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Enrollment
480
Combined
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES·NCES 480016313327
Ignite Community School - Mesquite
790 WINDBELL CIR BLDG 1-11, MESQUITE, TX 75149 · (972) 316-3663 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Texas public K-12 schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
392 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 7 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 31 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 23 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 26 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 46% smaller than its 8th grade class (48).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
23.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9.0% | 30.0% | 24.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 19.0% | 35.0% | 42.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 39.0% | 23.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 22.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
480
-167 (-26%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 480 | 32.4 | 14.8:1 | 82% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 39.5 | 12.9:1 | 78% (397) |
| 2022-23 | 637 | 49.6 | 12.8:1 | 77% (489) |
| 2020-21 | 647 | 55 | 11.8:1 | 78% (503) |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 32.7 | 15.6:1 | 92% (468) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 83% (298) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ignite Community School - Mesquite.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (511 to 480); teachers down 1% (32.7 to 32.4).
About Ignite Community School - Mesquite
Ignite Community School - Mesquite is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels in MESQUITE, Texas, administered by TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES. It has an enrollment of 480 students in pre-K through 12.
Ignite Community School - Mesquite falls under TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES, which has 44 schools enrolling 17,100 students.
About 74% of the student body at Ignite Community School - Mesquite is Hispanic. Other students are 13% Black, 9% White, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Dallas County residents are about 41% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 42, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, Ignite Community School - Mesquite has a ratio of 14.8:1. Compared with the 11.7:1 average for combined schools in Texas, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 82%.
Among Texas public K-12 schools, Ignite Community School - Mesquite outscored 27%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 38.8% at Ignite Community School - Mesquite; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.3%.
In the surrounding county, Dallas County, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Dallas County has 771 public schools with about 459,645 students, including Ignite Community School - Mesquite.
Hanby Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from Ignite Community School - Mesquite, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Ignite Community School - Mesquite is 8th among 9 schools close by.
NCES assigns Ignite Community School - Mesquite the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
The school's enrollment decreased 26% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 14.8:1, from 11.8:1.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
- Founders Classical Academy - FriscoCombined · 1,013 students
- Founders Classical Academy of Flower MoundCombined · 949 students
- Founders Classical Academy of ProsperCombined · 929 students
- Founders Classical Academy - ConroeCombined · 921 students
- Founders Classical Academy - LewisvilleCombined · 912 students
- Ischool Virtual Academy of TexasHigh · 778 students
Other schools in MESQUITE
- Horn High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,294 students
- North Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- West Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Vroonland - Vanguard High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Poteet High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
Nearby schools
- Hanby Elementary School0.3 mi · 768
- Galloway Elementary School0.9 mi · 439
- Lanny Frasier Middle School1.0 mi · 959
- Tisinger Elementary School1.1 mi · 739
- Wilkinson Middle School1.2 mi · 655
- West Mesquite High School1.2 mi · 1,997
Frequently asked questions
About Ignite Community School - MesquiteWhat is the total enrollment at Ignite Community School - Mesquite?
Ignite Community School - Mesquite enrolls approximately 480 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Ignite Community School - Mesquite serve?
Ignite Community School - Mesquite serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ignite Community School - Mesquite?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ignite Community School - Mesquite is approximately 14.8:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ignite Community School - Mesquite?
Ignite Community School - Mesquite reports a student body of 9% White, 74% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Ignite Community School - Mesquite?
Ignite Community School - Mesquite is overseen by TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.