IGNITE MIDDLE AT JW RAY LEARNING CENTER

IGNITE MIDDLE AT JW RAY LEARNING CENTER is an intimate junior high in DALLAS, Texas, part of DALLAS ISD. The school hosts 292 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so IGNITE MIDDLE AT JW RAY LEARNING CENTER sits 55% below that benchmark.

DALLAS ISD comprises 240 schools with combined enrollment of 140,630 students; IGNITE MIDDLE AT JW RAY LEARNING CENTER is among them.

In terms of who attends, IGNITE MIDDLE AT JW RAY LEARNING CENTER logs that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder reads as 19% Black, 3% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, IGNITE MIDDLE AT JW RAY LEARNING CENTER reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting IGNITE MIDDLE AT JW RAY LEARNING CENTER higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Dallas County's rate of about 77%.

With demographic context factored in, IGNITE MIDDLE AT JW RAY LEARNING CENTER tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.5%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Dallas County) records that median household earnings sit near $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which IGNITE MIDDLE AT JW RAY LEARNING CENTER is one.

ALEX W SPENCE TALENTED/GIFTED ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), IGNITE MIDDLE AT JW RAY LEARNING CENTER ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.0%.

IGNITE MIDDLE AT JW RAY LEARNING CENTER operates from a high-density location.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for IGNITE MIDDLE AT JW RAY LEARNING CENTER typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.