Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek, Dallas TX

Original Research by School Decision on Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek

Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek is a charter school serving prekindergarten through eighth grade in Dallas, operated by Texas College Preparatory Academies. The school sits in a neighborhood with a high proportion of low-income families—a substantial majority of enrolled students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Enrollment is small, concentrated across its grade bands, with roughly equal or slightly larger cohorts in the primary grades and somewhat smaller groups in the middle grades.

The school's state testing results, from the most recent year available, show a mixed and uneven academic picture. In English language arts, performance ranges significantly by grade. Third and fifth graders show modest proficiency, while fourth graders perform near the midpoint. Sixth and seventh graders show meaningfully stronger results in reading, well above the lower grades. Eighth-grade reading performance sits in the mid-range. Mathematics proficiency is consistently low across all grades tested, with most grades showing proficiency rates in the low range. Fifth grade shows one of the lowest math proficiency rates. Science proficiency in fifth grade was not met by any student tested; eighth grade showed modest performance in science. Eighth-grade social studies proficiency was quite low. Across tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index falls below the midpoint when compared to other districts in Dallas County.

The school's enrollment is diverse by race and ethnicity, with roughly equal numbers of Hispanic and Black students, and a small number of students from other backgrounds. The school does not report data on English learner status or special education enrollment, so a parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand what student support services are available.

As a charter school within a larger network, Ignite Community School - Mountain Creek operates within a district that shows wide variation in performance: the network earned a B rating overall for 2024-2025, but individual campuses ranged from A to F ratings. This particular campus's rating was not specified in available data. The broader ResponsiveEd network operates both classical-model academies and Ignite schools focused on different pedagogical approaches, and the network has experienced growth, changes in campus locations, closures, and operator transitions in recent years. For families considering this school, performance should be evaluated on this campus itself rather than assumed from the district-wide rating.

The school is located in Dallas, a large city experiencing strong population and economic growth, with diverse neighborhoods and a significant concentration of major employers. However, this specific school serves a predominantly low-income population, reflecting conditions in its immediate area rather than the broader city profile.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 318%

School 18% · District 44% · ▼ 26 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 431%

School 31% · District 22% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 0% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 616%

School 16% · District 39% · ▼ 23 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 728%

School 28% · District 38% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 814%

School 14% · District 37% · ▼ 23 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 329%

School 29% · District 58% · ▼ 29 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 450%

School 50% · District 56% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 543%

School 43% · District 20% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 663%

School 63% · District 65% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 761%

School 61% · District 62% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 836%

School 36% · District 69% · ▼ 33 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Science

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 28% · ▼ 28 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 829%

School 29% · District 50% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 87%

School 7% · District 34% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

This schoolTEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.