Ascent Classical™ Academy

Serving the Rock Hill / Fort Mill area, adding a grade each year until reaching K-12

Enrolling grades K-9 for 2025-2026

New for the 2025-2026 school year, Ascent Classical introduces athletics for Upper School

About Ascent Classical™ Academy

Ascent Classical™ Academies develop within its students the moral and intellectual skills, habits, and virtues upon which independent, responsible, and joyful lives are built, in the firm belief that such lives are the basis for a free and flourishing republic.

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ACA Fort Mill Welcomes Mr. Ryan Mullins as Headmaster

Ascent Classical Academy of Fort Mill welcomes Mr. Ryan Mullins as headmaster. Mr. Mullins has served as a classical school leader for 23 years, including as the founding headmaster for Great Hearts Prairie View in Fort Worth, Texas. He holds a bachelor’s degree...

Ascent Classical™ Academy of Fort Mill’s Constitution Day Address Delivered by Headmaster

At Ascent Classical Academy of Fort Mill’s first annual Constitution Day assembly, Dr. Condra made the following remarks to the staff and all students in grades K-8: The purpose of this assembly is for us to celebrate the founding of our country–together as a...

Ascent Classical™ Academies Announces Opening of its Fort Mill Campus

Rock Hill, South Carolina • August 8, 2024 Ascent Classical™ Academies’ Fort Mill campus opened its doors on August 8, 2024, welcoming its first class of students for the 2024-2025 academic year. The school, led by Headmaster Condra, currently serves 260 students in...

Q&A with Headmaster Dr. Clinton Condra

1. What is your experience with classical education? I have been involved in classical education for sixteen years: as a student at St. John’s College and Baylor University, as a teacher at Great Hearts Academies, and for the past five years as a school leader at...

Ascent Classical™ Academies Seeks Mission-Aligned Individuals to Join Governing Board

May 3, 2024 • Fort Mill, South Carolina Ascent Classical™ Academies (ACA) is currently operating with a steering committee and is seeking to establish a permanent regional board in South Carolina. Ideal candidates are South Carolina natives who are committed to...

Ascent Classical™ Academies Hires ACA Fort Mill Headmaster

April 18, 2024 • Golden, Colorado Ascent Classical™️ Academies (ACA) announces Dr. Clinton Condra as the inaugural Headmaster for its Fort Mill, South Carolina, campus. The campus is one of two schools opening in Fall 2024 and the first two South Carolina campuses for...

Colorado-Based Ascent Classical™ Campus Receives Performance Honor

February 22, 2024 • Golden, Colorado In December 2023, Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County (ACADC) was recognized as one of thirteen schools that received a “Performance with Distinction” rating for the 2022-2023 academic year by its authorizer, the Colorado...

Ascent Classical™ Academies Announces Temporary Location for Fort Mill Campus Opening Fall 2024

February 20, 2024 • Rock Hill, South Carolina Ascent Classical™ Academies is pleased to announce its Fort Mill school has secured a temporary location for the 2024-2025 school year at Hope Fellowship Church, located at 505 University Drive, Rock Hill, South...

ACA Fort Mill Awarded State Grant for Fall 2024 Opening

October 13, 2023 • Fort Mill, South Carolina The South Carolina Department of Education recently awarded Ascent Classical™ Academy of Fort Mill a Planning and Implementation sub-grant for $900,000 over the next three years. Ascent Classical™ Academies secured two of...

Ascent Classical™ Academies Receives Unanimous Approval for Four New Schools in South Carolina

April 26, 2023 • Columbia, South Carolina The Charter Institute at Erskine Governing Board voted unanimously to approve Ascent Classical™ Academies’ applications for four new charter schools in Fort Mill, Irmo/Chapin, the Charleston metro area, and the Upstate South...