	23.0	79.1%	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	220 (86.6%)	20 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	15	5262^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.2%		26.1	4280^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.1%	982																													11.4		11.4	11.9	25.6	18.2				18.6	19.1	32.6	11.4				20.9	93.0		93.0				$22,363	$3,419	$18,944

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds

What is the racial makeup of Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds?

Students at Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds are 75% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 2% White.

What district is Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds in?

Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds District

How many students attend Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds?

In the 2024-25 school year, 500 students attended Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds.

Is Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds a good school?

Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds ranks 2513^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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