Rocketship Alma Academy, San Jose CA

Original Research by School Decision on Rocketship Alma Academy

Rocketship Alma Academy is a charter school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in San Jose. The school enrolls a small population, with a substantial majority of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with smaller shares of Black, Asian, and white students. Data on special populations such as English learners and students with disabilities was not available.

The school's state test results show low proficiency across subjects and grades. In English language arts, proficiency ranges from low-twenties to around forty percent across the tested grades, with fifth grade performing somewhat higher than grades three and four. Math proficiency hovers in the mid-thirties across all tested grades. Science proficiency, reported only for fifth grade, is notably lower. These results place the school in the bottom quartile relative to districts serving Santa Clara County, meaning proficiency here is well below the median performance of county districts.

This is not a school with strong baseline academic outcomes. A parent considering enrollment should ask the school directly about its strategies for addressing proficiency gaps, the composition and qualifications of its teaching staff, and what differentiation or intervention programs exist for students not yet meeting grade-level standards. It may also be worth understanding how the school's blended-learning model (Rocketship schools typically combine in-person and computer-based instruction) is being used to support students who are behind.

The school is located in West San Jose at a tree-lined residential address in a mixed-income urban neighborhood. The housing market in the surrounding zip code reflects broad San Jose economics: home values are elevated compared to the national average, though slightly below the state average, and rents are high. The area is served by bus and light rail, placing it within reach of downtown San Jose's employment clusters in technology and professional services. This is a neighborhood where families may be working multiple jobs in the region's dominant tech sector or in service industries supporting that sector, which aligns with the high share of students qualifying for subsidized meals.

The school operates as part of the Rocketship Alma Academy District, a single-school charter district. No recent changes to district operations or strategy were found in available sources.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 335%

School 35% · district not reported

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 433%

School 33% · district not reported

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 534%

School 34% · district not reported

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 328%

School 28% · district not reported

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 427%

School 27% · district not reported

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Grade 540%

School 40% · district not reported

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Science

Grade 518%

School 18% · district not reported

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income26%Higher-income35%9 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income18%Higher-income67%49 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income39%Higher-income46%6 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income31%Higher-income50%19 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income25%Higher-income67%41 pp gap