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Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County

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Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County ranks 409 th of 946 Colorado alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

409^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Alternative Schools

Better than 57% of Colorado alternative schools

Summary

Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County is a K-12 public charter school in Lone Tree, Colorado, serving 852 students under the State Charter School Institute, which currently holds a 3-star rating (57th percentile) among Colorado districts. The school's classical education model produces a distinctive academic profile: elite high school reading and writing scores, strong math proficiency, very low dropout rates, and healthy attendance compared to surrounding schools.

The most striking results are in high school literacy. On the 2025-26 SAT Reading & Writing test, 90% of Ascent 11th graders scored proficient, compared to 65% for the district and 60% for the state — nearly matching STEM School Highlands Ranch (91%) and well ahead of Skyview Academy (81%). PSAT10 reading and writing results (93% proficient) are the highest among all nearby schools. Math is also a strength: 47.5% of students scored proficient on CMAS math versus 37.3% statewide, and SAT math proficiency (57%) far exceeds the state average (32%). Attendance and retention are equally impressive — chronic absenteeism is 14.6% (versus 28.4% statewide), the graduation rate is 94.7%, and the dropout rate is 0.0%.

However, the picture is more complicated in lower grades. Ascent's K-8 CMAS English Language Arts proficiency (41.3%) trails the state average (44.7%), and results vary widely by grade — 3rd grade sits at 25% while 7th grade reaches 70.1%. Math is strongest in elementary school (4th and 5th grades well above state averages) but fades by 8th grade. Compared to top charters in the Douglas County School District No. Re 1, Ascent trails STEM School Highlands Ranch and Skyview Academy on K-8 CMAS tests, though it matches or exceeds them on high school reading and science. Science scores fluctuate significantly year to year, likely due to small grade-level cohorts. Overall, Ascent is one of the strongest alternative schools in the region, with a clear track record of preparing students for college-level literacy.

852

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,576

Per pupil spending ?

10004 Park Meadows Drive
Lone Tree, CO 80124

(720) 531-8775

District: State Charter School Institute

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.6%

Hispanic:

10.1%

Asian:

7.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2023 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (84%)

✓Above the Colorado median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg36%

Colorado avg43%

Elementary school

409^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 6 pts since 2021

From top 37% (2021) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

158^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 8 pts since 2021

From top 25% (2021) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

44^th of 340

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 13%▬ steady since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Alternative Schools in the State Charter School Institute

51^st of 114State Charter School Institute among Colorado 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	409 of 946	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.7	270 of 950	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	343 of 943	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	262 of 933	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	298 of 921	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.9	265 of 710	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	355 of 695	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.4	238 of 694	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	288 of 684	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	203 of 642	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	270 of 595	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	219 of 351	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	90.8	13 of 365	96.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	357 of 697	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.6	248 of 700	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	311 of 683	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	254 of 649	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	222 of 594	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.1	141 of 352	59.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	423 of 547	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.7	314 of 551	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	396 of 539	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.9	282 of 525	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	332 of 454	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	158 of 476	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.8	119 of 469	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	171 of 485	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	166 of 480	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	181 of 448	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.2	93 of 369	74.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	125 of 368	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.1	119 of 347	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	148 of 350	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	120 of 363	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	132 of 326	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	166 of 372	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.7	95 of 352	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	53.7	138 of 357	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	184 of 356	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	171 of 328	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	170 of 278	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	144 of 275	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	126 of 273	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.5	242 of 286	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	161 of 265	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	84.7	44 of 340	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	77.2	75 of 328	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	31 of 349	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.4	43 of 349	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	23 of 221	89.6%	★★★★★
2021	83.6	27 of 210	87.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	83 of 247	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.7	36 of 254	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	95.0	6 of 257	97.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	94 of 246	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.4	64 of 252	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	36 of 253	85.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	65 of 221	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	87.3	18 of 209	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	14 of 229	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	14 of 234	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	78.3	47 of 228	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	69 of 225	69.3%	★★★★☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)96th percentile+33 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile-34 vs school

Middle school

Female (2026)66th percentile~ school

Male (2026)55th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile-28 vs school

High school

White (2026)71st percentile-16 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing93%+28 vs state

Math48%+10 vs state

Mathematics43%+4 vs state

English Language Arts41%-3 vs state

Science37%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10004 Park Meadows Drive	Lone Tree	80124	Douglas County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 531-8775	852	56	15.2		661 (77.6%)	8 (0.9%)	86 (10.1%)	66 (7.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.2%)								(n/a)	93.3	43.3	84.6	57.7	90.5	57.1	25.0	30.1	51.3	45.3	70.1	32.9	41.3	44.8	54.8	51.9	49.3	50.7	34.2	47.5	36.4	32.4	60.0	$10,576
Colorado Summit Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	8 Inverness Drive E #110	Englewood	80112	Arapahoe County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	No	Yes	No	(303) 794-2302	1,245	69	18.1		650 (52.2%)	58 (4.7%)	419 (33.7%)	13 (1.0%)	15 (1.2%)	7 (0.6%)	83 (6.7%)								(n/a)	71.4	38.8	59.6	392.0	70.2	445.0	708.0	702.0	23.8	24.0	21.9	33.3	23.9	707.0	694.0	23.8	726.0	721.0	714.0	13.5	716.0	20.4		$10,280
Colorado Connections @ 27J	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	8 Inverness Drive E Suite 240	Englewood	80112	Arapahoe County	School District 27J	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(303) 794-2302	2,042	92	22.2		1,067 (52.3%)	124 (6.1%)	646 (31.6%)	35 (1.7%)	20 (1.0%)	17 (0.8%)	131 (6.4%)								(n/a)	58.8	415.0	70.1	19.5	60.9	466.0	701.0	28.6	41.2	729.0	29.2	22.1	25.0	14.3	716.0	26.5	715.0	14.6	10.4	13.9	28.1	17.5	742.0	$4,480
Skyview Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6161 Business Center Drive	Highlands Ranch	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 471-8439	1,358	84	16.1	15.1%	735 (54.1%)	31 (2.3%)	184 (13.5%)	274 (20.2%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	122 (9.0%)								(n/a)	88.5	64.1	79.2	61.0	81.3	56.0	49.0	45.5	61.5	56.2	52.9	75.0	56.4	57.1	33.3	50.0	58.7	39.1	70.0	51.4	53.2	62.9	55.0	$11,927
STEM School Highlands Ranch	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8773 Ridgeline Drive	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 683-7836	1,394	79	17.6	13.5%	707 (50.7%)	35 (2.5%)	168 (12.1%)	367 (26.3%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	108 (7.7%)								(n/a)	90.5	70.5	82.3	62.8	90.8	62.1	80.0	70.7	65.1	68.2	76.7	65.3	70.5	74.7	63.3	60.4	56.5	60.2	59.5	61.3	54.7	56.2	59.3	$15,365
Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning	Public, Alternative	K-12	1700 South Holly Street	Denver	80222	Denver County	Denver 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 759-2076	382	24	16.1	2.4%	297 (77.7%)	5 (1.3%)	51 (13.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)								(n/a)	76.2	23.8			504.0	473.0	45.5	43.5	34.8	73.3	51.3	39.6	50.0	22.7	26.1	31.8	61.4	48.7	37.5	41.4	54.5	37.5		$12,809
Lotus School for Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11001-A East Alameda Avenue	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 360-0052	1,008	66	15.2	91.8%	110 (10.9%)	393 (39.0%)	452 (44.8%)	17 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.3%)								(n/a)	53.0	35.8	44.6	25.9	43.6	24.1	39.2	27.6	26.9	25.5	48.0	29.1	32.9	39.2	26.3	16.7	18.0	23.8	22.1	23.8	26.9	10.6	719.0	$15,356
Vanguard Classical School - East	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	17101 East Ohio Drive	Aurora	80017	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 338-4110	690	48	14.3	79.7%	76 (11.0%)	269 (39.0%)	301 (43.6%)	16 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	24 (3.5%)								(n/a)	26.8	359.0	24.6	11.5	21.9	406.0	9.4	17.5	28.8	17.8	35.2	30.4	23.6	20.8	9.5	9.6	12.3	18.3	21.7	15.5	15.4	10.1	718.0	$11,675
Aurora Central Campus	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11700 East 11th Ave	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 340-1600	2,468	138	17.8	89.3%	186 (7.5%)	332 (13.5%)	1,723 (69.8%)	71 (2.9%)	24 (1.0%)	28 (1.1%)	104 (4.2%)								(n/a)	24.5	13.0	26.8	12.7	19.2	8.8	23.8	37.8	25.7	42.1	37.3	26.9	33.2	23.8	31.1	17.1	28.1	22.7	27.5	25.3	712.0	9.6	3.9	$17,881
Collegiate Academy of Colorado	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8420 South Sangre De Cristo Rd	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 972-7433	245	28	8.7	29.8%	164 (66.9%)	5 (2.0%)	49 (20.0%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.3%)								(n/a)					66.7	38.9				35.3		15.0	34.8				17.6		719.0	19.3		15.8	31.3	$12,590

Frequently Asked Questions about Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County

What district is Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County in?

State Charter School Institute

Is Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County a good school?

Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County ranks 409^th of 946 Colorado alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County?

Students at Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County are 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County?

In the 2024-25 school year, 852 students attended Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County.

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