Application Requirements
See below the application requirements for the 2025-2026 Admissions Season:
Please begin compiling the following documents to ensure timely submission of your application:
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3 years of academic transcripts: For applicants entering 9th Grade:
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6th Grade Report Card
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7th Grade Report Card
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8th Grade Report Card for the 1st 9 weeks
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For applicants entering 10th Grade:
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7th Grade Report Card
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8th Grade Report Card
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9th Grade Report Card for the 1st 9 weeks
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3 Years of Attendance Records
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3 Years of Discipline Records
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STEM Teacher (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Recommendation from current teacher (recommendation link is sent to your teacher from your application. You must start an application, share your teacher’s email, and have your teacher complete the required form)
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Administrator/Counselor Recommendation from current Administrator/Counselor (recommendation link is sent to your teacher from your application. You must start an application, share your teacher’s email, and have your teacher complete the required form)
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Student Letter of Interest (Check out these guidelines!)
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Parent Letter of Interest (Check out these guidelines!)
Home School, Private School, & Virtual School Applicants
Home School, Private School, and Virtual School applicants are eligible to apply for admission with the submission of the Stanford 10, SSAT, ACT, or SAT. If those tests are unavailable to you, ASCTE hosts numerous testing options for your student. There is a $75 fee for on-campus testing. Students can register through Ravenna and payment is made 10 days prior to the testing date.
2025-2026 Testing Dates
Nov 22 @ ASCTE
Dec 13 @ ASCTE
Jan 3 @ Birmingham (Location TBD)
Jan 17 @ Montgomery (Location TBD)
*All Testing Times are 9:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m.
There is no minimum qualifying score for admission. Scores are one of many evaluation criteria and are meant to provide insight into the academic potential of incoming applicants.
All applicants are reviewed holistically.
