After 155 years of providing quality Catholic education to our youth in the greater Donaldsonville and surrounding communities, Ascension Catholic, with its reputation for providing personal, intellectual, and religious formation in a nurturing, family-like environment, is still producing well-rounded graduates fully prepared to take their places in American society as responsible, Christian citizens. Today, Ascension Catholic serves nearly 700 students from pre-K through 12th grade from 19 church parishes.  Colleges and universities around the country, including Ivy League institutions, see 98% of our graduates, half of whom enjoy academic scholarships which last year totaled $797,637.40.  In the graduating class of 2006, 45% of the class graduated with honors and  76.56% of the class earned TOPS scholarship awards. Our High School’s ACT average recently surpassed local and state averages and reached the national average of 21.2. A notable part of our tradition includes a strong athletics program, which has claimed numerous state championships over the years, and a dance team, which has consistently been ranked nationally.