1
What tradition at Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep should never be changed?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
633
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006439
Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep
1454 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60642 · (312) 265-9925 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% 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.
- ABeats 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
15.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
564 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 9 | 176 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 132 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 165 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 160 | 25% |
Student demographics
45%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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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-Golder College Prep
Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep's state test result (22.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep this school | 633 | 89.1% | 22.0% |
| Clemente Community Academy High School Chicago | 745 | 87.8% | 10.1% |
| Noble St Chtr Rauner College Prep Chicago | 558 | 84.9% | 15.8% |
| North-Grand High School Chicago | 1,061 | 88.2% | 15.6% |
| Prosser Career Academy High School Chicago | 1,185 | 89.2% | 25.1% |
| Gage Park High School Chicago | 392 | 93.9% | 4.3% |
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-Golder College Prep ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #431 of 573 | #64 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #290 of 708 | #118 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #398 of 528 | #115 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.7% | #220 of 537 | #84 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.1% | #61 of 578 | #52 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #267 of 358 | #74 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
633
-26 (-4%) 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 | 633 | 40 | 15.8:1 | 89% (564) |
| 2023-24 | 645 | 40.5 | 15.9:1 | 91% (585) |
| 2022-23 | 645 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 88% (569) |
| 2020-21 | 659 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 662 | N/A | N/A | 94% (621) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep.
About Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep
Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Chicago, Illinois. Total enrollment is 633 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. That is 24% below the average of about 834 students for high schools in Illinois.
Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep falls under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which has 622 schools enrolling 324,396 students.
Hispanic students are 69% of those enrolled at Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep. The remaining shares are 27% Black and 2% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Cook County's population at about 27%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 45%.
The school's 40 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. The average for high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep, 89% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 47% of Illinois public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep, the prediction is 20.1% and the result is 22.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cook County show that the median household earns about $83,498 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Cook County, 1,406 public schools serve about 697,934 students.
Otis Elementary School sits about 0.3 miles from Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
The school's enrollment decreased 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Otis Elementary School0.3 mi · 356
- Noble St Chtr Rauner College Prep0.3 mi · 558
- Wells Community Academy High School0.3 mi · 398
- Noble St Chtr-Noble Campus0.3 mi · 696
- Ogden Int High School0.3 mi · 519
- Talcott Elementary School0.5 mi · 487
Frequently asked questions
About Noble St Chtr-Golder College PrepWhat is the total enrollment at Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep?
Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep enrolls approximately 633 students in grades 09-12.
Is Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep an elementary, middle, or high school?
Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep.
How diverse is Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep?
Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep reports a student body of 2% White, 69% Hispanic, 27% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep public or private?
Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.