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% |