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Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 348
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKETSHIP EDUCATION DC PCS·NCES 110010600509
Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy
2335 RAYNOLDS PLACE SE, Washington, DC 20020 · (202) 750-7177 · District of Columbia
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of District of Columbia public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded District of Columbia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 77 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
7.5%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
5.0%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all District of Columbia schools, those numbers are about 38 and 28.
Source: DC CAPE. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.0% | #125 of 127 | #125 of 127 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.5% | #127 of 131 | #127 of 131 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #77 of 156 | #77 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #131 of 135 | #131 of 135 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.1% | #126 of 135 | #126 of 135 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.3% | #12 of 73 | #12 of 73 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
346
-339 (-49%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 346 | 22 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 23.5 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 25.9 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 685 | 40 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 41.3 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy.
About Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy
Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy sits in Washington, District of Columbia, and is classified as an elementary school. It enrolls 346 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
Within Rocketship Education DC PCS, Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy is one of 3 schools. The district enrolls 1,197 students.
At Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy, 97% of students are Black. For comparison, the population of District of Columbia is roughly 42% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy scores 5%.
The school has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.7 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in District of Columbia average 11.0:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy lands at F, ahead of 2% of District of Columbia public elementary schools.
The county, District of Columbia, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $109,870, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 64% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 247, with about 94,385 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Garfield Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Federal records list enrollment at Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy as 685 in 2020-21 and 346 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. The number of students per teacher dropped from 17.1 to 15.7 over 4 years.
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District of Columbia at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
681,294
Census ACS
Median income
$109,870
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
247
94,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rocketship Education DC PCS
- Rocketship PCS - Legacy PrepElementary · 530 students
- Rocketship PCS - Infinity Community PrepElementary · 321 students
Other schools in Washington
- Jackson-Reed High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- District of Columbia International SchoolHigh · 1,654 students
- Columbia Heights Education CampusHigh · 1,563 students
- Deal Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,462 students
- Coolidge High SchoolHigh · 1,029 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 943 students
Nearby schools
- Garfield Elementary School0.3 mi · 252
- Stanton Elementary School0.4 mi · 288
- Moten Elementary School0.5 mi · 216
- AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Douglas Knoll0.5 mi · 39
- Johnson Middle School0.6 mi · 307
- DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Middle School0.6 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About Rocketship PCS - Rise AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy?
Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy enrolls approximately 346 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy serve?
Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy?
At Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy, the student body is approximately 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 97% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy?
Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy is overseen by Rocketship Education DC PCS in District of Columbia.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.