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Southside Community Prep

The path to college starts in elementary school. At Rocketship Southside Community Prep, we pride ourselves on preparing all students with the skills they need to reach and succeed in college. Our teachers and parents partner closely together to create a joyful, rigorous, and personalized learning environment that helps all our Rocketeers learn to become critical readers, creative writers, innovative thinkers, and life-long knowledge seekers.

At Rocketship Southside Community Prep we are united. Together our teachers, parents, and children can achieve the highest goals!

— Chrissy Marie, Parent

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.

Rocketship Southside Community Prep ranks in the top 3 for both math and English language arts achievement among all neighboring public and private schools.

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

Top 3 School in the Area!

Ranked 3rd in Math Among Schools in Our North Side Community

Key Information

Grades: K4 - 5th
Enrollment: 444
Address: 3003 W. Cleveland Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53215
Principal: Shannon Barraza
Office Manager: Natalie Castillo
Tel: (414) 455-3539
Se habla español

Southside Community Prep

3003 W. Cleveland Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53215

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Family Resources

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

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.