Ascend College Prep

Public high school, grades 10 to 12 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Ascend College Prep in Colorado Springs, Colorado enrolled 109 students in 2024-25 with 6.0 full-time teachers, 18.0 students per teacher against the Colorado high-school median of 15.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-69% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (Colorado: 82.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 54% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 43%

71 students in 2022-23, 85 students in 2023-24, 109 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.2 to 6.0.

Students enrolled at Ascend College Prep by school year2022-23: 71, 2023-24: 85, 2024-25: 1090501001502022-23712023-24852024-25109
Students enrolled at Ascend College Prep by school year2022-23: 71, 2023-24: 85, 2024-25: 1090501001502022-23712023-24852024-25109
Students enrolled at Ascend College Prep by school year2022-23: 71, 2023-24: 85, 2024-25: 1090501001502022-23712023-24852024-25109
Students enrolled at Ascend College Prep by school year2022-23: 71, 2023-24: 85, 2024-25: 1090501001502022-23712023-24852024-25109
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23714.216.8
2023-24854.021.0
2024-251096.018.0

18.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 63 of every 100 Colorado high schools

Among the 429 Colorado high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Colorado high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 58.0; Ascend College Prep 18.0; state median 15.9.0204060students per full-time teacherAscend College Prep 18.0state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Colorado high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 58.0; Ascend College Prep 18.0; state median 15.9.0204060students per full-time teacherAscend College Prep 18.0state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Colorado high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 58.0; Ascend College Prep 18.0; state median 15.9.0204060students per full-time teacherAscend College Prep 18.0state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Colorado high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 58.0; Ascend College Prep 18.0; state median 15.9.0204060students per full-time teacherAscend College Prep 18.0state median 15.9U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ascend College Prep enrolled 34 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent8.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

82.6% of students were White, 8.3% Hispanic, 5.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White82.6%
  2. Hispanic8.3%
  3. Two or more races5.5%
  4. American Indian1.8%
  5. Black0.9%
  6. Asian0.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Ascend College Prep scored proficient or above: 60-69% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtColorado
Math60‑69%15% (2021-22)33.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80% or more of the 25 students in Ascend College Prep's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtColorado
Four-year graduation rate80% or more72%82.7%
Students in the class2545868,390

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Colorado Springs

38 public high schools in Colorado Springs report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Pine Creek High School1,87518.814.5%
Doherty High School1,71520.644.4%
Liberty High School1,52617.423.3%
Vista Ridge High School1,47319.933.1%
Sand Creek High School1,42620.945.2%
Rampart High School1,30516.828.5%
Mesa Ridge High School1,30418.930.6%
Coronado High School1,27923.343.8%

All public schools in Colorado Springs →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ascend College Prep

  1. Village High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 532 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Aspen Valley CampusThe next nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 90 students, 7.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Ascend College Prep with Village High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Education Reenvisioned BOCES spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in ColoradoAscend College Prep is the number 333 by size of 436 Colorado high schools open in 2024-25.#333 of 436
  6. Colorado schools by students per teacher18.0 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.9 for high schools.18.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Ascend College Prep

  1. How many students attend Ascend College Prep?
    109 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 71 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Colorado Springs, CO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ascend College Prep?
    18.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for high schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ascend College Prep a Title I school?
    Ascend College Prep was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Ascend College Prep do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Ascend College Prep scored proficient or above: 60-69% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Ascend College Prep?
    80% or more of the 25 students in Ascend College Prep's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Ascend College Prep in?
    Education Reenvisioned BOCES, NCES district ID 0800282. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080028206842 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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