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Ignite Community School - Mesquite

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
4560th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Alternative Schools
Better than 1% of Texas alternative schools
Summary

Ignite Community School - Mesquite is a small, public charter school in Mesquite, TX, serving 480 students in grades PK through 12 as part of the Texas College Preparatory Academies district, with over 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

This school presents a dramatic split in performance depending on grade level. In elementary grades (3-6), proficiency in Math and Reading is critically low, often falling 20-30 percentage points below the state average. For example, 3rd-grade Math proficiency was just 11% in a recent year. However, by 8th grade and high school, the school often outperforms the state, with 8th-grade Reading reaching 78% proficiency and U.S. History End-of-Course exams hitting an exceptional 89%—higher than nearby Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus (77%). This "V-shaped" performance curve is the opposite of most schools, where scores typically decline in higher grades. A key concern is the school's low graduation rate of 79.4%, which is far below the state average of about 90% and significantly lower than Life School Oak Cliff (100%) and Harmony Science Academy - Dallas (98.7%). The school also experienced a high dropout rate of 7.0% in a recent year, though it improved to 2.0% the following year.

For parents, this school offers a high-risk, high-reward profile. Students who persist through the early grades may find a strong high school program, especially in U.S. History and English. However, the weak elementary foundation and low graduation rate suggest many students may not make it that far. Compared to the nearby Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus, which serves a similar population but has a 96.1% graduation rate and more consistent test scores, Ignite is a less stable choice. The school operates on a lean budget of about $10,651 per student, which may limit resources for early intervention programs that could help struggling younger students.

480
Students ?
14.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,463
Per pupil spending ?
81.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 790 Windbell Cir Bldg 1-11
       Mesquite, TX  75149

(972) 316-3663

District: Texas College Preparatory Academies

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
74.2%
African American:
12.9%
White:
8.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2023 → 40th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 52% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2023
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school34%
District avg54%
Texas avg52%
Elementary school
4,560th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2018
From bottom 6% (2018) to bottom 1% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,620th of 2,335
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 31%▲ up 14 pts since 2018
From bottom 17% (2018) to bottom 31% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
1,215th of 2,009
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 40%▲ up 12 pts since 2021
From bottom 28% (2021) to bottom 40% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
15th of 16Alternative Schools in the Texas College Preparatory Academies
392nd of 951Texas College Preparatory Academies among Texas districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20266.84560 of 46271.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202525.73688 of 465120.7%★☆☆☆☆
202424.53810 of 471019.1%★☆☆☆☆
202321.53907 of 464715.9%★☆☆☆☆
202227.53515 of 458123.3%★☆☆☆☆
202129.43211 of 457829.9%★☆☆☆☆
201911.54298 of 44794.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.04100 of 43595.9%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20268.02384 of 24060.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202514.11838 of 19053.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.22371 of 24432.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202347.41156 of 244352.7%★★★☆☆
202231.11832 of 242124.3%★☆☆☆☆
202155.8853 of 244465.1%★★★☆☆
201919.52312 of 25158.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.82140 of 248313.8%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202220.74039 of 44619.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202137.72742 of 433136.7%★★☆☆☆
201930.93332 of 429522.4%★☆☆☆☆
201830.73314 of 424021.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202532.02125 of 291827.2%★☆☆☆☆
202428.12917 of 366820.5%★☆☆☆☆
202324.83023 of 355615.0%★☆☆☆☆
202230.22766 of 348720.7%★☆☆☆☆
202138.32176 of 344636.9%★★☆☆☆
201924.52919 of 333312.4%★☆☆☆☆
201828.82609 of 322619.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20266.24530 of 45751.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202518.23360 of 374410.3%★☆☆☆☆
202422.43947 of 465815.3%★☆☆☆☆
202322.93878 of 458815.5%★☆☆☆☆
202230.53388 of 456125.7%★☆☆☆☆
202127.93324 of 449926.1%★☆☆☆☆
201910.24254 of 43482.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.54178 of 43063.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20268.44354 of 44131.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202529.52834 of 364422.2%★☆☆☆☆
202424.53760 of 446515.8%★☆☆☆☆
202319.83958 of 440110.1%★☆☆☆☆
202233.93167 of 437627.6%★☆☆☆☆
202130.83174 of 432926.7%★☆☆☆☆
201914.14040 of 41883.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.33986 of 41684.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20269.34441 of 45201.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202532.72760 of 370525.5%★☆☆☆☆
202426.83791 of 459417.5%★☆☆☆☆
202327.43685 of 452118.5%★☆☆☆☆
202241.82706 of 447739.6%★★☆☆☆
202136.32979 of 445133.1%★★☆☆☆
201916.54090 of 43095.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.23870 of 42649.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202610.64443 of 45823.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202535.72527 of 373932.4%★★☆☆☆
202428.43559 of 464723.4%★☆☆☆☆
202323.13818 of 458516.7%★☆☆☆☆
202227.53542 of 456322.4%★☆☆☆☆
202133.02970 of 449834.0%★★☆☆☆
201915.34069 of 43576.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.43751 of 431913.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202637.42700 of 430137.2%★★☆☆☆
202520.23203 of 35499.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.64115 of 42924.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.43571 of 408612.6%★☆☆☆☆
202226.33284 of 395216.9%★☆☆☆☆
202141.61921 of 379949.4%★★☆☆☆
201933.82507 of 368431.9%★★☆☆☆
201865.9699 of 355880.4%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202448.81680 of 310845.9%★★☆☆☆
202334.42219 of 310628.6%★☆☆☆☆
202237.32143 of 308230.5%★★☆☆☆
202135.72120 of 308231.2%★★☆☆☆
201857.91216 of 312761.1%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202633.31620 of 233530.6%★★☆☆☆
202532.11661 of 234429.1%★☆☆☆☆
202426.81835 of 237222.6%★☆☆☆☆
202321.11950 of 233016.3%★☆☆☆☆
202225.91772 of 225421.4%★☆☆☆☆
202135.81417 of 225237.1%★★☆☆☆
201912.72062 of 21936.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.11736 of 208016.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20266.91287 of 12950.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202517.6932 of 9976.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.51099 of 127313.7%★☆☆☆☆
202229.7962 of 125123.1%★☆☆☆☆
202180.5136 of 121388.8%★★★★☆
201918.81094 of 11938.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201834.8743 of 116736.3%★★☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202230.61660 of 218223.9%★☆☆☆☆
202144.11068 of 211849.6%★★☆☆☆
201931.61537 of 205825.3%★☆☆☆☆
201840.41170 of 200841.7%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202533.8975 of 142831.7%★★☆☆☆
202434.81188 of 177032.9%★★☆☆☆
202331.71249 of 172027.4%★☆☆☆☆
202228.51321 of 164319.6%★☆☆☆☆
202140.6893 of 159243.9%★★☆☆☆
201934.11003 of 144530.6%★★☆☆☆
201846.4577 of 137658.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202621.81948 of 224013.0%★☆☆☆☆
202526.41452 of 182520.4%★☆☆☆☆
202428.91705 of 224224.0%★☆☆☆☆
202325.61800 of 224119.7%★☆☆☆☆
202229.71643 of 222126.0%★☆☆☆☆
202136.21378 of 215135.9%★★☆☆☆
201912.71951 of 20474.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.81680 of 200816.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202641.31239 of 214142.1%★★☆☆☆
202536.01155 of 173133.3%★★☆☆☆
202427.31692 of 211920.2%★☆☆☆☆
202323.41781 of 211615.8%★☆☆☆☆
202229.21609 of 207722.5%★☆☆☆☆
202142.01143 of 204344.1%★★☆☆☆
201913.91847 of 19354.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.81646 of 189513.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202637.81457 of 225335.3%★★☆☆☆
202541.01064 of 182041.5%★★☆☆☆
202429.61728 of 223522.7%★☆☆☆☆
202323.51904 of 225115.4%★☆☆☆☆
202228.71754 of 222021.0%★☆☆☆☆
202149.01002 of 217253.9%★★★☆☆
201916.51942 of 20736.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201831.61548 of 203924.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202641.41293 of 225342.6%★★☆☆☆
202537.21145 of 181837.0%★★☆☆☆
202422.11899 of 224615.4%★☆☆☆☆
202318.41966 of 224512.4%★☆☆☆☆
202223.21848 of 222817.1%★☆☆☆☆
202138.01301 of 216840.0%★★☆☆☆
201913.71946 of 20695.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.21705 of 203016.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202620.91850 of 19565.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202521.71408 of 156810.2%★☆☆☆☆
202426.91550 of 189118.0%★☆☆☆☆
202315.81780 of 18151.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202246.6756 of 175757.0%★★★☆☆
202149.0635 of 171262.9%★★★☆☆
201926.51382 of 162615.0%★☆☆☆☆
201835.41025 of 159735.8%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202523.01236 of 143914.1%★☆☆☆☆
202419.71542 of 173311.0%★☆☆☆☆
202342.91052 of 174939.9%★★☆☆☆
202251.0813 of 172352.8%★★★☆☆
201944.7939 of 168444.2%★★☆☆☆
201867.9435 of 167374.0%★★★★☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202640.81215 of 200939.5%★★☆☆☆
202535.71260 of 197436.2%★★☆☆☆
202436.81267 of 199036.3%★★☆☆☆
202347.01009 of 196148.5%★★☆☆☆
202236.41201 of 187636.0%★★☆☆☆
202129.01342 of 186127.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202646.5502 of 108653.8%★★★☆☆
202522.3666 of 83420.1%★☆☆☆☆
202440.6545 of 106548.8%★★☆☆☆
202330.7714 of 106933.2%★★☆☆☆
202125.8763 of 102025.2%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202242.5889 of 183751.6%★★★☆☆
202139.91026 of 182943.9%★★☆☆☆
201951.4693 of 181061.7%★★★☆☆
201846.2795 of 178455.4%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202538.9596 of 115348.3%★★☆☆☆
202440.3707 of 143750.8%★★★☆☆
202359.0347 of 137174.7%★★★★☆
202248.6446 of 127865.1%★★★☆☆
202152.3387 of 119567.6%★★★☆☆
201959.3284 of 113675.0%★★★★☆
201860.2253 of 111377.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202638.71213 of 193637.3%★★☆☆☆
202533.01002 of 150433.4%★★☆☆☆
202436.51185 of 188037.0%★★☆☆☆
202349.0929 of 189150.9%★★★☆☆
202235.11209 of 184134.3%★★☆☆☆
202130.61302 of 181528.3%★☆☆☆☆
201935.71245 of 179830.8%★★☆☆☆
201837.91146 of 178135.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202642.71033 of 186044.5%★★☆☆☆
202532.9964 of 145333.7%★★☆☆☆
202435.31138 of 180537.0%★★☆☆☆
202353.0726 of 182060.1%★★★☆☆
202238.01057 of 176240.0%★★☆☆☆
202130.01252 of 174328.2%★☆☆☆☆
201941.11010 of 171441.1%★★☆☆☆
201840.8965 of 169142.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202644.81008 of 193748.0%★★☆☆☆
202538.0879 of 151341.9%★★☆☆☆
202439.91039 of 188444.9%★★☆☆☆
202355.7640 of 189766.3%★★★☆☆
202238.01129 of 184738.9%★★☆☆☆
202132.31292 of 184830.1%★★☆☆☆
201943.8983 of 181845.9%★★☆☆☆
201839.71073 of 179440.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202640.81124 of 195442.5%★★☆☆☆
202527.01098 of 151527.5%★☆☆☆☆
202436.31120 of 189140.8%★★☆☆☆
202342.91050 of 191345.1%★★☆☆☆
202235.81167 of 185337.0%★★☆☆☆
202125.81379 of 184025.1%★☆☆☆☆
201939.11093 of 182440.1%★★☆☆☆
201831.91258 of 180330.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202647.6664 of 158158.0%★★★☆☆
202524.91076 of 129917.2%★☆☆☆☆
202422.91325 of 154814.4%★☆☆☆☆
202346.3651 of 147856.0%★★★☆☆
202260.0354 of 141875.0%★★★★☆
202133.8932 of 138232.6%★★☆☆☆
201984.194 of 135793.1%★★★★★
201855.4403 of 134770.1%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202155.9607 of 151059.8%★★★☆☆
201945.6846 of 152644.6%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
White (2024)46th percentile+27 vs school
Special Education (2026)37th percentile+36 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school
At Risk (2022)9th percentile-14 vs school
Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school
Female (2026)1st percentile~ school
African American (2026)1st percentile~ school
Middle school
Male (2026)43rd percentile+12 vs school
Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+5 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school
At Risk (2022)24th percentile+3 vs school
White (2025)14th percentile-15 vs school
Female (2026)13th percentile-18 vs school
Special Education (2026)5th percentile-25 vs school
African American (2026)1st percentile-30 vs school
High school
White (2021)60th percentile+32 vs school
Special Education (2026)58th percentile+18 vs school
African American (2026)54th percentile+14 vs school
At Risk (2022)52nd percentile+16 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)42nd percentile+3 vs school
Female (2026)37th percentile~ school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
U.S. History89%+19 vs state
English II Reading68%+9 vs state
English I Reading58%~ state avg
Biology39%-32 vs state
Reading33%-22 vs state
Algebra I30%-24 vs state
Social Studies22%-10 vs state
Mathematics21%-22 vs state

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Open Quote In the three years since opening, this school has brought student achievement from a very low improvement required to “Met Standard” with a distinction in History this year. The students are growing and flourishing in this classical environment. The relationships between faculty and students has changed the culture of a small piece of Mesquite. Students are working harder and loving th pursuit of truth beauty and goodness more than ever before. Proud of this community. Close Quote





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Students at Ignite Community School - Mesquite are 74% Hispanic, 13% African American, 9% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 480 students attended Ignite Community School - Mesquite.

Ignite Community School - Mesquite ranks in the bottom 1.4% of Texas alternative schools.


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