Rocketship Discovery Prep: English learners here outpace the state by 19 points. But one in four miss a month of school or more.
Rocketship Discovery Prep's strongest signal is real. Attendance is the number to ask about — and both belong on the same page.
Rocketship Discovery Prep scores 57 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 79th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “50% proficient” and call it done. Rocketship Discovery Prep deserves a closer read. The school sits in San Jose, where two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: +8.7pp separates this year's grade 3 from its grade 5. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Following the same students from 2023 G3 → 2025 G5 points the same way.
As a charter, Rocketship Discovery Prep enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
separates this year's grade 3 from its grade 5. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Following the same students from 2023 G3 → 2025 G5 points the same way.
of students miss a month or more of school, versus 17.9% statewide. High absence often tracks community stress — worth asking about on a tour.
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding rises 3.3pp across grades; the floor rises 10.3pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Kids here gain ground the longer they stay — the pattern you want to see. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
Rocketship Discovery Prep's most underrated number
48.6% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask how the school tracks and follows up on attendance. High absence often reflects community stress, not classroom quality — a visit will tell you which.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 60
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
3 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 5.1pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 62 | 27% | 16% | 16% | 40% | 44% | +0 |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 32% | 19% | 17% | 31% | 52% | +7 |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 31% | 23% | 19% | 27% | 54% | +6 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 63 | 27% | 16% | 32% | 25% | 43% | −3 |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 35% | 23% | 17% | 26% | 58% | +16 |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 37% | 13% | 23% | 27% | 50% | +15 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 52 | 10% | 21% | 50% | 19% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 144 | 48.6% | +36 | +10 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 163 | 46.6% | +32 | +8 |
| English Learners | 98 | 29.6% | +24 | +19 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocketship Discovery Prep ← | — | 57 | 31.5% | 50.0% | +8.7 | 0.1% |
| Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory | 2.2 mi | 62 | 36.2% | 59.9% | +18.1 | 0.5% |
| Vinci Park Elementary | 1.9 mi | 61 | 39.8% | 66.9% | −13.8 | 0.1% |
| Summerdale Elementary | 2.6 mi | 56 | 34.2% | 61.7% | −12.3 | 0.4% |
| California average | — | 43 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |