Noble St Chtr-comer College Prep, Chicago IL

Original Research by School Decision on Noble St Chtr-comer College Prep

Noble Street Charter-Comer College Prep serves students in grades six through twelve in Chicago's South Chicago neighborhood. It is a charter school, part of the Chicago Public Schools district, and the enrollment leans almost entirely toward African American students, with nearly all others making up a small fraction of the school community.

The school has about one thousand students, with enrollment distributed heavily toward the high school grades, which comprise more than half the total. Data on free and reduced-price lunch eligibility and on English learner and special education populations was not available in the reported metrics.

State math and English language arts results from the most recent assessment cycle show proficiency that sits below the district median. In English language arts, seventh graders posted the strongest result at roughly half proficient; eighth graders followed at about four in ten. Sixth grade proficiency in ELA stood around four in ten. Math proficiency was notably lower across all tested grades. Eighth grade math showed under one in ten proficient; sixth grade was similar. Seventh grade math was somewhat better at roughly one in five proficient. Science proficiency in eighth grade, the only grade tested, was at roughly one in five. The school's participation rates in state testing were solid across subjects and grades, ranging in the mid-to-high nineties. When compared to the universe of schools tested within Cook County districts, Noble Street's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile. A parent may want to look into the school's specific instructional approaches and support systems, particularly in math, to understand what strategies are being employed to improve these results.

A graduation rate was not provided in the data, so readers cannot assess that metric directly. The school's grade band and charter status are typical of many college-prep-focused options in the Chicago system.

Chicago itself is a large, dense city with extensive public transit and walkable neighborhoods. The area around South Chicago combines residential blocks with commercial corridors. The housing market in the area shows moderate values with rents that have risen modestly over the past year; the area remains more affordable than citywide medians. Chicago Public Schools has recently shifted toward strengthening neighborhood schools and launched a new accountability approach that moves beyond test scores alone. The district is transitioning to a fully elected school board beginning in 2026, giving parents a direct voice in governance. The district also adopted a universal curriculum across all district-managed schools in recent years, a structural change aimed at consistency across hundreds of campuses.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 67%

School 7% · District 23% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 722%

School 22% · District 27% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 810%

School 10% · District 23% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 639%

School 39% · District 45% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 752%

School 52% · District 46% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 842%

School 42% · District 48% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Science

Grade 822%

School 22% · District 31% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

This schoolChicago Public Schools Dist 299, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.