Rocketship Education

[3] As a result, Rocketship expanded quickly and opened six additional charter schools in the San Jose area over the next five years.

[7] In 2016, Rocketship opened its fourth region in Washington, D.C., in 2016, where its K-5 schools also offer preschool through a partnership with Apple Tree Institute.

[10][11] Agassi helped to open the Rocketship Rise Academy in Washington D.C. Ward 8, its first school in the District of Columbia.

[10] In February 2015, it was announced that Reed Hastings, the CEO of Netflix, was donating $2 million to Rocketship to support its Bay Area growth.

[14] In September 2017, the Education Department awarded a grant to Rocketship as part of $250 million dedicated to charter management organizations for building new schools.

[19][20] In July 2013, Rocketship got permission to build its eighth school in San Jose near the Tamien light-rail station.

[22] In November 2017, Rocketship got formal approval to open a third charter elementary school worth $14.4 million in Antioch, California on a property it previously purchased on Cavallo Road.

The school would share the space with Seneca Center, a mental health services nonprofit for district students.

[27] That same month, Rocketship Alma Academy was renewed by the Santa Clara County Board of Education for a five-year charter.