Elementary school (grades K-5) · Redwood City, CA

Rocketship Redwood City

Federal NCES profile for Rocketship Redwood City, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 25/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 060179313923Charter school
0/100100/10025/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
70
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Rocketship Redwood City earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 91% of California schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools.

#7 of 13
elementary schools in Redwood City · Resource Index
25
Resource Index · Lower
27.5:1
large classes for California
74.4%
free-lunch eligible

Rocketship Redwood City has class sizes larger than 91% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Rocketship Redwood City ranks #7 of 13 elementary schools in Redwood City, CA.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+2 students YoY

Rocketship Redwood City held near 314 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+2 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 10.0 → 8.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+2 students YoY 060179313923 · Redwood City, CA Elementary · SMALL · CHARTER

275 enr · 27.5:1 · 74.4% lunch · RII 25

Nearest enrollment peer: Glen Oaks Elementary School (275 students)

Rocketship Redwood City held near 314 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+2 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 10.0 → 8.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Rocketship Redwood City compares

Rocketship Redwood City held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 27.5:1 ▲ 28% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 74.4% ▲ 34% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 275 top 76% - -

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

27.5:1
Leaner classes than 3% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
275
Bigger than 29% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
74.4%
free-lunch eligible - 34% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
27.5:1
students per teacher - 28% above state mean
Top 91% in California - lower ratio than 9% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
55.3%
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
$17,978
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $18,665
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.9 FTE
Per 149 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 94.5%
White 2.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.5%
African American 0.7%
Asian 0.7%
Two or More 0.4%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 94.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 10.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 10.6, Rocketship Redwood City is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

District finance for Rocketship Redwood City District reports $17,978 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar elementary schools in Redwood City

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Rocketship Redwood City

How many students attend Rocketship Redwood City?

Rocketship Redwood City has 275 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Redwood City, CA. CCD year-over-year: 312 (2022-23) → 314 (2023-24), nearly flat (+2).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Rocketship Redwood City?

The student-teacher ratio at Rocketship Redwood City is 27.5:1, which is 28% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 75% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Rocketship Redwood City?

74.4% of students at Rocketship Redwood City are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Rocketship Redwood City?

The largest demographic group at Rocketship Redwood City is Hispanic or Latino at 94.5% of enrollment, in Redwood City, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Rocketship Redwood City?

Rocketship Redwood City has a Resource Investment Index of 25/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Rocketship Redwood City rank among elementary schools in Redwood City?

By Resource Investment Index, Rocketship Redwood City ranks #7 of 13 elementary schools in Redwood City, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Redwood City on the city page.

What other schools are in Rocketship Redwood City District?

None; Rocketship Redwood City District is a single-school charter district, and Rocketship Redwood City is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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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