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Rocketship United

Public, Charter Grades K-4

858^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Rocketship United is an elementary public charter school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving 499 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the Davidson County school district, which is ranked 122 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rocketship United's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on the TNReady assessments, is consistently lower than the Davidson County and Tennessee state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Rocketship United's proficiency rates were 30.7% in Mathematics, 27.4% in English Language Arts, and 17.8% in Science, compared to the state averages of 42.2%, 38.9%, and 46.1%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly concerning in 3rd and 4th grade, where proficiency rates are significantly below the district and state levels.

Rocketship United's performance on the TNReady assessments varies significantly across different student subgroups. African American and Hispanic students at Rocketship United generally perform better than their peers at the school, with their proficiency rates ranking in the top half of Tennessee elementary schools in these subgroups. However, the school's performance for English Language Learners and students with Special Education needs is much lower, ranking in the bottom quarter of Tennessee elementary schools. The school also has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.9% to 40.0% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

501

Students ?

27.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,152

Per pupil spending ?

78.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

320 Plus Park BLVD
Nashville, TN 37217

(615) 712-7499

District: Davidson County

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.7%

African American:

46.5%

White:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2018 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg42%

858^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 23 pts since 2018

From bottom 38% (2018) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^th of 79Elementary Schools in the Davidson County

122^nd of 139Davidson County among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	858 of 1009	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	833 of 1018	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	709 of 1020	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	780 of 1000	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	877 of 983	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	439 of 985	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.2	623 of 997	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	255 of 498	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	244 of 498	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	181 of 500	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	195 of 483	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.4	291 of 411	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	74.5	69 of 404	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	49.1	179 of 450	60.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	113 of 211	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	139 of 178	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.7	35 of 164	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	38.3	97 of 165	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.8	8 of 66	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	10 of 95	89.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	878 of 986	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	792 of 990	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	655 of 989	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.6	790 of 975	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	869 of 945	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	492 of 926	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	289 of 424	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	291 of 415	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	168 of 387	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.2	255 of 363	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.2	290 of 324	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.4	69 of 250	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	75 of 319	76.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	777 of 843	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	593 of 853	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	558 of 865	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	658 of 858	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	678 of 823	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.2	217 of 821	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	55.6	316 of 877	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	784 of 984	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	820 of 991	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	717 of 987	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	751 of 980	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	811 of 941	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.6	373 of 916	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	596 of 618	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	264 of 528	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.4	286 of 447	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	203 of 395	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)49th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics31%-11 vs state

English Language Arts27%-12 vs state

Science18%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (2025)				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	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rocketship United	Public, Charter	K-4	320 Plus Park BLVD	Nashville	37217	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 712-7499	499	18	27.7		24 (4.8%)	219 (43.9%)	243 (48.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	18.2	858^th of 1009 public elementary schools	15.0%		21	833^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	18.2%	25	26.9	34.9					30.7	22.6	32.6					27.4	13.8	22.1					17.8					$18,152	$1,428	$15,417
Glenview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 Patricia DR	Nashville	37217	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 360-2906	642	38	16.8		66 (10.3%)	89 (13.9%)	471 (73.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.4%)	12.1	924^th of 1009 public elementary schools	8.4%		11.7	932^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	8.4%	8	26.3	22.9	10.9				21.0	25.9	18.6	12.7				19.9	23.5	15.7	12.7				18.0					$17,297	$1,285	$15,074
John B. Whitsitt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Whitsett RD	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5600	504	33	15.2		83 (16.5%)	43 (8.5%)	355 (70.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	49.8	486^th of 1009 public elementary schools	51.8%		54.3	415^th of 1018 public elementary schools	59.2%	71	63.5	48.6	54.2				55.6	42.7	33.8	32.2				36.5	38.7	41.9	33.9				38.5					$17,179	$1,112	$15,278
Glengarry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Finley DR	Nashville	37217	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 360-2900	357	22	16.6		47 (13.2%)	28 (7.8%)	273 (76.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	16.8	869^th of 1009 public elementary schools	13.9%		40.7	608^th of 1018 public elementary schools	40.3%	261	16.7	43.6	28.3				27.2	15.4	33.3	20.8				22.2	13.6	33.3	17.0				19.6					$18,284	$1,015	$16,366
Aventura Community Schools	Public, Charter	K-8	3010 Tuggle AVE	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 864-0118	204	10	20.4		49 (24.0%)	18 (8.8%)	117 (57.4%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.8%)	10.3	937^th of 1009 public elementary schools	7.1%					(n/a)	10.3						10.3	23.1						23.1	17.9						17.9					$23,614	$1,065	$21,642
Glencliff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Antioch PIKE	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5105	527	37	14.2		64 (12.1%)	75 (14.2%)	363 (68.9%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	14.1	898^th of 1009 public elementary schools	11.0%		11.3	938^th of 1018 public elementary schools	7.9%	40	22.1	34.9	13.9				24.1	6.4	26.5	17.8				17.1	24.4	28.9	13.9				22.7					$17,454	$1,115	$15,408
Napier Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	70 Donelson ST	Nashville	37210	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6400	289	20	14.2		7 (2.4%)	246 (85.1%)	23 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.2%)	5.1	994^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.5%		4.8	1008^th of 1018 public elementary schools	1.0%	14	16.3	5.4	7.4				10.6	16.3	8.3	11.1				12.5	10.4	8.1					7.1					$22,459	$1,971	$19,025
Fall-Hamilton Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	510 Wedgewood AVE	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6380	265	24	11.2		17 (6.4%)	184 (69.4%)	53 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	24.7	797^th of 1009 public elementary schools	21.0%		24.4	796^th of 1018 public elementary schools	21.8%	1	12.1	34.9	23.3				24.5	12.1	46.5	26.7				30.2	15.2	48.8	13.3				28.3					$21,650	$1,512	$18,774
KIPP Kirkpatrick Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-4	1000 Sevier ST	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 226-4484	330	14	23.5		9 (2.7%)	286 (86.7%)	22 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	18.7	851^st of 1009 public elementary schools	15.7%		12.9	918^th of 1018 public elementary schools	9.8%	67	29.3	23.4					26.6	16.0	29.7					22.3	25.3	35.9					30.2					$19,638	$2,177	$16,747
Explore Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	707 S 7th ST	Nashville	37206	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 784-8222	560	30	18.6		157 (28.0%)	330 (58.9%)	32 (5.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.3%)	31.8	715^th of 1009 public elementary schools	29.1%		27.8	759^th of 1018 public elementary schools	25.4%	44	17.2	43.1	26.8	10.9	11.3	22.4	23.1	13.6	50.8	40.3	17.4	15.1	16.3	27.3	17.2	60.0	41.7	21.7	30.2	33.3	35.4	24.4	37.7	34.7	32.7	$27,355	$1,925	$24,185

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocketship United

How many students attend Rocketship United?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended Rocketship United.

What district is Rocketship United in?

Davidson County

What is the racial makeup of Rocketship United?

Students at Rocketship United are 47% Hispanic, 47% African American, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Rocketship United a good school?

Rocketship United ranks in the bottom 15.0% of Tennessee elementary schools.

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