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Rocketship Spark Academy School in San Jose, CA
(KG-05 • Public • Regular School)

City-data.com school rating (using weighted test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 81
Address
 683 Sylvandale Ave.
San Jose, CA 95111
Telephone
(408) 899-2607
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Website
http://www.rsed.org
City-data.com school rating
81
Students
613
Classroom Teachers (FTE)
17.0
National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status
No
Free lunch eligible students
390
Reduced-price lunch
eligible students
108
School district
Franklin-McKinley Elementary
Charter school
Yes
Title I status
Title I schoolwide school
Magnet School Indicator
No
Shared Time Indicator
Missing
Adult education offered
No

Ratings

This school rating compared to other nearby schools ratings:
Rocketship Spark Academy School:

81
Ramblewood Elementary (0.9 miles):

68
G. W. Hellyer Elementary (0.3 miles):

65
Voices College-Bound Language Academy (0.3 miles):

57
Sylvandale Middle (0.1 miles):

53
Andrew P. Hill High (0.5 miles):

47
Christopher Elementary (0.6 miles):

30
Lairon College Preparatory Academy (0.5 miles):

22
Los Arboles Literacy and Technology Academy (0.4 miles):

18
Rocketship Spark Academy School rating compared to average state, county and city schools ratings:
California:

46
Santa Clara County:

64
San Jose:

55
Rocketship Spark Academy School:

81

Students & Teachers


Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2016: 613
Enrollment in 2015: 568
Enrollment in 2014: 539

Rocketship Spark Academy School - Historical enrollment


Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
GradeKGG01G02G03G04G05Total
All students1381121151129739613
Female students735353565316304
Male students655962564423309
American Indian/Alaska Native students - - - - 1 - 1
Asian students47365234318208
Hispanic students857160756330384
Black students231 - 2 - 8
White students11 - 1 - 14
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander students1 - 1 - - - 2
Two or More Races students2112 - - 6

Enrollment by grade:
Kindergarten enrollment: 138
1st grade enrollment: 112
2nd grade enrollment: 115
3rd grade enrollment: 112
4th grade enrollment: 97
5th grade enrollment: 39

Rocketship Spark Academy School - Historical enrollment by grade


Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Female enrollment: 304 (49.6%)
Rocketship Spark Academy School:

49.6%
California:

49.4%
Male enrollment: 309 (50.4%)
Rocketship Spark Academy School:

50.4%
State:

49.6%

Rocketship Spark Academy School - Historical enrollment by gender


Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
American Indian/Alaska Native enrollment: 1 (0.2%)
School:

0.2%
State:

1.0%
Asian enrollment: 208 (33.9%)
School:

33.9%
California:

9.4%
Hispanic enrollment: 384 (62.6%)
School:

62.6%
State:

46.0%
Black enrollment: 8 (1.3%)
Rocketship Spark Academy School:

1.3%
California:

6.1%
White enrollment: 4 (0.7%)
School:

0.7%
California:

28.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander enrollment: 2 (0.3%)
Here:

0.3%
State:

0.6%
Two or More Races enrollment: 6 (1.0%)
Rocketship Spark Academy School:

1.0%
California:

4.5%

Rocketship Spark Academy School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity


Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
Free/reduced-price lunch eligible students: 498 (81.2%)
School:

81.2%
State:

61.2%
Free lunch eligible students: 390 (63.6%)
School:

63.6%
California:

52.8%
Reduced-price lunch eligible students: 108 (17.6%)
Rocketship Spark Academy School:

17.6%
California:

8.6%

Rocketship Spark Academy School - Lunch Program Eligibility


Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 17


Student/Teacher Ratio
Here:

36.1
California:

22.8

Rocketship Spark Academy School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio

Statewide Student Assessments


Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments:
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(State average from 10,463 schools)
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments (SB) is one of the online summative assessments - part of California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System.

The summative assessments are comprehensive, end-of-year assessments of grade-level learning that measure progress toward college and career readiness. Each test in English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics is comprised of two parts: (1) a computer-adaptive test and (2) a performance task, administered within a selected testing window available at 66 percent of the instructional year for grades three through eight, and grade eleven.

The summative assessments are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA and mathematics. The tests capitalize on the strengths of computer adaptive testing efficient and precise measurement across the full range of achievement and timely turnaround of results.

    ELA Standard Met and Above

  • All63%
  • Males61%
  • Females65%
  • Asian80%
  • Hispanic48%
ELA students tested: 246
ELA students with scores: 246

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

63%
State:

49%

Standard Not Met: 22.4%
Standard Nearly Met: 14.6%
Standard Met: 26.0%
Standard Exceeded: 37.0%

All Grades:
22.4%
14.6%
26.0%
37.0%
3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2466.7, Students tested: 114, Standard Not Met: 20.2%, Nearly Met: 12.3%, Met: 24.6%, Exceeded: 43.0%)
20.2%
12.3%
24.6%
43.0%
4th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2486.8, Students tested: 100, Standard Not Met: 24.0%, Nearly Met: 18.0%, Met: 24.0%, Exceeded: 34.0%)
24.0%
18.0%
24.0%
34.0%
5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2503.2, Students tested: 32, Standard Not Met: 25.0%, Nearly Met: 12.5%, Met: 37.5%, Exceeded: 25.0%)
25.0%
12.5%
37.5%
25.0%

Rocketship Spark Academy School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)

    Math Standard Met and Above

  • All70%
  • Males71%
  • Females68%
  • Asian89%
  • Hispanic57%
Math students tested: 246
Math students with scores: 246

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

70%
California:

38%

Standard Not Met: 12.2%
Standard Nearly Met: 18.3%
Standard Met: 22.4%
Standard Exceeded: 47.1%

All Grades:
12.2%
18.3%
22.4%
47.1%
3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2494.1, Students tested: 115, Standard Not Met: 13.0%, Nearly Met: 13.0%, Met: 20.9%, Exceeded: 53.0%)
13.0%
13.0%
20.9%
53.0%
4th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2515.2, Students tested: 100, Standard Not Met: 11.0%, Nearly Met: 24.0%, Met: 27.0%, Exceeded: 38.0%)
11.0%
24.0%
27.0%
38.0%
5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2552.7, Students tested: 31, Standard Not Met: 12.9%, Nearly Met: 19.4%, Met: 12.9%, Exceeded: 54.8%)
12.9%
19.4%
12.9%
54.8%

Rocketship Spark Academy School - Math Area Achievement Levels (all grades)


Paper-based CAASPP:
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(State average from 9,784 schools)
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System includes paper-based tests:

California Standards Tests (CSTs) - The CSTs for science in grades five, eight, and ten are administered only to students in California public schools. All questions are multiple-choice. These tests were developed specifically to assess students' knowledge of the California content standards in science.

CST Science students tested: 36
CST Science students with scores: 36

Percentage At Or Above Proficient:

28%
State:

54%

Percentage Far Below Basic: 28.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 8.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 36.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 17.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 11.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.

5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 324.1, Students tested: 36, Far Below Basic: 28.0%, Below Basic: 8.0%, Basic: 36.0%, Proficient: 17.0%, Advanced: 11.0%)
28.0%
8.0%
36.0%
17.0%
11.0%

The Physical Fitness Test:
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The Physical Fitness Test (PFT) for students in California schools is the FITNESSGRAM. The main goal of the test is to help students in starting life-long habits of regular physical activity.
Aerobic Capacity:
5th grade: (Students tested: 32, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 87.5%, Needs Improvement: 12.5%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
87.5%
12.5%
Body Composition:
5th grade: (Students tested: 32, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 68.8%, Needs Improvement: 21.9%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 9.3%)
68.8%
21.9%
9.3%
Abdominal Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 32, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 87.5%, Needs Improvement: 12.5%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
87.5%
12.5%
Trunk Extension Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 32, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 100.0%, Needs Improvement: 0.0%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
100.0%
Upper Body Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 32, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 78.1%, Needs Improvement: 21.9%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
78.1%
21.9%
Flexibility:
5th grade: (Students tested: 32, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 90.6%, Needs Improvement: 9.4%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
90.6%
9.4%

California English Language Development Test:
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(State average from 9,932 schools)
Students in kindergarten through grade twelve whose home language is not English are required by law to take an English skills test. In California, the test is called the California English Language Development Test (CELDT).

Rocketship Spark Academy School - students who met CELDT criterion (all grades)

All Grades:
Student Count: 299
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 148

Students who met CELDT criterion:

49.0%
California:

34.0%
Kindergarten:
Student Count: 75
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 26

Students who met CELDT criterion:

35.0%
State:

13.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

416.9
State:

364.6
Reading Mean Scale Score:

340.1
California:

276.6
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

441.5
California:

375.9
Writing Mean Scale Score:

343.6
State:

286.0
Grade 1:
Student Count: 66
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 49

Students who met CELDT criterion:

74.0%
State:

44.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

471.4
California:

439.9
Reading Mean Scale Score:

461.1
California:

383.8
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

479.5
State:

446.4
Writing Mean Scale Score:

441.6
State:

386.5
Grade 2:
Student Count: 67
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 39

Students who met CELDT criterion:

58.0%
California:

27.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

506.3
State:

477.2
Reading Mean Scale Score:

492.4
State:

440.5
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

533.3
State:

483.0
Writing Mean Scale Score:

499.9
California:

456.4
Grade 3:
Student Count: 39
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 9

Students who met CELDT criterion:

23.0%
State:

26.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

485.9
California:

475.9
Reading Mean Scale Score:

440.1
State:

459.6
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

520.8
State:

491.7
Writing Mean Scale Score:

480.0
State:

478.6
Grade 4:
Student Count: 41
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 19

Students who met CELDT criterion:

46.0%
State:

37.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

524.0
California:

509.2
Reading Mean Scale Score:

528.1
State:

490.7
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

542.5
State:

515.2
Writing Mean Scale Score:

508.9
State:

502.2
Grade 5:
Student Count: 11
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 6

Students who met CELDT criterion:

55.0%
State:

48.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

522.8
California:

533.7
Reading Mean Scale Score:

484.6
State:

514.0
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

544.6
California:

530.0
Writing Mean Scale Score:

526.8
State:

519.1

Accountability


Adequate Yearly Progress:
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(State average from 9,846 schools)
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - Accountability system mandated by federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Statistics are based on test results of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), and the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA).

ELA Participation Rate
School:

100.0%
California:

96.3%

    ELA Participation Rate

  • Hispanic100
  • American Indian100
  • Asian100
  • Filipino100
  • Black100
  • White100
  • Multirace100
  • SED100
  • LEP100
  • With Disabilities100
  • Hispanic: 100% (tested 164 out of 164 enrolled)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Asian: 100% (tested 64 out of 64 enrolled)
  • Filipino: 100% (tested 5 out of 5 enrolled)
  • Black: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
  • White: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
  • Two or More Races: 100% (tested 3 out of 3 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (tested 201 out of 201 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 100% (tested 148 out of 148 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 31 out of 31 enrolled)

Math Participation Rate
Rocketship Spark Academy School:

100.0%
State:

96.1%

    Math Participation Rate

  • Hispanic99
  • American Indian100
  • Asian100
  • Filipino100
  • Black100
  • White100
  • Multirace100
  • SED100
  • LEP99
  • With Disabilities100
  • Hispanic: 99% (tested 163 out of 164 enrolled)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Asian: 100% (tested 64 out of 64 enrolled)
  • Filipino: 100% (tested 5 out of 5 enrolled)
  • Black: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
  • White: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
  • Two or More Races: 100% (tested 3 out of 3 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (tested 200 out of 201 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 99% (tested 147 out of 148 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 31 out of 31 enrolled)

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