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Rocketship Stellar Elementary

Stellar Elementary families, we’re excited to welcome you to Rocketship Public Schools, a top-tier national public charter network with 22 schools across the country! Stellar Elementary was founded in 2016 by Melissa McGonegle, who founded a high-performing Rocketship school in California in 2009. We are excited to come together and share our proven model of personalized learning, strong parent partnership, and high-quality educators with your community.

Why Apply Now for the 2026–27 School Year?

Ranked in Top 3 Among Neighboring Schools

Rocketship Wisconsin ranked in the 94th percentile in math and the 78th percentile in English language arts among Wisconsin schools that serve 80% or more economically disadvantaged students.

Rocketeers with special needs also achieve gap-busting growth! Students with special needs grew 1.4 years in math and 1.5 years in reading.

Lottery & Application Information

Rocketship is a tuition-free K4-5 public school and we accept applications from students entering grades K4-5. The application is free, there is no interview process and students are admitted by random lottery. All students who are residents of the Milwaukee area, including students with IEPs and English Language Learners, are encouraged to apply.

Families can apply to our schools through SchoolMint, the application system for Rocketship Public Schools Wisconsin. Start your application online and remember to select your preferred Rocketship school when you submit your application!

2026-27 Lottery Dates:
Application Opens: November 3, 2025
Application Closes: February 20, 2026
Live Lottery: February 25, 2026
Lottery Announcement: February 27, 2026

We Don't Believe in One-Size Fits All Education

Every Rocketeer Receives a Personalized Lesson Plan

Key Information

Grades: K4-5th
Address: 2431 S 10th St, Milwaukee, WI 53215, USA
Principal: Nadia Pope
Email: npope@rsed.org
Tel: (414) 413-2550
Se habla español

Rocketship Stellar Elementary

2431 S 10th St, Milwaukee, WI 53215, USA

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Family Resources

School Calendar Family Handbook (English) PowerSchool Parent Portal Family Handbook (Spanish)

Join the Parent Organizing Committee

Are you interested in getting more involved with our school community? Join us for our next Parent Organizing Committee (POC) meeting where parents get to know each other, learn what local issues may be affecting their child and family, and learn new skills to help ensure parents’ voices are heard in the community. You can learn more about our parent leadership work here.