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Ascend College Prep

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Ascend College Prep ranks 36 th of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 10-12

36^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 340 Colorado High Schools

Better than 89% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Ascend College Prep is a small public high school in Colorado Springs, CO, serving just 109 students in grades 10 through 12, and despite its modest size, it has climbed to a 90th-percentile ranking among Colorado high schools, earning 4 stars. This is especially notable because the school sits within the Education Reenvisioned BOCES district, which ranks only in the middle of the state. Ascend outshines its district by a wide margin: SAT reading and writing proficiency is 93%, compared with 62% for the district and 60% statewide.

Reading and writing are clearly Ascend's signature strengths. The school posted 93% proficiency on the 11th-grade SAT Reading & Writing section and 88% on the 10th-grade PSAT10, placing it at the very top of the region — ahead of Pine Creek High School (83%), Air Academy High School (82%), and Discovery Canyon Campus High School (81%), and on par with The Classical Academy High School and TCA College Pathways. Attendance is another standout: chronic absenteeism is just 11.8%, less than half the state average of 28.4% and far below nearby Rampart High School (35.7%) and Aspen Valley High School (69.8%). The most recent school-level graduation data, from 2021–2022, shows a 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate.

Families should keep Ascend's small size in mind: with just 109 students, test scores can swing from year to year, and math data in particular has been sparse and inconsistent. The student-teacher ratio of 18:1 is similar to larger schools like Pine Creek (18.8:1) and Air Academy (17.6:1), which suggests Ascend's success comes more from a tight-knit culture and strong instructional focus than from dramatically smaller classes. Across four consecutive years, the school has steadily improved its statewide rank — from the 81st to the 90th percentile — and its literacy, attendance, and completion metrics all point to a genuinely effective, student-focused high school.

109

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,809

Per pupil spending ?

1650 Telstar Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80920

(719) 368-6936

District: Education Reenvisioned BOCES

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.6%

Hispanic:

8.3%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2023 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (72% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Colorado high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (82%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg39%

Colorado avg46%

36^th of 340

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 9 pts since 2023

From top 19% (2023) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Education Reenvisioned BOCES

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	86.8	36 of 340	89.4%	★★★★☆
2025	86.0	41 of 328	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	64 of 349	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	68 of 349	80.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	78.7	49 of 254	80.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	76.8	63 of 252	75.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	83.3	33 of 234	85.9%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2023)86th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2023)81st percentile~ school

Male (2023)75th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing93%+33 vs state

Science44%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Ascend College Prep	Public	10-12	1650 Telstar Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	No	No	No	(719) 368-6936	109	6	18.0		90 (82.6%)	1 (0.9%)	9 (8.3%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.5%)	86.8	36^th of 340 public high schools	89.4%		86	41^st of 328 public high schools	87.5%	5	88.2	512.0			93.0	534.0								44.2	$10,809
Village High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	1110 Chapel Hills Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 234-1970	532	30	17.6		412 (77.4%)	16 (3.0%)	63 (11.8%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.2%)	82.8	53^rd of 340 public high schools	84.4%		82.2	51^st of 328 public high schools	84.5%	2	80.4	462.0	89.1	467.0	74.0	464.0								741.0	$12,122
Aspen Valley High School	Public	9-12	1450 Chapel Hills Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-6000	90	12	7.6	46.7%	61 (67.8%)	5 (5.6%)	15 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.0%)								(n/a)					35.3	411.0									$29,291
Rampart High School	Public	9-12	8250 Lexington Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2000	1,305	78	16.8	31.4%	783 (60.0%)	49 (3.8%)	298 (22.8%)	59 (4.5%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.5%)	105 (8.0%)	69.5	99^th of 340 public high schools	70.9%		74.5	85^th of 328 public high schools	74.1%	14	77.5	45.7	74.1	51.5	69.8	38.8								39.0	$14,647
TCA College Pathways	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	12201 Cross Peak View	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	Yes	No	Yes	No	(719) 488-6294	502	22	23.1		388 (77.3%)	13 (2.6%)	53 (10.6%)	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	90.9	24^th of 340 public high schools	92.9%		95.6	7^th of 328 public high schools	97.9%	17	541.0	57.8	534.0	75.7	89.9	55.7	46.9	86.7	62.0	42.9	70.0	53.2	70.0	57.1	$22,919
Pine Creek High School	Public	9-12	10750 Thunder Mountain Avenue	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2600	1,875	100	18.8	15.3%	1,178 (62.8%)	58 (3.1%)	306 (16.3%)	139 (7.4%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	187 (10.0%)	86.7	37^th of 340 public high schools	89.1%		88.4	32^nd of 328 public high schools	90.2%	5	86.7	61.9	84.0	60.5	82.7	51.3								47.2	$13,999
Air Academy High School	Public	9-12	551 North Frontage Road West	Usaf Academy	80840	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2400	1,380	78	17.6	18.3%	952 (69.0%)	39 (2.8%)	237 (17.2%)	46 (3.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (7.5%)	84	48^th of 340 public high schools	85.9%		83	48^th of 328 public high schools	85.4%		83.5	53.9	84.4	63.2	81.7	47.6								45.5	$14,969
Liberty High School	Public	9-12	8720 Scarborough Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2200	1,526	88	17.4	25.4%	1,011 (66.3%)	56 (3.7%)	285 (18.7%)	33 (2.2%)	5 (0.3%)	7 (0.5%)	129 (8.5%)	69.1	101^st of 340 public high schools	70.3%		71.4	96^th of 328 public high schools	70.7%	5	78.9	44.2	79.8	44.8	73.6	36.4								39.7	$13,913
The Classical Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	975 Stout Road	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 484-0091	616	52	11.7	13.1%	493 (80.0%)	9 (1.5%)	60 (9.7%)	16 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.5%)	92.4	17^th of 340 public high schools	95.0%		94	15^th of 328 public high schools	95.4%	2	86.1	64.2	89.8	70.6	89.7	62.1								66.7	$11,654
CIVA Charter Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4635 Northpark Drive	Colorado Springs	80918	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 633-1306	174	16	10.9	39.1%	115 (66.1%)	4 (2.3%)	41 (23.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.5%)	59.9	127^th of 340 public high schools	62.6%		58.8	129^th of 328 public high schools	60.7%	2	79.1	34.9	81.8	38.6	78.4	24.3								31.4	$17,626

Frequently Asked Questions about Ascend College Prep

What is the racial makeup of Ascend College Prep?

Students at Ascend College Prep are 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Ascend College Prep?

In the 2024-25 school year, 109 students attended Ascend College Prep.

Is Ascend College Prep a good school?

Ascend College Prep ranks 36^th of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Ascend College Prep in?

Education Reenvisioned BOCES

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2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataAug 27, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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