Enrollment
418
Wisconsin · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Other / mixed grade configuration NCES 550008102969 Charter school
Rocketship Southside Community Prep — Milwaukee, WI
Federal NCES profile for Rocketship Southside Community Prep, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 10/100.
👥 Class size 11
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 0
📋 Attendance 0
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
The verdict
Rocketship Southside Community Prep earns an F Resource Investment Index (10/100), with class sizes larger than 95% of Wisconsin schools.
- F
- Resource Index · 10/100
- 22.2:1
- large classes for Wisconsin
- 76.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 418
- students enrolled
School address
District: Rocketship Education Wisconsin Inc. · Wisconsin
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
20.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
22.2:1
vs 15.1:1 Wisconsin avg
+47% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
76.8%
vs 38.5% Wisconsin avg
+99% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Rocketship Southside Community Prep compares with Wisconsin and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Rocketship Southside Community Prep reports 418 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 20.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 22.2:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 47% above the Wisconsin state mean of 15.1:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.7:1, it is 41% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 76.8% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 99% above the Wisconsin average and 48% above the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 836 students per counselor, above the ASCA-recommended ceiling of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 49.5% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 10/100 (F), calculated from 4 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Rocketship Southside Community Prep compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Wisconsin state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Wisconsin | Wisconsin avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 22.2:1 | ▲ 47% | 15.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 76.8% | ▲ 99% | 38.5% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 418 | top 69% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Class size vs. every US school
Students per teacher (lower means more individual attention)
22 smaller classes than 10% of 92,598 US schools
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US schools. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25
School size vs. every US school
Total enrollment — where this school sits by size (neither large nor small is 'better')
418 larger than 50% of 95,891 US schools
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US schools. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
76.8%
free-lunch eligible
— 99% above the Wisconsin average of 38.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold — federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
22.2:1
students per teacher
— 47% above state mean
Top 95% in Wisconsin — lower ratio than 5% of state schools
Above 20:1 — larger class loads than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is stretched relative to enrollment.
Engagement
49.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Chronic absenteeism at or above 20% — the CDC threshold for "high" — signals significant barriers to regular attendance.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Per 836 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.
Overview
Enrollment 418 Top 69% in Wisconsin — larger than 31% of 2,205 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 20.0
Students per teacher 22.2:1 +47% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 76.8% +99% vs state
NCES ID 550008102969
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 87.8%
African American 7.4%
White 2.6%
Asian 1.2%
Two or More 1.0%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 87.8% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
Counselors (FTE) 0.5
Students per counselor 836:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 49.5%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 0
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 313
- Students per teacher
- 17.9:1
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Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Before you act on this record
Treat this page as the federal baseline — then verify locally.
- Compare Rocketship Southside Community Prep side-by-side with another school you're considering on the same NCES measures. Compare schools
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- Confirm current enrollment windows, programs, and boundaries with the school directly — federal data lags the current school year. Choosing guide
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Frequently asked questions about Rocketship Southside Community Prep
How many students attend Rocketship Southside Community Prep?
Rocketship Southside Community Prep has 418 students enrolled. It is a other school in Milwaukee, WI.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rocketship Southside Community Prep?
The student-teacher ratio at Rocketship Southside Community Prep is 22.2:1, which is 47% higher than the Wisconsin average of 15.1:1 and 41% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Rocketship Southside Community Prep?
76.8% of students at Rocketship Southside Community Prep are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Wisconsin average of 38.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Rocketship Southside Community Prep?
The largest demographic group at Rocketship Southside Community Prep is Hispanic or Latino at 87.8%. The school serves a diverse student body in Milwaukee, WI.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Rocketship Southside Community Prep?
Rocketship Southside Community Prep has a Resource Investment Index of 10/100 (F) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.
Is Rocketship Southside Community Prep a good school?
Rocketship Southside Community Prep earns an F Resource Investment Index (10/100), with class sizes larger than 95% of Wisconsin schools. The Resource Investment Index reflects staffing, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance reported to NCES, not test scores or academic outcomes, so treat it as a resource snapshot rather than an overall rating.