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Northside College Preparatory Hs
A+

Northside College Preparatory Hs

PublicHighGrades 9–12

5501 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60625 · (773) 534-3954 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

Chicago’s School Grade C better than 34% of Illinois school districts

Directions
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Students
1,061
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Northside College Preparatory Hs

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 68 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 64 pts above the state

On the path

Where Chicago kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8409 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Northside College Preparatory HsYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency94%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts95%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5501 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9286
Grade 10257
Grade 11269
Grade 12249
Enrollment over time
1,041’20
1,027’21
1,040’22
1,032’23
1,061’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 35%Hispanic 28%Asian 23%Two or more races 6%Black 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Northside College Preparatory Hs from Chicago families.

Other schools in Chicago Public School District 299

The district →
Disney Elem Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
A−
1,384 students16:1
Armstrong G Elem IntL Studies
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
B+
1,304 students14:1
Dirksen Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
B+
1,263 students17:1
Edwards Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
D
1,209 students15:1
Stevenson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
C−
1,206 students14:1
Mount Greenwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
A
1,182 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Chicago’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.