Rocketship Public Schools
Fort Worth, Texas · Tarrant County · Grades Pre-K–5 · Charter
Rocketship Public Schools runs 2 schools (2 elementary) with 731 students. By enrollment it is the 674th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 2 |
| Students | 731 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 38.5 |
| Students per teacher | 19 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 74.4% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 4801482 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Rocketship Public Schools
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 442 | 21.1 | 73.1% |
| Rocketship Explore Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 289 | 16.5 | 76.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Rocketship Public Schools schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Rocketship Public Schools in context
Size
Rocketship Public Schools enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is close to the median district (886 students). Its schools average 366 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary School (442) and the smallest is Rocketship Explore Elementary School (289). NCES lists Rocketship Public Schools as an independent charter district: a charter school operator that is its own local education agency rather than part of a geographic school district.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Kindergarten is its largest grade, with 143 students this year. Grade 5 has 61 students and kindergarten has 143, 57% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Rocketship Public Schools enrolls 139 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Black students are the largest group in Rocketship Public Schools at 71.7%, above their 12.8% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 20.9%.
74.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 73.1% at Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary School to 76.5% at Rocketship Explore Elementary School. All 2 of its schools serve free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 19 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. Rocketship Public Schools reports no school counselors to NCES. It reports no librarians or media specialists and 1 school psychologists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
NCES classifies Rocketship Public Schools' area as city, large: inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest district is East Fort Worth Montessori Academy, 1.7 miles away with 131 students. 54 districts are within 25 miles, and 44 of them enroll more students than Rocketship Public Schools. Tarrant County has 30 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 15 | 49 |
| School counselors | 0 | – |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 1 | 731 |
| Instructional aides | 10.1 | 72 |
| Other student support staff | 4 | 183 |
| School administrators | 4.1 | 178 |
| District administrators | 1 | 731 |
| All staff | 69.7 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 71.7% |
| Hispanic | 20.9% |
| White | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 139 |
| Kindergarten | 143 |
| Grade 1 | 111 |
| Grade 2 | 90 |
| Grade 3 | 93 |
| Grade 4 | 94 |
| Grade 5 | 61 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Fort Worth Montessori Academy | 2 mi | 131 | 14.8 | – |
| New Heights | 2 mi | 588 | 32.4 | – |
| Fort Worth ISD | 5 mi | 70,405 | 15.1 | – |
| Trinity Basin Preparatory | 6 mi | 7,007 | 15.6 | – |
| Academy of Visual and Performing Arts | 6 mi | 146 | 7.4 | – |
| Arlington Classics Academy | 6 mi | 1,506 | 15.5 | – |
| Birdville ISD | 7 mi | 22,267 | 15.3 | – |
| Kennedale ISD | 7 mi | 2,754 | 13.8 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Tarrant County
- Fort Worth ISD (70,405 students)
- Arlington ISD (53,339 students)
- Mansfield ISD (35,354 students)
- Northwest ISD (32,098 students)
- Keller ISD (32,042 students)
- International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) (25,497 students)
- Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD (23,982 students)
- Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD (23,262 students)
- Birdville ISD (22,267 students)
- Crowley ISD (17,011 students)
- Grapevine-Colleyville ISD (13,541 students)
- Carroll ISD (8,105 students)
- Azle ISD (7,304 students)
- Trinity Basin Preparatory (7,007 students)
- White Settlement ISD (6,831 students)
- Everman ISD (5,018 students)
- Castleberry ISD (3,851 students)
- Lake Worth ISD (3,249 students)
- Newman International Academy of Arlington (2,830 students)
- Kennedale ISD (2,754 students)
- Arlington Classics Academy (1,506 students)
- Westlake Academy Charter School (877 students)
- Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts (670 students)
- New Heights (588 students)
- Treetops School International (343 students)
- Texas School of the Arts (337 students)
- Jean Massieu Academy (185 students)
- Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (146 students)
- East Fort Worth Montessori Academy (131 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
300 E Loop 820, Fort Worth, TX 76112
Phone: (682)339-1220
Website: rocketshipschools.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.