Summary:
Schools in Rocketship Education Wisconsin Inc consist of 2 elementary schools serving PK–5 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, together enrolling 731 students, with the district ranked 416 of 432 statewide — the 4th percentile, with 0 stars.
Rocketship Southside Community Prep is the stronger of the two, with 418 students compared with 313 at Rocketship Transformation Prep. Southside ranks 850 of 1039 (18th percentile, 1 star) versus 942 of 1039 (9th percentile, 0 stars) for Transformation Prep. Southside outperforms Transformation Prep in every tested subject and grade in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, with the average gap widening from roughly 10 to about 15 percentage points. Southside also has lower chronic absenteeism (30.2% vs. 41.3%) and a much lower student-teacher ratio (17.3 vs. 32.1). Southside’s best result is Math grade 5 in 2025–2026 at 50% proficient, just 1.81 points below the state’s 51.81%. Transformation Prep’s lowest is Science grade 4 at 4.88% proficient, 48.58 points below the state.
For parents, the most important context is that both schools remain below Wisconsin averages in every tested area. Absenteeism is a shared concern: 30.2% at Southside, 41.3% at Transformation Prep, and about 35.0% network-wide, compared with the state’s 17.3%. Science and social studies are network-wide weak spots, with 2025–2026 network averages of about 14.38% in Science grade 4 and about 28.89% in Social Studies grade 4 versus state rates of 53.46% and 65.51%. Notably, Southside achieves better results despite a higher free/reduced lunch rate (32.78% vs. 23.64%) and lower per-student spending ($10,581 vs. $11,835 in 2020–2021).
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