Summary:
Rocketship Education Wisconsin Inc operates two elementary schools in the state, Rocketship Southside Community Prep and Rocketship Transformation Prep. Both schools serve students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with over 50% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. However, the academic performance of these schools is consistently low, with both ranking in the bottom quarter of elementary schools in Wisconsin.
The Rocketship schools struggle to meet state proficiency standards, with significantly lower test scores than the state average across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate at Rocketship Southside Community Prep was just 26.56%, compared to the state average of 52.14%. The performance gap is even wider in Mathematics, where the 5th grade proficiency rate at Rocketship Transformation Prep was only 27.59%, compared to the state average of 52.58%. Additionally, both schools have high chronic absenteeism rates, further hindering student achievement.
Despite the relatively high spending per student at the Rocketship schools, ranging from $10,581 to $11,835 per student, the academic outcomes remain poor. This suggests a potential disconnect between the resources available and the schools' ability to effectively utilize them to support student learning. Overall, the data indicates that Rocketship Education Wisconsin Inc is struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students, and the schools may need to re-evaluate their strategies and approaches to better support their student populations and improve academic outcomes.
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