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Rocketship Spark Academy

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Rocketship Spark Academy ranks 1675 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

1675^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rocketship Spark Academy is a public elementary school serving 546 students in grades K-5 in San Jose, operating within the Rocketship Spark Academy District, and stands out as a high-performing 4-star school in an area where many nearby schools struggle academically.

The school excels in core subjects, with 57% of students proficient in math and 54% in science, significantly outpacing both state averages and most neighboring schools like G. W. Hellyer Elementary and those in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary district. It is particularly effective in supporting English learners and students from lower-income families, achieving these strong results despite having larger class sizes and spending less per student than many traditional public schools in the area, such as Stonegate Elementary.

When compared to other local options, Rocketship Spark Academy and its fellow charter, Rocketship Rising Stars, form a pocket of high achievement, while chronic absenteeism has improved and remains below the state average. However, it's important to note that performance trends can vary for different student groups over time. The school's model demonstrates that strong foundational instruction and support systems can lead to excellent outcomes, even within the same community as other schools facing greater challenges.

546

Students ?

35.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,374

Per pupil spending ?

55.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

683 Sylvandale Ave.
San Jose, CA 95111-1414

(877) 806-0920

District: Rocketship Spark Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.4%

Asian:

37.2%

African American:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2019 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2019

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

!Large classes — about 35 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

California avg41%

1,675^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 13 pts since 2019

From top 16% (2019) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

363^rd of 1,543Rocketship Spark 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	68.3	1675 of 5857	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	1564 of 5869	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	1234 of 5859	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	1893 of 5883	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.6	926 of 5789	84.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	494 of 1203	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	544 of 1205	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	561 of 1190	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	689 of 1154	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.4	411 of 1149	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.3	1619 of 2227	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	90.5	108 of 3162	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	63 of 3245	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	200 of 3311	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	77.1	366 of 3275	88.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	1563 of 5597	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	1338 of 5612	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	1130 of 5609	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	1785 of 5635	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.7	1038 of 5492	81.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	2578 of 5107	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	2118 of 5107	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	1200 of 5087	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	1619 of 5084	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.4	813 of 4963	83.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	1052 of 5460	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	1083 of 5517	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	664 of 5363	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	947 of 5264	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	90.3	288 of 5173	94.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	1708 of 5628	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	1722 of 5643	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.7	1305 of 5638	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	1951 of 5663	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.0	825 of 5510	85.0%	★★★★☆

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)97th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)70th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)59th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics57%+20 vs state

Science54%+21 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

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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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Stipe (Samuel) Elementary	Public	K-6	5000 Lyng Dr.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-7332	310	14	22.1	60.6%	15 (4.8%)	10 (3.2%)	213 (68.7%)	56 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.5%)	29.4	4011^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.5%		28.9	4033^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	31.3%	22																					15.3		15.3	25.6	35.6	26.3	36.7			31.1	44.7	33.3	18.6	32.7			30.9	94.1	94.1			94.1		$20,707	$1,499	$19,208

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocketship Spark Academy

How many students attend Rocketship Spark Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 546 students attended Rocketship Spark Academy.

What district is Rocketship Spark Academy in?

Rocketship Spark Academy District

What is the racial makeup of Rocketship Spark Academy?

Students at Rocketship Spark Academy are 56% Hispanic, 37% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Rocketship Spark Academy a good school?

Rocketship Spark Academy ranks 1675^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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