Rocketship Futuro Academy

Located at 2351 Olivera Rd., in Concord, California, Rocketship Futuro Academy is a mid-sized elementary campus that enrolls 669 students (grades K through 5), part of Rocketship Futuro Academy District. That puts it 44% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Rocketship Futuro Academy District is the operating authority for Rocketship Futuro Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Rocketship Futuro Academy logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 78% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 7% Asian, 6% Black, 4% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 33.5:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Contra Costa County's rate of about 45%.

In the broader community, census data for Contra Costa County shows median household earnings sit near $127,229, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Contra Costa County runs 280 public schools (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students), of which Rocketship Futuro Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Glenbrook Academy, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outer-ring site. Rocketship Futuro Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.