Enrollment
227
Elementary
DISTRICT 251 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES·NCES 480016312215
Ignite Community School - Garland
3024 ANITA DR, GARLAND, TX 75041 · (972) 840-1100 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL227 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
208 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 | 18 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 38% smaller than its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
38%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 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
31.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +3.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
12.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 3 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 18.0% | 31.0% | 38.0% |
| Mathematics | 3.0% | 9.0% | 20.0% | 68.0% |
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 | 31.0% | 12.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 - Garland
Ignite Community School - Garland's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ignite Community School - Garland this school | 227 | 91.6% | 34.5% |
| KIPP Somos Primary School SAN ANTONIO | 241 | 88.8% | 41.0% |
| Oates Elementary School HOUSTON | 233 | 93.1% | 42.2% |
| Ortega Elementary School AUSTIN | 242 | 88.8% | 30.1% |
| Wolffarth Elementary School LUBBOCK | 282 | 94.0% | 40.3% |
| Laurenzo Early Childhood Center HOUSTON | 240 | 90.8% | N/A |
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 - Garland ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #3,214 of 4,401 | #271 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #4,447 of 4,466 ▼ 160 | #428 of 429 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #4,236 of 4,466 ▼ 595 | #398 of 429 ▼ 69 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -18.5pp | #88 of 3,998 | #10 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 227 | #4,542 of 4,938 | #425 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #3,426 of 4,622 | #321 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.1% | #3,143 of 4,628 | #272 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.6% | #897 of 4,789 | #154 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.3% | #541 of 2,838 | #71 of 274 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
227
-122 (-35%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 199
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 227 | 14 | 16.2:1 | 92% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 23.3 | 12.7:1 | 84% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 25.2 | 13.3:1 | 87% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 89% (309) |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 27 | 11.9:1 | 82% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 351 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 70% (244) |
| 2010-11 | 199 | 15 | 13.3:1 | 17% (34) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ignite Community School - Garland.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (321 to 227); teachers down 48% (27 to 14).
About Ignite Community School - Garland
Ignite Community School - Garland operates as a small elementary school in GARLAND, Texas. Enrolled students number 227 students, in pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 56% lower than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES has 44 schools and 17,100 students, and Ignite Community School - Garland is one of those schools.
At 77%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Ignite Community School - Garland combined. The school is also 15% Black and 5% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 41%. The chance that two students picked at random at Ignite Community School - Garland belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
Teachers at Ignite Community School - Garland total 14 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.2:1. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 208 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 92%. The gap from the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County is 15 points.
On BeatsExpectations, Ignite Community School - Garland is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Within Dallas County, median household income is about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 771 public schools in Dallas County, with a combined enrollment of about 459,645.
Nearby, Caldwell Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 31.3%; Ignite Community School - Garland's is 34.5%, ranking 4th of 8.
In the federal locale system, Ignite Community School - Garland is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, Ignite Community School - Garland is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Enrollment was 349 in 2020-21 and 227 in 2024-25, a decrease of 122 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.0:1 to 16.2:1.
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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
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Other schools in GARLAND
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
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Nearby schools
- Caldwell Elementary School0.3 mi · 422
- Southgate Elementary School0.9 mi · 161
- Southgate STEM Elementary School0.9 mi · 431
- Cisneros Pre-K Center0.9 mi · 355
- Roach Elementary School1.0 mi · 315
- Sam Houston Middle School1.0 mi · 775
Frequently asked questions
About Ignite Community School - GarlandWhat is the total enrollment at Ignite Community School - Garland?
Ignite Community School - Garland enrolls approximately 227 students in grades PK-08.
Is Ignite Community School - Garland an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ignite Community School - Garland is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Ignite Community School - Garland have?
Ignite Community School - Garland employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
How diverse is Ignite Community School - Garland?
Ignite Community School - Garland reports a student body of 5% White, 77% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Ignite Community School - Garland?
Ignite Community School - Garland is overseen by TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES in Dallas County.
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