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Rocketship Delta Prep

Public, Charter Grades K-5
3848th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 34% of California elementary schools
Summary

Rocketship Delta Prep is a public charter elementary school serving about 540 students in grades K-5 in Antioch, California, operating within the Rocketship Delta Prep District.

While its academic proficiency rates are below the state average, Rocketship Delta Prep consistently outperforms most nearby traditional public schools in the Antioch Unified district, particularly in mathematics. The school has shown remarkable improvement, climbing from a very low state ranking to a solid 2-star rating in recent years. It operates with a significantly different model, featuring a much higher student-teacher ratio of 36-to-1 compared to the 19-to-1 or 22-to-1 ratios at schools like Sutter Elementary or Mission Elementary, and does so with lower per-student spending.

Notably, Rocketship Delta Prep shows particular strength in serving African American students, ranking in the 73rd percentile statewide for that subgroup. The school's performance improves as students advance, with 5th graders scoring much higher than 3rd graders. However, challenges remain with chronic absenteeism, though it has improved and is now comparable to other local schools. Among the highest-performing schools in the immediate area are other charters, Antioch Charter Academy and Antioch Charter Academy II, suggesting the charter model is having a relative impact in this community.

540
Students ?
36.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$30,076
Per pupil spending ?
55.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1700 Cavallo Rd.
       Antioch, CA  94509-1930

(877) 806-0920

District: Rocketship Delta Prep District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
56.1%
African American:
34.8%
Two or more races:
3.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 45th percentile in 2022 → 34th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)
!Ranking has slipped from its 45th-percentile peak (2022) to 34th (2025)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school30%
California avg41%
3,848th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 34%▲ up 25 pts since 2019
From bottom 9% (2019) to bottom 34% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1094th of 1,543Rocketship Delta Prep 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202531.43848 of 585734.3%★★☆☆☆
202430.83874 of 586934.0%★★☆☆☆
202329.13969 of 585932.3%★★☆☆☆
202237.83240 of 588344.9%★★☆☆☆
201914.65271 of 57898.9%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202564.5154 of 56972.9%★★★★☆
202457.5190 of 59368.0%★★★☆☆
202356.5231 of 66165.1%★★★☆☆
202275.3105 of 66384.2%★★★★☆
201922.2635 of 74715.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202441.91686 of 316246.7%★★☆☆☆
202370.4484 of 324585.1%★★★★☆
202274.7396 of 331188.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202530.33831 of 559731.6%★★☆☆☆
202428.73906 of 561230.4%★★☆☆☆
202326.44099 of 560926.9%★☆☆☆☆
202236.43240 of 563542.5%★★☆☆☆
201923.94308 of 549221.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202544.42696 of 510747.2%★★☆☆☆
202444.62636 of 510748.4%★★☆☆☆
202339.22972 of 508741.6%★★☆☆☆
202250.72163 of 508457.5%★★★☆☆
201950.22275 of 496354.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202538.93274 of 546040.0%★★☆☆☆
202436.83379 of 551738.8%★★☆☆☆
202339.03137 of 536341.5%★★☆☆☆
202254.22026 of 526461.5%★★★☆☆
201917.94700 of 51739.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202533.53581 of 562836.4%★★☆☆☆
202433.63512 of 564337.8%★★☆☆☆
202332.93551 of 563837.0%★★☆☆☆
202239.93015 of 566346.8%★★☆☆☆
20199.85355 of 55102.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202317.92273 of 24206.1%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
African American (2025)73rd percentile+39 vs school
Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+13 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)36th percentile~ school
Female (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2023)6th percentile-26 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics32%-5 vs state
English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state
Science28%-5 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 540 students attended Rocketship Delta Prep.

Students at Rocketship Delta Prep are 56% Hispanic, 35% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

Rocketship Delta Prep ranks 3848th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026
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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