Enrollment
167
Elementary
DISTRICT 251 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES·NCES 480016312538
Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek
3303 POTTERS HOUSE WAY, DALLAS, TX 75236 · (214)467-4143 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL167 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
142 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 8% smaller than its 8th grade class (13).
Student demographics
55%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.
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +2.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
19.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -16.0pp since 2020
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 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2023-24
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 28.0% | 36.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 14.0% | 40.0% | 41.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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 →
Where Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #3,894 of 4,401 | #358 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #4,381 of 4,466 ▼ 948 | #418 of 429 ▼ 95 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,818 of 4,466 ▲ 723 | #210 of 429 ▲ 108 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.0pp | #515 of 3,998 | #70 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 167 | #4,704 of 4,938 | #436 of 448 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.0% | #1,555 of 4,789 | #241 of 437 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
167
-139 (-45%) vs 2017
-41% since 2010-11, when it was 282
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.3:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
52%
was 57%
% Black
43%
was 38%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 167 | 12.9 | 13.0:1 | 85% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 192 | 15.1 | 12.7:1 | 80% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 19 | 13.3:1 | 77% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 306 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 79% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 264 | 20 | 13.2:1 | 80% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 53% (149) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek.
Since 2017-18: students down 45% (306 to 167); teachers down 44% (23 to 12.9).
About Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek
Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek is a small elementary school in DALLAS, Texas, under TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES. The student body numbers 167 students, from pre-K through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 68% smaller than that.
TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES runs Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek along with 43 other schools, enrolling 17,100 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek is 52% Hispanic. It is also 43% Black and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Dallas County is roughly 41% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek comes in at 55%.
Teachers at Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek total 12.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.7:1. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 142 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 85%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 37.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Dallas County, median household income is about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County, which together enroll about 459,645 students.
The closest public school to Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek is Ume Dallas Secondary, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek ranks 7th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe. Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Enrollment was 306 in 2017-18 and 167 in 2023-24. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. Hispanic students made up 57% of enrollment in 2017-18 and 52% in 2023-24.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Ignite Community School - Mountain CreekWhat is the total enrollment at Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek?
Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek enrolls approximately 167 students in grades PK-08.
Is Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek is approximately 12.7:1 (13 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek?
Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek reports a student body of 1% White, 52% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek?
Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek is overseen by TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES in Dallas County.
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