State/Public Elementary Open

Rocketship Southside Community Prep

๐Ÿ“ 3003 W Cleveland Ave, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, 53215

444
Pupils
22.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Rocketship Southside Community Prep is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County. The school has 444 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rocketship Education Wisconsin Inc. school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Rocketship Education Wisconsin Inc.

Enrollment & staffing

Rocketship Southside Community Prep enrolls 444 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.

Male students
225 (51%)
Female students
219 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student-teacher ratio
22.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% Black or African American and 3.8% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino38988%
Black or African American306.8%
White173.8%
Asian4<1%
Two or more races4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

361 of the school's 444 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 341 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Charter schoolSupplemental VirtualTitle I

Rocketship Southside Community Prep is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-40, state senate district 3, state house district 9.

School district: Rocketship Education Wisconsin Inc

Rocketship Southside Community Prep is one of 2 schools in Rocketship Education Wisconsin Inc, based in Redwood City, Wisconsin. The district serves 731 students district-wide and employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 444 students, Rocketship Southside Community Prep is larger than the district average of about 366 students per school.

731
District students
2
Schools
35
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

17%
Reading proficient
12%
Math proficient
24%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Large

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