Rocketship Explore Elementary School
Public elementary school (charter) in Fort Worth, Texas · Rocketship Public Schools · Grades Pre-K–5
Rocketship Explore Elementary School serves 289 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 4187th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.5 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 ÷ 17.53 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 | 480148222905 |
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 | 289 | 731 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.5 | 19 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 76.5% | 74.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 78% 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 Explore Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 2 elementary schools in Rocketship Public Schools, Rocketship Explore Elementary School is the smallest, with 39.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.8 miles away and have a median of 437 students, so Rocketship Explore Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
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 pre-K with 72 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 23, against an average of 41 per grade. This year grade 5 has 59% fewer students than kindergarten (23 against 56). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 72 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 63.3% of enrollment, a lower share than across Rocketship Public Schools (71.7%). Hispanic students are next, at 23.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
76.5% of students qualify 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
Rocketship Explore Elementary School has 17.53 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 289 students would have about 19.5 teachers, so Rocketship Explore Elementary School has 2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Iltexas Woodhaven Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas). There are 40 elementary schools within 5 miles and 179 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 63.3% |
| Hispanic | 23.5% |
| White | 6.9% |
| Asian | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |
49.5% of students are girls and 50.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 72 |
| Kindergarten | 56 |
| Grade 1 | 36 |
| Grade 2 | 40 |
| Grade 3 | 30 |
| Grade 4 | 32 |
| Grade 5 | 23 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
300 E. Loop 820, Fort Worth, TX 76112
Phone: (682)339-5200
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Rocketship Explore Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iltexas Woodhaven Elementary School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 1.1 mi | 588 | 16.2 | 87.6% |
| John T White Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.2 mi | 369 | 12.9 | 95.1% |
| Lowery Road | Fort Worth ISD | 1.6 mi | 414 | 13 | 81.2% |
| Atwood McDonald Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.7 mi | 261 | 13.2 | 95% |
| Uplift Crescendo Prep Ps | Uplift Education | 1.9 mi | 532 | 18.6 | 81% |
| Newman International Academy at Fort Worth | Newman International Academy of Arlington | 2.0 mi | 255 | 24.6 | 54.9% |
| Eastern Hills Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.1 mi | 459 | 17.8 | 92.4% |
| River Trails Elementary School | Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD | 2.1 mi | 676 | 18.3 | 58.4% |
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 Dennis Dunkins Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 442 |