Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction

Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction is one of the public schools in GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado. It is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels. It is open to students in kindergarten through 9 and enrolls 457 students.

State Charter School Institute enrolls 21,411 students in 49 schools, including Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction.

More than half of the students at Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction are White (74%). Other reported shares: 19% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 82% White among all Mesa County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 41%.

On staff are 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. Combined schools in Colorado average 14.3:1, 3.1 fewer students per teacher than here. Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 55%. The figure for public schools in Mesa County is close, at 53%.

Compared with Colorado schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction's results are 4.4 points below predicted: 29.0% against 33.4%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Mesa County show that median household income comes to about $73,658, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 57, with about 22,232 students.

Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction's closest public school neighbor is Central High School, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction ranks 2nd on average proficiency.

Federal data place Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction in the Suburb: Mid-size locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.

Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.