Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy
DENVER · CO · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C · Public
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Compassion Road Academy → RiseUp Community School → New Legacy Charter School → New America School - Aurora → Denver Justice High School → North High School Engagement Center → Delta High School → Performing Arts School on Broadway →How Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy compares for families
What families should know about Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy.
- ▸ LocallyCO students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Compassion Road Academy, RiseUp Community School, New Legacy Charter School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of Colorado Boulder
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $25,346/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -7.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 89 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compassion Road Academy DENVER |
Public | 3.2 | 96 | +39.1% |
| RiseUp Community School DENVER |
Public · charter | 2.4 | 100 | +3.1% |
| New Legacy Charter School AURORA |
Public · charter | 3.6 | 96 | +14.3% |
| New America School - Aurora DENVER |
Public · charter | 4.1 | 82 | -51.5% |
| Denver Justice High School DENVER |
Public · charter | 2.9 | 106 | -19.1% |
| North High School Engagement Center DENVER |
Public | 4.3 | 103 | +7.3% |
| Delta High School DENVER |
Public | 4.0 | 105 | -3.7% |
| Performing Arts School on Broadway DENVER |
Public | 5.5 | 104 | +57.6% |