Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary: English learners here outpace the state by 13 points. But one in four miss a month of school or more.
Rocketship Mateo Sheedy's strongest signal is real. Attendance is the number to ask about — and both belong on the same page.
Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary scores 39 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 47th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “42% proficient” and call it done. Rocketship Mateo Sheedy deserves a closer read. The school sits in San Jose, where three in four students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 23.9% of English learners met the ELA standard — versus 10.4% statewide.
As a charter, Rocketship Mateo Sheedy 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 8.7pp across grades; the floor rises 14.8pp. 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 67
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 11.6pp 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 | 80 | 14% | 16% | 23% | 48% | 30% | −13 |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 26% | 25% | 10% | 38% | 51% | +7 |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 22% | 22% | 17% | 38% | 45% | −3 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 81 | 14% | 22% | 19% | 46% | 36% | −10 |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 24% | 28% | 21% | 28% | 51% | +10 |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 15% | 24% | 22% | 39% | 39% | +4 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 58 | 3% | 17% | 53% | 26% |
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 | 172 | 38.0% | +26 | −0 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 176 | 34.9% | +20 | −4 |
| English Learners | 114 | 23.9% | +18 | +13 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary ← | — | 39 | 19.2% | 42.1% | +9.0 | 0.1% |
| Hammer Montessori at Galarza Elementary | 1.2 mi | 70 | 43.3% | 72.2% | +0.2 | 1.0% |
| Booksin Elementary | 2.5 mi | 70 | 48.6% | 75.1% | +3.2 | 1.5% |
| Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory | 1.9 mi | 62 | 36.2% | 59.9% | +18.1 | 0.5% |
| California average | — | 43 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means