Graduates Who Have Choices
An Ascent Classical graduate leaves with far more than a diploma. They will graduate prepared to pursue selective colleges and universities, military service, trade professions, meaningful careers, mission work, or other purposeful paths.
Students in the Ascent Classical Academy network have consistently earned admission to respected colleges across the country while developing the wisdom and virtue to make thoughtful decisions about their future.
- Benedictine College
- University of Denver
- University of Colorado – Colorado Springs
- Samford University
- Biola University
- Baylor University
- University of Colorado Boulder
- Hillsdale College
- Colorado School of Mines
- Colorado State University
- Colorado Christian University
- Grand Canyon University
- University of Northern Colorado (UNC)
- Belmont Abbey College
- Taylor University
- Notre Dame
- University of Tennessee
- University of Nebraska
- Oklahoma State
- Texas A&M
- 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.
Students of Hillsdale College K-12 Member Schools
Class of 2025 Test Scores
Where Graduates Go
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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