Ascension Academy
PO Box 50729, Amarillo, TX 79159Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- 6-12
- Students (K-12)
- 131
- Students per teacher
- 5
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Amarillo center
- 7.2 miles
Can you use TEFA here?
✓ On the official Texas Education Freedom Accounts list
- State list
- Includes this school
- Applying
- The 2026-27 application window ran February 4 to March 31, 2026: it first closed March 17 and was extended to March 31 (the Comptroller’s home page; its Families page still shows March 17). No 2027-28 dates are posted yet; the state offers an interest list for updates.
Source: the official list, dated October 26, 2026.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 31
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 48% boys, 52% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 100%
- Setting
- Rural
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 154 to 131, down 23 (15%)
- Path
- Peaked at 171 in 2021-22, then fell below where it started
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 6 (26)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 11 (11)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 16; lower grades 23
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 164
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,230
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Texas
- 12 days shorter than the 176-day median of 1,203 schools we list
- School day, against Texas
- 15 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 5 here; median 8.5 at 383 TX combined schools
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Ascension Academy tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 2026)
Texas Education Freedom Accounts Education savings account
- Award
- $10,474 per private school student for 2026-27
- How it varies
- More for students with disabilities; $2,000 for homeschooled students.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 8, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Ascension Academy?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees TEFA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Ask the school
- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it still takes Education Freedom Account (TEFA) for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Oaks Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-10 | 235 | <1 |
| Trinity Lutheran School ✓ | PreK-5 | 30 | 4 |
| St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School ✓ | PreK-5 | 43 | 5 |
| Accelerate Christian School ✓ | K-12 | not reported | 5 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Academy ✓ | 6-12 | 121 | 5 |
| Amarillo Montessori Academy | PreK-4 | 17 | 5 |
| Acton Academy Amarillo ✓ | PreK-5 | not reported | 5 |
| St. Andrew's Episcopal School | PreK-8 | 193 | 5 |
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