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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr this year?
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Enrollment
534
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006454
Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr
8748 S Aberdeen St, Chicago, IL 60620 · (773) 729-3400 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL534 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Illinois public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
19.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
458 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 | 151 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 143 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 135 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 105 | 20% |
Student demographics
4%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
15.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% 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-Hansberry Prep Slvr
Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr's state test result (15.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr this school | 534 | 85.8% | 15.0% |
| Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts Chicago | 538 | 83.1% | 6.9% |
| Clark Academy Prep Magnet High Schl Chicago | 453 | 89.6% | 8.0% |
| Noble St Chtr-Butler - Crimson Chicago | 695 | 88.8% | 13.1% |
| King College Prep High School Chicago | 819 | 82.8% | 23.6% |
| Noble St Chtr-DRW Trading Col Chicago | 323 | 87.6% | 9.4% |
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-Hansberry Prep Slvr ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #483 of 573 | #95 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 534 | #316 of 708 | #132 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #513 of 528 | #167 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.4% | #529 of 537 | #174 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.8% | #90 of 578 | #79 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #103 of 358 | #43 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
534
+35 (+7%) 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 | 534 | 28 | 19.1:1 | 86% (458) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 32.5 | 16.1:1 | 83% (431) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 33 | 15.1:1 | 78% (390) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 628 | N/A | N/A | 87% (547) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr.
About Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr
Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr is classified as a high school. It is located in Chicago, Illinois. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 534 students. Average enrollment for high schools in Illinois is about 834, so this school runs 36% smaller than that.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 enrolls 324,396 students, and its 622 schools include Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr.
Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr's enrollment is 98% Black. Cook County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 4% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 28 full-time equivalents, or about 19.1 students per teacher. On average, high schools in Illinois have 13.8:1, compared with 19.1:1 here. About 86% of students, or 458, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Cook County average 66%.
The allk12 Grade for Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr is C. Compared with Illinois public high schools, the school scored higher than 25% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 15.0% and a predicted 22.0%.
Cook County has about 5,182,090 residents, and the median household income is $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr is one of 1,406 public schools in the county.
Jackson M Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr is coded as City: Large in federal locale data. Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Enrollment at Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr grew 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 499 to 534 students.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Jackson M Elementary School0.3 mi · 305
- Fort Dearborn Elementary School0.4 mi · 298
- Gresham Elementary School0.4 mi · 332
- Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy0.6 mi · 249
- Ryder Elementary Math & Sci Spec School0.6 mi · 351
- Cook Elementary School0.9 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep SlvrWhat is the total enrollment at Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr?
Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr enrolls approximately 534 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr serve?
Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr.
How diverse is Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr?
Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr reports a student body of 2% Hispanic, 98% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr?
Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.