Top Rankings
Rocketship Education DC PCS School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in District Of Columbia for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public charter schools serving 1,378 students in Rocketship Education DC PCS School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public charter schools in District Of Columbia.
Public Charter Schools in Rocketship Education DC PCS School District have an average math proficiency score of 7% (versus the District Of Columbia public charter school average of 16%), and reading proficiency score of 9% (versus the 26% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the District Of Columbia public charter school average of 92% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (DC)
# Schools
3 Schools
126 Schools
# Students
1,378 Students
41,741 Students
# Teachers
80 Teachers
3,742 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Rocketship Education DC PCS School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 57 school districts in District Of Columbia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#51 out of 57 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)12%
22%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
8%
31%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤5%
10%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.17
0.45
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
7%
14%
% Black
91%
73%
% White
1%
8%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $29,811 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,299. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $29,298 is less than the state median of $31,192. The school district spending/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$41 MM
$2,882 MM
Spending
$40 MM
$2,873 MM
Revenue / Student
$29,811
$31,299
Spending / Student
$29,298
$31,192
Best Rocketship Education DC PCS School District Public Charter Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Rocketship Pcs - Infinity Community Prep
Charter School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
5450 3rd Street Ne
Washington, DC 20011
(202) 627-2256
Washington, DC 20011
(202) 627-2256
Grades: PK-5
| 341 students
Rank: #22.
Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep
Charter School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
4250 Massachusetts Avenue Se
Washington, DC 20019
(202) 803-7004
Washington, DC 20019
(202) 803-7004
Grades: PK-5
| 609 students
Rank: #33.
Rocketship Pcs - Rise Academy
Charter School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2335 Raynolds Place Se
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 750-7177
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 750-7177
Grades: PK-5
| 428 students
Recent Articles
Parents’ Guide to Special Education
Special education law is not easy to decipher, with several regulations that govern special education services for disabled students. In this article, learn about the core components of the laws, rights, and individual education plans that can help create the best public school environment for your child.
Surveillance Cameras: Violation of Rights or Improved Security?
A school district in Virginia has given the green light to schools that want to install surveillance cameras in common areas like cafeterias and hallways. We’ll look at whether this is a violation of student privacy or the best way to keep order in schools.
Teachers in 19 States Allowed to Physically Punish Students
As of 2014, nineteen states still allow corporal punishment – spanking and paddling the most common choices – in their public schools. However, some argue that not only are these punishments physically harmful, they also are disproportionately administered to students of color. As a result, House democrats have taken up the issue in a new bill that would ban all forms of corporal punishment nationwide.
