Graduates Who Have Choices
An Ascent Classical graduate leaves with far more than a diploma. They graduate prepared to pursue selective colleges and universities, military service, trade professions, meaningful careers, mission work, or other purposeful paths.
Our graduates consistently earn admission to respected colleges across the country while developing the wisdom and virtue to make thoughtful decisions about their future.
Our 2024 through 2026 senior classes (64 students) were accepted with 8+ million dollars in offered merit based scholarships. The universities they were accepted to include:
- Benedictine College
- University of Denver
- University of Colorado – Colorado Springs
- University of Aberdeen
- Baylor University
- University of Colorado-Boulder
- Hillsdale College
- Colorado School of Mines
- Colorado State University
- St. Olaf College
- Grand Canyon University
- University of Northern Colorado
- John Brown University
- Oklahoma State University
- University of Notre Dame
- The University of Tennessee – Knoxville
- University of Nebraska – Lincoln
- Texas A&M University
- The University of Oklahoma
- University of Wyoming
Standardized Testing
At Ascent Classical Academy, standardized testing is never the goal.
Our curriculum is intentionally designed around enduring knowledge, rich literature, mathematical reasoning, scientific inquiry, and the cultivation of wisdom and virtue—not around state testing frameworks.
Ironically, that approach often produces exceptional results.
Students who spend years learning to think carefully, read deeply, write persuasively, and reason logically naturally perform well on college entrance exams and state assessments.
Testing measures only a small portion of what we value—but it provides encouraging evidence that a classical education works.
SAT
1162
2025 ACADC Average
(186 higher than Colorado State Average)
PSAT 10
1027
2026 ACADC Average
(111 higher than Colorado State Average)
Senior Thesis Program
The Senior Thesis is the capstone of a student’s education at Ascent. Each student selects a topic and a meaningful work to study, developing a clear argument about its significance. Rather than a traditional research project, the thesis is a self-directed exploration of something important, enduring, and personally meaningful.
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