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Mateo Sheedy Elementary
The school where it all started. In 1999, Father Mateo Sheedy created a scholarship to Santa Clara University. He was surprised to discover that of the hundreds of children in his parish, not one of them met the basic academic requirements to qualify them to attend a top-tier university. So he started working to improve educational equity in his community. Father Mateo Sheedy passed away too soon, but his movement lived on. In 2006, his parishioners approached two educational entrepreneurs who were developing a promising new school model. Rocketship Mateo Sheedy opened soon after and quickly made a name for itself by earning the top score across all of San Jose Unified School District.
Ranks #1 out of all 29 schools in its district
for math performance among low-income students
Key Information
Grades: TK - 5th
Enrollment: 541
Address: 788 Locust St., San Jose, CA 95110
Principal: Courtney English
Office Manager: Aned Sanchez
Email: mateosheedy@rsed.org
Tel: 408-286-3330
Se habla español
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— Margaret Mead
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