Other / mixed grade configuration · Washington, DC

Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep

Federal NCES profile for Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 31/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 110010600514Charter school
0/100100/10031/100
👥 S:T ratio
46
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
47
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 77% of District of Columbia schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most District of Columbia schools.

#109 of 154
schools in Washington · Resource Index
31
Resource Index · Lower
13.6:1
large classes for District of Columbia
530
students enrolled

Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep has class sizes larger than 77% of District of Columbia schools. Computed live against every District of Columbia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep ranks #109 of 154 schools in Washington, DC.

Enrollment

530

District of Columbia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

39.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

13.6:1

vs 12.3:1 District of Columbia avg

+11% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep compares with District of Columbia and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median
0:135:113.6:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep

Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep is a large charter combined-grade school in Washington, District of Columbia, enrolling 530 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 13.6:1 puts it in the larger third of District of Columbia schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 530 puts it in the larger third of District of Columbia schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 243 scored District of Columbia schools.

Its student body is predominantly African American (97% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 6/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 265 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 84.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 15.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Washington's public schools, it stands alongside District of Columbia International School (1,654 students): Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (13.6:1 vs 11.3:1).

Rocketship Education Dc Pcs also operates Rocketship Pcs - Rise Academy (346 students) and Rocketship Pcs - Infinity Community Prep (321 students) alongside Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep compares

Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep on the metrics families compare, against District of Columbia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs District of Columbia District of Columbia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13.6:1 ▲ 11% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 530 top 15% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

13.6:1
Leaner classes than 61% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
530
Bigger than 65% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
13.6:1
students per teacher - 11% above state mean
Top 77% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 23% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
84.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$29,167
per pupil, district-wide - below District of Columbia avg of $31,650
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 265 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 12 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 97.2%
Hispanic or Latino 2.3%
Two or More 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 97.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 5.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 5.5, Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep is less mixed than the District of Columbia school average of 33.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Rocketship Education Dc Pcs, which includes Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep.

$29,167
Per student
-8%
vs District of Columbia
Avg $31,650
+76%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 84.4%
Federal 15.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Rocketship Pcs - Rise Academy Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Rocketship Pcs - Infinity Community Prep Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Rocketship Education Dc Pcs · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Washington

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of District of Columbia, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep

How many students attend Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep?

Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep has 530 students enrolled. It is a public school in Washington, DC.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep?

The student-teacher ratio at Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep is 13.6:1, which is 11% higher than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 13% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep?

The largest demographic group at Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep is African American at 97.2% of enrollment, in Washington, DC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep?

Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep has a Resource Investment Index of 31/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep rank among schools in Washington?

By Resource Investment Index, Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep ranks #109 of 154 schools in Washington, DC. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Washington on the city page.

Is Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep a good school?

Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 77% of District of Columbia schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most District of Columbia schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Rocketship Education Dc Pcs?

Besides Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep, Rocketship Education Dc Pcs also operates Rocketship Pcs - Rise Academy (346 students) and Rocketship Pcs - Infinity Community Prep (321 students). See the Rocketship Education Dc Pcs district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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