Rocketship Los Suenos Academy: English learners here outpace the state by 14 points. But one in four miss a month of school or more.
Rocketship Los Suenos Academy's strongest signal is real. Attendance is the number to ask about — and both belong on the same page.
Rocketship Los Suenos Academy scores 47 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 64th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
Most rating sites would stop at “48% proficient” and call it done. Rocketship Los Suenos Academy deserves a closer read. The school sits in San Jose, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 24.1% of English learners met the ELA standard — versus 10.4% statewide.
As a charter, Rocketship Los Suenos Academy enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
of English learners met the ELA standard — versus 10.4% statewide.
of students miss a month or more of school, versus 17.9% statewide. High absence often tracks community stress — the data can't say why.
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 3.2pp across grades; the floor rises 4.6pp. 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.
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 3.2pp 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 | 51 | 18% | 24% | 27% | 31% | 41% | −2 |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% | 21% | 30% | 33% | 38% | −7 |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 21% | 25% | 29% | 25% | 46% | −2 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 53 | 32% | 34% | 17% | 17% | 66% | +20 |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 25% | 18% | 30% | 27% | 43% | +2 |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 17% | 39% | 17% | 26% | 57% | +21 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 24 | 4% | 21% | 54% | 21% |
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 | 109 | 39.4% | +27 | +1 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 126 | 37.3% | +23 | −2 |
| English Learners | 79 | 24.1% | +19 | +14 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocketship Los Suenos Academy ← | — | 47 | 21.6% | 48.4% | −2.4 | 0.2% |
| Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory | 1.3 mi | 62 | 36.2% | 59.9% | +18.1 | 0.5% |
| Vinci Park Elementary | 2.8 mi | 61 | 39.8% | 66.9% | −13.8 | 0.1% |
| Rocketship Discovery Prep | 1.2 mi | 57 | 31.5% | 50.0% | +8.7 | 0.1% |
| California average | — | 43 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |