Enrollment
327
Elementary
DISTRICT 251 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES·NCES 480016313322
Ignite Community School - Mainland
319 NEWMAN RD, LA MARQUE, TX 77568 · (409) 934-9100 · Galveston County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
283 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 | 42 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 4% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 90% larger than its 8th grade class (21).
Student demographics
53%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
28.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
23.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 28 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 down about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 8.0% | 20.0% | 31.0% | 41.0% |
| Mathematics | 3.0% | 20.0% | 27.0% | 50.0% |
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 | 28.0% | 23.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 - Mainland
Ignite Community School - Mainland's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ignite Community School - Mainland this school | 327 | 86.5% | 31.7% |
| Shadowbriar Elementary School HOUSTON | 334 | 86.2% | 51.1% |
| Bill J Elliott Elementary School FORT WORTH | 381 | 85.8% | 29.8% |
| Emeline Carpenter Elementary School NACOGDOCHES | 359 | 92.2% | 16.6% |
| Hale Elementary School ARLINGTON | 294 | 91.8% | 32.3% |
| John T White Elementary School FORT WORTH | 369 | 95.1% | 29.1% |
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 - Mainland ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Galveston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #3,508 of 4,401 | #40 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #4,267 of 4,466 ▼ 254 | #44 of 45 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #4,323 of 4,466 ▼ 679 | #45 of 45 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -15.0pp | #154 of 3,998 | #3 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 327 | #4,028 of 4,938 | #44 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,399 of 4,622 | #21 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #2,146 of 4,628 | #37 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.5% | #1,428 of 4,789 | #10 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.4% | #358 of 2,838 | #4 of 29 |
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
327
-70 (-18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 327 | 21.9 | 14.9:1 | 87% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 28.2 | 12.0:1 | 93% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 27.7 | 11.6:1 | 92% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 30 | 13.2:1 | 84% (332) |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 38 | 12.9:1 | 95% (468) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 37 | 12.3:1 | 89% (406) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ignite Community School - Mainland.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (491 to 327); teachers down 42% (38 to 21.9).
About Ignite Community School - Mainland
Ignite Community School - Mainland is a low-enrollment elementary school located in LA MARQUE, Texas. It educates 327 students in pre-K through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES is the local district for Ignite Community School - Mainland. It runs 44 schools with 17,100 students.
A majority of students at Ignite Community School - Mainland, 62%, are Black. The next largest groups are 29% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% White. The school's Black share is 49 points above the 12% share among Galveston County residents. By the diversity index, Ignite Community School - Mainland comes in at 53%.
Federal staffing data show 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Ignite Community School - Mainland and a ratio of 14.9:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 87% of enrollment. That is higher than the 57% average for public schools in Galveston County.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 36.7%.
Within Galveston County, median household income is about $86,105, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 95 public schools in Galveston County, with a combined enrollment of about 62,767.
The closest public school to Ignite Community School - Mainland is La Marque High School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Ignite Community School - Mainland, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 31.7% is above the 26.2% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Mid-size. Ignite Community School - Mainland is one of the charter schools in Texas.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 327 was 18% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 397. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.9:1.
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Galveston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
358,990
Census ACS
Median income
$86,105
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,767 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Ignite Community School - MainlandHow many students attend Ignite Community School - Mainland?
Ignite Community School - Mainland enrolls approximately 327 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Ignite Community School - Mainland serve?
Ignite Community School - Mainland serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Ignite Community School - Mainland have?
Ignite Community School - Mainland employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ignite Community School - Mainland?
At Ignite Community School - Mainland, the student body is approximately 2% White, 29% Hispanic, 62% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Ignite Community School - Mainland public or private?
Ignite Community School - Mainland is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.