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Enrollment
1,061
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993003481
Northside College Preparatory High School
5501 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60625 · (773) 534-3954 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,061 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Illinois public high schools
- A+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
14.9:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
384 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 | 286 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 257 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 269 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 249 | 23% |
Student demographics
73%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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
92.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+41.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 92% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 42 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Northside College Preparatory High School
Northside College Preparatory High School's state test result (92.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northside College Preparatory High School this school | 1,061 | 36.2% | 92.2% |
| Payton College Preparatory High School Chicago | 1,260 | 33.3% | 89.5% |
| Young Magnet High School Chicago | 2,223 | 33.3% | 94.6% |
| Jones College Prep High School Chicago | 1,954 | 38.0% | 82.7% |
| Glenbard North High School Carol Stream | 2,079 | 43.4% | 47.8% |
| Schaumburg High School Schaumburg | 2,416 | 38.7% | 57.6% |
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 Northside College Preparatory High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 92.2% | #2 of 573 | #2 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,061 | #207 of 708 | #82 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #311 of 528 | #89 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.4% | #11 of 537 | #5 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #452 of 578 | #163 of 171 |
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
1,061
+20 (+2%) vs 2020
+40% since 2000-01, when it was 756
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 | 1,061 | 71 | 14.9:1 | 36% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 1,032 | 71.5 | 14.4:1 | 37% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 1,040 | 68 | 15.3:1 | 35% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 1,041 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,061 | 59 | 18.0:1 | 44% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 1,056 | 60 | 17.6:1 | 41% (432) |
| 2010-11 | 1,088 | 66 | 16.5:1 | 35% (378) |
| 2000-01 | 756 | 46 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northside College Preparatory High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,061 to 1,061); teachers up 20% (59 to 71).
About Northside College Preparatory High School
This page covers Northside College Preparatory High School, a medium-sized high school in Chicago, Illinois. It serves 1,061 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Illinois average about 834 students.
Northside College Preparatory High School is part of a district of 622 schools: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 324,396 students.
Northside College Preparatory High School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 35%. Other reported shares: 28% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 6% Black. That compares with about 44% White among all Cook County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 73% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 71 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.9:1. On average, high schools in Illinois have 13.8:1, compared with 14.9:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 36% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Cook County, the average is 66%.
Measured against Illinois public high schools, Northside College Preparatory High School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Northside College Preparatory High School is 50.6%. It actually posts 92.2%, which is 41.6 points higher and in the top 10% of Illinois schools.
In the county around the school, Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Cook County is home to 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 public school students.
Peterson Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Northside College Preparatory High School. On state test proficiency, Northside College Preparatory High School ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 1,041 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,061.
Discussions about Northside College Preparatory High School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
- Peterson Elementary School0.3 mi · 913
- Jamieson Elementary School0.4 mi · 825
- Mather High School0.6 mi · 1,777
- Von Steuben Metro Science High School0.6 mi · 1,698
- Budlong Elementary School0.7 mi · 776
- Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Cntr0.7 mi · 265
Frequently asked questions
About Northside College Preparatory High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northside College Preparatory High School?
Northside College Preparatory High School enrolls approximately 1,061 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Northside College Preparatory High School serve?
Northside College Preparatory High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Northside College Preparatory High School have?
Northside College Preparatory High School employs 71 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northside College Preparatory High School?
At Northside College Preparatory High School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 28% Hispanic, 6% Black, 23% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Northside College Preparatory High School public or private?
Northside College Preparatory High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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