STEM Lab

STEM Lab is one of the high-enrollment K-5 schools in NORTHGLENN, Colorado, operated by Adams 12 Five Star Schools, with 740 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so STEM Lab sits 95% above that benchmark.

Adams 12 Five Star Schools runs 54 schools in total, collectively educating 34,466 students. STEM Lab is one of those campuses.

On demographics, STEM Lab records that 57% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 27% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Adams County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Roughly 31% of students at STEM Lab qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Adams County's rate of about 62%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), STEM Lab tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Adams County put median household earnings sit near $94,571, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Adams County runs 171 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students), of which STEM Lab is one.

Hulstrom K-8 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around STEM Lab. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), STEM Lab ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 31.4%.

STEM Lab operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STEM Lab has edged up 58%, going from 469 students in 2018 to 740 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 70% to 57% over that span.

On the community side, members of the STEM Lab community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.