ROCKETSHIP EXPLORE EL

ROCKETSHIP EXPLORE EL, a tight-knit elementary-level community in FORT WORTH, Texas, overseen by ROCKETSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS, works with 289 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 44% leaner than the state mean of about 519.

ROCKETSHIP EXPLORE EL is one of 2 schools operated by ROCKETSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that caters to 731 students overall.

On demographics, ROCKETSHIP EXPLORE EL lists that the largest single group is Black, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, ROCKETSHIP EXPLORE EL has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ROCKETSHIP EXPLORE EL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 40.5%; this one comes in at 15.0%, -25.5 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Tarrant County shows median household earnings sit near $84,207, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), ROCKETSHIP EXPLORE EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ILTEXAS WOODHAVEN EL, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ROCKETSHIP EXPLORE EL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 25.5%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. As a public charter, ROCKETSHIP EXPLORE EL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.