Ignite Community School - Mesquite
Public school (charter) in Mesquite, Texas · Texas College Preparatory Academies · Grades Pre-K–12
Ignite Community School - Mesquite serves 480 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Mesquite (Dallas County). It is one of 40 schools in Texas College Preparatory Academies. By enrollment it is the 96th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 14.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | Texas College Preparatory Academies |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480016313327 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Texas College Preparatory Academies | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 480 | 16,602 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 14.8 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 81.7% | 37.6% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 75% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Ignite Community School - Mesquite in context
Size
Ignite Community School - Mesquite is the 10th largest of Texas College Preparatory Academies' 16 schools; its 480 students are 2.9% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest schools are a median 10.6 miles away and have a median of 670 students, so Ignite Community School - Mesquite is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 55 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 7, against an average of 34 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 26 in kindergarten and 26 in grade 12. It also enrolls 7 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 74.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas College Preparatory Academies (31.4%). Black students are next, at 12.9%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
81.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 37.6% across Texas College Preparatory Academies and a median of 61.6% for Texas schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Ignite Community School - Mesquite has 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 480 students would have about 43.6 teachers, so Ignite Community School - Mesquite has 11.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other school is Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus, 1.3 miles away in Legacy Preparatory. There is 1 school within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 74.2% |
| Black | 12.9% |
| White | 8.5% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
50.4% of students are girls and 49.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 7 |
| Kindergarten | 26 |
| Grade 1 | 43 |
| Grade 2 | 25 |
| Grade 3 | 50 |
| Grade 4 | 40 |
| Grade 5 | 32 |
| Grade 6 | 55 |
| Grade 7 | 34 |
| Grade 8 | 48 |
| Grade 9 | 40 |
| Grade 10 | 31 |
| Grade 11 | 23 |
| Grade 12 | 26 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
790 Windbell Cir Bldg 1-11, Mesquite, TX 75149
Phone: (972)316-3663
Website: responsiveed.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ignite Community School - Mesquite. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus | Legacy Preparatory | 1.3 mi | 991 | 19.6 | 81.1% |
| Garland Aec | Garland ISD | 8.3 mi | 112 | 1.7 | 83% |
| Hospital/Homebound | Dallas ISD | 10.1 mi | 29 | 3.7 | 48.3% |
| Pegasus Charter High School | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 10.5 mi | 348 | 11.6 | 58.6% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Dallas | Harmony Public Schools - North Texas | 10.7 mi | 1,110 | 15.7 | 91.7% |
| Disciplinary Alternative Placement Center | Richardson ISD | 10.7 mi | 124 | 4.9 | 67.7% |
| Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy | Faith Family Academy | 13.0 mi | 2,670 | 20.2 | 99.4% |
| Life School Oak Cliff | Life School | 13.0 mi | 1,483 | 16.8 | 81.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.