The STEAD School
COMMERCE CITY · CO · School District 27J · Public charter
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Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School → Prairie View High School → Legacy Options High School → Elmwood Baptist Academy → Eagle Ridge Academy → Brighton High School → Riverdale Ridge High School → Prairie Vista Youth Services Center →📋 At a glance
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How The STEAD School compares for families
What families should know about The STEAD School.
- ▸ LocallyCO students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School, Prairie View High School, Legacy Options High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
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.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +39.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 421 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $12,580 per student in district revenue, the 1,781 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $22,404,980/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School Commerce City |
Private | 1.2 | 54 | -6.9% |
| Prairie View High School HENDERSON |
Public | 3.8 | 1,809 | +4.9% |
| Legacy Options High School DENVER |
Public | 4.8 | 153 | +15.9% |
| Elmwood Baptist Academy Brighton |
Private | 5.6 | 80 | -25.9% |
| Eagle Ridge Academy BRIGHTON |
Public · charter | 6.3 | 593 | +12.7% |
| Brighton High School BRIGHTON |
Public | 6.6 | 1,733 | -7.9% |
| Riverdale Ridge High School THORNTON |
Public | 6.6 | 1,784 | +33.9% |
| Prairie Vista Youth Services Center BRIGHTON |
Public | 6.7 | 30 | — |