Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction

K-8 school·Grades K-9·Charter Grand Junction, Colorado·81504
Score
34.0/100
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#112
Among 169 Colorado K-8 schools
#9
In State Charter School Institute
#2
In Grand Junction
Top 67%
In Colorado

Score 34.0/100: better than 34% of Colorado K-8 schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% met or exceeded expectations on state tests in Colorado, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Colorado schools.

English language arts
28%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 45%, better than 29% of them
239 students tested
Math
23%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 37%, better than 35% of them
239 students tested
Science
19%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 37%, better than 28% of them
68 students tested
All Colorado schools (ELA / math)
45% / 38%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 16 published results by grade and test

As published by Colorado Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3CMAS34.749
English language artsGrade 4CMAS28.346
English language artsGrade 5CMAS26.242
English language artsGrade 6CMAS11.444
English language artsGrade 7CMAS37.532
English language artsGrade 8CMAS30.826
English language artsAll gradesCMAS27.6239
MathGrade 3CMAS38.849
MathGrade 4CMAS19.646
MathGrade 5CMAS3142
MathGrade 6CMAS11.444
MathGrade 7CMAS18.832
MathGrade 8CMAS11.526
MathAll gradesCMAS23239
ScienceGrade 5CMAS16.742
ScienceGrade 8CMAS23.126

School profile

Grades
K-9
Students
285
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
Yes
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
285
Typical K-8 school: 504
Free or reduced-price lunch
88%
Typical K-8 school: 50%

District and location

City
Mesa County

Contact

Address
545 31 ROAD
Grand Junction, CO 81504

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in Colorado. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby K-8 schools

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Location

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Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction at a glance

Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction is a public K-8 school (a charter school) in Grand Junction, Colorado, serving grades K-9. It is part of the State Charter School Institute school district. It has about 285 students (a typical Colorado K-8 school has 504). About 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 50% at a typical Colorado K-8 school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 28% in English language arts (similar schools: 45%) and 23% in math (similar schools: 37%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Colorado K-8 schools, it scores 34.0 out of 100: better than 34% of them, ranking #112 of 169. Its English language arts result fell by 6 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.