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Enrollment
1,007
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006523
Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep
7131 S South Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60619 · (773) 729-3969 · Cook County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,007 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Illinois public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
867 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 53 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 77 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 125 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 221 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 203 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 195 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 133 | 13% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
44.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
13.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.4% | 13.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.4% | 11.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep
Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep's state test result (22.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep this school | 1,007 | 86.1% | 22.3% |
| King College Prep High School Chicago | 819 | 82.8% | 23.6% |
| Thornridge High School Dolton | 969 | 86.2% | 11.6% |
| Noble St Chtr-Butler - Crimson Chicago | 695 | 88.8% | 13.1% |
| Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr Chicago | 534 | 85.8% | 15.0% |
| Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts Chicago | 538 | 83.1% | 6.9% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #430 of 573 | #63 of 170 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #58 of 75 ▼ 6 | #11 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #48 of 75 ▼ 6 | #9 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,007 | #219 of 708 | #90 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #237 of 528 | #65 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.7% | #527 of 537 | #172 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.1% | #87 of 578 | #77 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #194 of 358 | #56 of 101 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,007
-178 (-15%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,007 | 72 | 14.0:1 | 86% (867) |
| 2023-24 | 1,024 | 67.5 | 15.2:1 | 86% (881) |
| 2022-23 | 1,044 | 77 | 13.6:1 | 87% (909) |
| 2020-21 | 1,185 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,096 | N/A | N/A | 89% (972) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep.
About Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep
Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep is a medium-sized high school in Illinois, with an address in Chicago. A federal count lists 1,007 students at the school, in grades 6 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Illinois) has about 834 students.
Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep is one of 622 schools. The district enrolls 324,396 students.
Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep's enrollment is 98% Black. That is higher than the 22% Black share among all Cook County residents. Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep's diversity index is 5%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.0 students per teacher. That matches the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois fairly closely. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 66% average among public schools in Cook County.
Measured against Illinois public high schools, Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep is 21.8%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.3%.
Within Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. In all, Cook County has 1,406 public schools and roughly 697,934 students.
The closest public school, Revere Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles from Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep is one of the charter schools in Illinois.
Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep's enrollment dropped from 1,185 in 2020-21 to 1,007 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- Revere Elementary School0.2 mi · 184
- Tanner Elementary School0.3 mi · 272
- Park Manor Elementary School0.4 mi · 313
- South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School0.7 mi · 224
- Till Elementary Math & Science Academy0.8 mi · 370
- Woodlawn Elementary Community School0.8 mi · 167
Frequently asked questions
About Noble St Chtr-Comer College PrepHow many students attend Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep?
Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep enrolls approximately 1,007 students in grades 06-12.
Is Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep an elementary, middle, or high school?
Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep have?
Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep employs 72 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
How diverse is Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep?
Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep reports a student body of 2% Hispanic, 98% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep in?
Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.