Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Colorado
FORT COLLINS · CO · State Charter School Institute · Public charter · K-12 combined
📋 At a glance
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Colorado compares for families
What families should know about Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Colorado.
- ▸ LocallyCO students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Compass Community Collaborative School, Colorado Early Colleges Windsor, Centennial High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Colorado Boulder
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $25,346/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +6.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 621 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $11,145 per student in district revenue, the 214 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $2,385,030/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Community Collaborative School FORT COLLINS |
Public · charter | 1.3 | 82 | -8.9% |
| Colorado Early Colleges Windsor WINDSOR |
Public · charter | 6.2 | 71 | — |
| Centennial High School FORT COLLINS |
Public | 2.1 | 118 | -5.6% |
| Ridgeview Classical Schools FORT COLLINS |
Public · charter | 0.8 | 140 | +6.1% |
| Polaris Expeditionary Learning School FORT COLLINS |
Public | 3.5 | 151 | -2.6% |
| Centennial BOCES High School GREELEY |
Public | 18.2 | 82 | -19.6% |
| CIVICA Colorado MILLIKEN |
Public · charter | 19.4 | 70 | — |
| Poudre Community Academy FORT COLLINS |
Public | 4.5 | 203 | -23.1% |