Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Fort Worth, Texas
Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary in Fort Worth, Texas enrolled 442 students in 2024-25 with 21.0 full-time teachers, 21.1 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 44% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%
307 students in 2022-23, 417 students in 2023-24, 442 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.0 to 21.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 307 | 18.0 | 17.0 |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 26.5 | 15.7 |
| 2024-25 | 442 | 21.0 | 21.1 |
21.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary reported.
- Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
- Gifted and talented programnot reported
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
- Chronically absent29.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
77.1% of students were Black, 19.2% Hispanic, 2.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black77.1%
- Hispanic19.2%
- Two or more races2.0%
- White1.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 10% or less | not published | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Fort Worth
149 public elementary schools in Fort Worth report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Basin Preparatory | 2,020 | 16.1 | 81.7% |
| Harmony Science Academy- Fort Worth | 1,232 | 16.8 | 51.2% |
| Tannahill Intermediate | 952 | 17.1 | 55.1% |
| Iltexas Keller Elementary | 935 | 17.2 | 32.8% |
| Uplift Ascend | 864 | 18.2 | 76.5% |
| Lizzie Curtis Elementary | 783 | 14.7 | 30.1% |
| Castleberry Elementary | 754 | 15.6 | 89.1% |
| Lake Pointe Elementary | 745 | 15.9 | 40.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary
- T a Sims ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 566 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Uplift Mighty SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 554 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Compare Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary with T a Sims ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rocketship Public Schools spends per student$25,290 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,290
- The largest public schools in TexasRocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary is the number 2,997 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,997 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher21.1 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.21.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary
How many students attend Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary?
442 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 307 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fort Worth, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary?
21.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary a Title I school?
Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).How do students at Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary in?
Rocketship Public Schools, NCES district ID 4801482. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480148214315 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.