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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Programs & features
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Academic signals
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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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

68.5%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

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

83%
admit rate
$15,666
in-state tuition/yr · $44,918 out-of-state
1230–1420
SAT 25–75 · ACT 28–33

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.

See the full University of Colorado Boulder profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 78 in 2021 to 89 in 2024 — over 3 years.
+14.1%

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:

2025
83
2027
71
2029
61

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
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%

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