Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary School
Public elementary school (charter) in Fort Worth, Texas · Rocketship Public Schools · Grades Pre-K–5
Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary School serves 442 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 2 schools in Rocketship Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 3089th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 21.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 20.98 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Rocketship Public Schools |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480148214315 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Rocketship Public Schools | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 442 | 731 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 21.1 | 19 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.1% | 74.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 98% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary School in context
Size
Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary School is the largest of Rocketship Public Schools' 2 elementary schools; its 442 students are 60.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 0.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 447; Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary School is close to their typical size.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is kindergarten with 87 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 38, against an average of 63 per grade. This year grade 5 has 56% fewer students than kindergarten (38 against 87). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 67 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 77.1% here and 71.7% across Rocketship Public Schools. Hispanic students are next, at 19.2%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 74.4% across Rocketship Public Schools and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 20.98 full-time-equivalent teachers for 442 students, Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary School has 21.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 442 students would have about 29.9 teachers, so Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary School has 8.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is T a Sims Elementary School, 0.3 miles away in Fort Worth ISD. Within 10 miles there are 165 other elementary schools, 46 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 77.1% |
| Hispanic | 19.2% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| White | 1.6% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 67 |
| Kindergarten | 87 |
| Grade 1 | 75 |
| Grade 2 | 50 |
| Grade 3 | 63 |
| Grade 4 | 62 |
| Grade 5 | 38 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3520 E Berry St, Fort Worth, TX 76105
Phone: (682)339-1300
Website: rocketshipschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T a Sims Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 0.3 mi | 566 | 16.5 | 97.2% |
| Uplift Mighty Prep Ps | Uplift Education | 0.5 mi | 554 | 18.5 | 92.6% |
| Christene C Moss Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 0.7 mi | 393 | 14.3 | 94.7% |
| McRae Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 0.7 mi | 543 | 15 | 95.4% |
| Oaklawn Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 0.8 mi | 395 | 15.5 | 95.4% |
| Mitchell Boulevard Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 0.8 mi | 338 | 12.9 | 93.5% |
| S S Dillow Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 0.8 mi | 432 | 14.5 | 98.4% |
| Uplift Meridian Prep Ps | Uplift Education | 1.2 mi | 461 | 15.6 | 93.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Rocketship Public Schools
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocketship Explore Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 289 |