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Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 124 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy is a public charter elementary school in Washington, DC's Ward 8/Anacostia area, serving 346 students in grades PK through 5 as part of the Rocketship Education DC PCS charter network. The school's performance has been volatile: it ranked solidly in the middle of DC elementary schools in 2018-2019 (70th of 122), then fell to the bottom 2% in both 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 before rebounding to the 11th percentile (110th of 124) in 2025-2026.

Academically, the school remains far below state averages despite recent gains. On the 2025-2026 DC CAPE exam, 10.8% of Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy students were proficient in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to state averages of 39.6% and 28.2%. While this is an improvement over the prior year's 7.5% ELA and 5.0% math rates, high spending does not clearly translate into stronger results. Rise spends $31,463 per student — about 24% more than KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS — yet posts similar or lower proficiency rates. Lee Montessori PCS - East End spends roughly $5,700 less per student and achieves nearly double the ELA proficiency. Rise also has the highest student-teacher ratio (15.7:1) among nearby schools, though it has improved from 20.4 three years ago.

Notably, several nearby District of Columbia Public Schools serving similar grade spans outperform Rise dramatically. Within a half-mile, Stanton Elementary School posts ELA and math proficiency of 26.3% and 30.3%, Garfield Elementary School reaches 23.3% and 27.1%, and Moten Elementary School achieves 26.8% and 25.4% — all two to three times higher than Rise. Subgroup results are also a concern, though the school's rankings for the student populations it serves improved from the 0th percentile to the low-20s in 2025-2026, suggesting recent changes may be starting to work. Rise's upward trajectory is encouraging, but families weighing options in Anacostia will find stronger academic outcomes at several nearby traditional public schools.

346

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,238

Per pupil spending ?

2335 Raynolds Place SE
Washington, DC 20020

(202) 750-7177

District: Rocketship Education DC PCS

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.4%

Two or more races:

1.2%

Hispanic:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2019 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (11% vs 34% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg9%

District Of Columbia avg34%

110^th of 124

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 31 pts since 2019

From bottom 43% (2019) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Rocketship Education DC PCS

44^th of 46Rocketship Education DC PCS among District Of Columbia 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	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	110 of 124	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	123 of 126	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	123 of 128	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	70 of 122	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	77 of 96	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	108 of 108	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	63 of 63	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.4	49 of 106	53.8%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	52.2	37 of 91	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	35.8	72 of 117	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	62 of 80	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	92 of 92	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	35.6	69 of 113	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	32.2	33 of 45	26.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2019)59th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2019)39th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2019)38th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2019)27th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)20th percentile+9 vs school

By subject vs District Of Columbia (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts11%-29 vs state

Mathematics11%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DC CAPE English Language Arts (2026)				DC CAPE Mathematics (2026)				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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DC CAPE English Language Arts 3rd Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts 4th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts 5th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts All Grades	DC CAPE Mathematics 3rd Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 4th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 5th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2335 Raynolds Place SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	Rocketship Education DC PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 750-7177	346	22	15.7		2 (0.6%)	337 (97.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	16.4	110^th of 124 public elementary schools	11.3%					(n/a)	6.5	10.3		10.8	10.9	7.7	14.3	10.8	$39,238	$2,537	$36,700
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2435 Alabama Ave SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6140	252	25	10.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	237 (94.0%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	37.7	64^th of 124 public elementary schools	48.4%		21	104^th of 128 public elementary schools	18.8%	40	12.5	35.3		23.3			25.0	27.1	$32,716	$2,580	$30,136
Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Naylor Rd. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6180	288	30	9.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	273 (94.8%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	41.1	58^th of 124 public elementary schools	53.2%		30	84^th of 128 public elementary schools	34.4%	26	19.3	29.4		26.3	45.2	36.4	11.4	30.3	$33,657	$3,056	$30,601
Moten Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1565 Morris Rd. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 698-1111	216	28	7.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	208 (96.3%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	29.6	76^th of 124 public elementary schools	38.7%		36.6	68^th of 128 public elementary schools	46.9%	8	9.5	32.1		26.8	28.5		13.6	25.4	$35,409	$2,827	$32,581
Turner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3264 Stanton Rd. SE	Washington	20032	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 645-3470	461	38	12.2	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	441 (95.7%)	16 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.9	122^nd of 124 public elementary schools	1.6%					(n/a)	3.7	9.7	7.8	7.4	5.6	5.7	4.5	5.3	$29,354	$2,705	$26,649
KIPP DC - Discover Academy PCS	Public, Charter	PK-K	2600 Douglass Road SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 678-7735	282	21	13.1	99.4%	1 (0.4%)	274 (97.2%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$30,296	$3,498	$26,798
KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS	Public, Charter	1-4	2600 Douglass Road SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	KIPP Dc Pcs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 610-5323	408	32	12.6	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	400 (98.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	107^th of 124 public elementary schools	13.7%		14.3	124^th of 128 public elementary schools	3.1%	17	4.8	15.0		9.7	13.4	16.3		14.7	$28,627	$3,640	$24,987
DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	2330 Pomeroy Road SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	DC Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 729-3500	409	32	12.7	80.9%	1 (0.2%)	389 (95.1%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)								(n/a)	19.1								$29,035	$3,269	$25,766
Ketcham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1919 15th St. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 698-1122	244	27	9.0	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	229 (93.9%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	12.1	120^th of 124 public elementary schools	3.2%		15.2	121^st of 128 public elementary schools	5.5%	1	4.2		7.5	9.7		6.5		2.4	$31,699	$2,725	$28,973
Lee Montessori PCS - East End	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2345 R Street SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	Lee Montessori PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 996-6700	246	17	14.8		12 (4.9%)	203 (82.5%)	14 (5.7%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)								(n/a)	21.7	28.6		20.0					$29,127	$576	$28,550

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Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy ranks in the bottom 11.3% of District Of Columbia elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 346 students attended Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy.

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Rocketship Education DC PCS

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Students at Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy are 97% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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