Enrollment
438
Elementary
DISTRICT 251 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES·NCES 480016314318
Ignite Community School-Fort Worth
8601 RANDOL MILL RD, FORT WORTH, TX 76120 · (469) 451-6543 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
409 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 304 | 69% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 3% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 3% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 4% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 4% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 3% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 3% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 11 | 3% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 20% smaller than its 8th grade class (15).
Student demographics
58%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
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STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +7.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
24.0%
TX avg 43.3% . -16.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 25.0% | 34.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 20.0% | 34.0% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Schools most like Ignite Community School-Fort Worth
Ignite Community School-Fort Worth's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ignite Community School-Fort Worth this school | 438 | 93.4% | 28.6% |
| Hazel Harvey Peace Elementary School FORT WORTH | 448 | 89.1% | 20.4% |
| Emeline Carpenter Elementary School NACOGDOCHES | 359 | 92.2% | 16.6% |
| Simms Elementary School TEXAS CITY | 482 | 88.2% | 25.3% |
| Dishman Elementary School BEAUMONT | 500 | 90.0% | 30.4% |
| Gregory-Lincoln Ed Center HOUSTON | 502 | 90.4% | 34.6% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ignite Community School-Fort Worth ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #3,784 of 4,401 | #257 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #4,232 of 4,466 ▼ 515 | #317 of 339 ▼ 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,819 of 4,466 ▲ 636 | #193 of 339 ▲ 45 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #685 of 3,998 | #67 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #3,143 of 4,938 | #241 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #60 of 4,622 | #3 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #1,644 of 4,628 | #208 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.4% | #701 of 4,789 | #47 of 341 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 438 | 42 | 10.4:1 | 93% (409) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 40.3 | 9.0:1 | 93% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 203 | 20.3 | 10.0:1 | 85% (172) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ignite Community School-Fort Worth.
About Ignite Community School-Fort Worth
Ignite Community School-Fort Worth is a small elementary school in FORT WORTH, Texas, that operates as a charter school. It teaches 438 students in pre-K through 8.
TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES enrolls 17,100 students, and its 44 schools include Ignite Community School-Fort Worth.
More than half of enrollment at Ignite Community School-Fort Worth is Black: 60%. The next largest groups are 22% Hispanic, 12% White, and 4% multiracial. The school's Black share is 42 points above the 18% share among Tarrant County residents. The diversity index for Ignite Community School-Fort Worth is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Ignite Community School-Fort Worth comes to 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. Ignite Community School-Fort Worth counts 93% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County is 30 points.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Ignite Community School-Fort Worth outscored 14%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 33.8% for a school in Texas with Ignite Community School-Fort Worth's free or reduced-price lunch share. Ignite Community School-Fort Worth posts 28.6%.
In Tarrant County, home to about 2,167,390 people, median household income comes to about $84,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Tarrant County's 639 public schools enroll about 385,835 students and include Ignite Community School-Fort Worth.
The closest school to Ignite Community School-Fort Worth is Lowery Road, located about 1.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Ignite Community School-Fort Worth ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
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Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Ignite Community School-Fort WorthHow large is Ignite Community School-Fort Worth?
Ignite Community School-Fort Worth enrolls approximately 438 students in grades PK-08.
Is Ignite Community School-Fort Worth an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ignite Community School-Fort Worth is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Ignite Community School-Fort Worth have?
Ignite Community School-Fort Worth employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Ignite Community School-Fort Worth?
Student demographics at Ignite Community School-Fort Worth are roughly 12% White, 22% Hispanic, 60% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Ignite Community School-Fort Worth in?
Ignite Community School-Fort Worth is part of TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES.
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