Original Research by School Decision on Rocket Academy
Rocket Academy is a small career and technical charter school within the Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School District, serving only eleventh and twelfth graders. The academy is the kind of school a student chooses intentionally. It does not serve a full high school grade span, so the academic and social experience is narrow and focused. The enrollment is small. The student body is largely white, with a small share of Hispanic students and a small share of students who identify as two or more races. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, who receive special education services, or who are English learners was not available.
Because Rocket Academy is a career and technical school serving only two grade levels, standard academic performance measures common to broad K-12 schools do not apply in the same way. The school does not report a multi-year academic trend, and no state assessment results for proficiency were found in the data we examined. Similarly, there is no graduation rate to report. For a parent assessing the school, these gaps are less a red flag than a reflection of the school's specialized nature and grade band. It is worth asking the school directly how it measures student progress and what its completion or transition outcomes look like.
The academy sits in Cedar Grove, a small rural village in Sheboygan County with a strong Dutch heritage. The community is low-density and residential, with a village life that centers on an annual Dutch-themed festival held in the local park. Housing values in the area have seen appreciable growth recently, and the typical home price in the ZIP code was above the state benchmark. The district itself, shared with the neighboring village of Belgium, operates elementary and middle schools and a separate high school alongside the charter. We investigated for recent district-level changes such as referendums or curriculum shifts but found no confirmed updates from the last several years, so a parent may want to contact the district directly about its current direction.
For a high school junior or senior, Rocket Academy offers a compressed setting in a community where the district's other schools serve the full K-12 pathway. A parent considering this option will want to understand how the academy's career and technical program connects to the student's plans after high school, whether that is college, further training, or direct employment. The school's small size and specialized mission suggest a tight fit for a student who knows what they want, but a limited peer environment for those who value a broader high school experience. The data does not indicate whether the school offers typical high school extracurriculars or student activities, so that is another point to clarify with the school.
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