IGNITE COMMUNITY SCHOOL - PASADENA

IGNITE COMMUNITY SCHOOL - PASADENA is a very small primary school in PASADENA, Texas, run under TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES. The school instructs 194 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 63% below typical.

TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 17,100 students; IGNITE COMMUNITY SCHOOL - PASADENA is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, IGNITE COMMUNITY SCHOOL - PASADENA reports that 76% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest is composed of 13% White, 8% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, IGNITE COMMUNITY SCHOOL - PASADENA records 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting IGNITE COMMUNITY SCHOOL - PASADENA higher than the state norm the norm. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, IGNITE COMMUNITY SCHOOL - PASADENA sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.1%; this one delivers 29.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Harris County put the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. IGNITE COMMUNITY SCHOOL - PASADENA is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: FAIRMONT EL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts IGNITE COMMUNITY SCHOOL - PASADENA at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.8%.

The school occupies a city-core site. IGNITE COMMUNITY SCHOOL - PASADENA is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at IGNITE COMMUNITY SCHOOL - PASADENA has shrank 29%, going from 274 students in 2018 to 194 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 71% to 76% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 today.

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