Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Denver, Colorado
Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy in Denver, Colorado enrolled 89 students in 2024-25 with 15.6 full-time teachers, 5.7 students per teacher against the Colorado high-school median of 15.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 35% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 31%
137 students in 2022-23, 44 students in 2023-24, 89 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.9 to 15.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 137 | 11.9 | 11.5 |
| 2023-24 | 44 | 15.9 | 2.8 |
| 2024-25 | 89 | 15.6 | 5.7 |
5.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 of every 100 Colorado high schools
Among the 429 Colorado high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 79 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy enrolled 79 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 79 of the 79 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions7
- Chronically absent56.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
69.7% of students were Black, 13.5% Hispanic, 13.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black69.7%
- Hispanic13.5%
- Two or more races13.5%
- Asian2.2%
- White1.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
High schools in Denver
59 public high schools in Denver report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| East High School | 2,476 | 21.2 | 29.0% |
| Northfield High School | 2,137 | 18.4 | 27.9% |
| South High School | 1,950 | 19.4 | 34.6% |
| North High School | 1,653 | 17.4 | 54.3% |
| Thomas Jefferson High School | 1,390 | 19.6 | 46.5% |
| George Washington High School | 1,326 | 20.5 | 50.5% |
| D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School | 1,212 | 20.9 | 10.8% |
| Montbello High School | 1,112 | 15.5 | 72.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy
- Montbello Career and Technical High SchoolThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 158 students, 17.5 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- DSST: Green Valley Ranch High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 562 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy with Montbello Career and Technical High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Denver Public Schools spends per student$17,206 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,206
- The largest public schools in ColoradoRobert F. Smith STEAM Academy is the number 368 by size of 436 Colorado high schools open in 2024-25.#368 of 436
- Colorado schools by students per teacher5.7 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.9 for high schools.5.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy
How many students attend Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy?
89 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 137 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Denver, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy?
5.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for high schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy a Title I school?
Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy in?
Denver Public Schools, NCES district ID 0803360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080336006821 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.