About Ignite

Welcome to Ignite Family Academy!

We are the home of the Dragons! We provide in-person classes and collaborate with families on their at-home learning, and are part of North Thurston Public Schools in Lacey, WA.

At Ignite, our mission is to provide innovative and hands-on learning experiences that encourage students to question and explore the world around them. We partner with our families to educate, inspire, and empower our students to be leaders and lifelong learners.

Academic Gap Goal

In the 2023-24 spring Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) in the content area of English language arts (ELA), we will increase passage rates in each grade level by at least 15% for 3rd through 8th grades from spring 2022-23 results. In addition, we will increase the percentage of Ignite students who take the 2023-24 SBA by at least 15% from the number who took it in spring 2022-23.

Social-Emotional Gap Goal

In the annual EES Family Survey (April 2024), Ignite Family Academy will improve from 52% percent positive response on the statement “Our school engages in difficult conversations about race, gender, oppression, and discrimination” to at least 75% percent positive response.

School Improvement Plan

Read our Current Improvement Plan

Ignite Building History

Ignite Family Academy is located in the Bower Learning Center (BLC) at 4111 6th Ave NE in Lacey. The building was constructed in 1971, and was originally the North Thurston High School library, salvaged from the campus when it was fully demolished in 1983. The BLC served as a community meeting space and office space and was eventually used as a professional development space until 2021 when it was remodeled into a school environment for the launch of Ignite Family Academy.

The building is named after Frank Bower, the first principal of North Thurston High School. 

Ignite will be moving to a new space in 2025!

Learn more about our new building

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