Rocketship Delta Prep

Rocketship Delta Prep, a reasonably sized elementary school in Antioch, California, overseen by Rocketship Delta Prep District, hosts 540 students, covering grades K through 5.

Rocketship Delta Prep sits inside Rocketship Delta Prep District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Rocketship Delta Prep logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%. Other groups include 35% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 36.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Rocketship Delta Prep higher than the state norm the norm. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Contra Costa County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Contra Costa County shows median household income runs about $127,229, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Rocketship Delta Prep is one of 280 public schools in Contra Costa County (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students).

Nearest neighbor: Kimball Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rocketship Delta Prep.

Rocketship Delta Prep operates from a bedroom-community location. Rocketship Delta Prep operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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