Niles Central
Skokie · IL · Niles Twp HSD 219 · Public
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Niles West High School → Julia S Molloy Education Center → Bridges Adult Transition Center → Ombudsman Chicago Northwest → Taft High School → Niles North High School → CICS - Northtown Campus → Northside Learning Center →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 12% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Niles Central compares for families
What families should know about Niles Central.
- ▸ LocallyIL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Niles West High School, Julia S Molloy Education Center, Bridges Adult Transition Center and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 12% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,355/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niles West High School Skokie |
Public | 0.3 | 2,646 | +3.5% |
| Julia S Molloy Education Center Morton Grove |
Public | 1.2 | — | — |
| Bridges Adult Transition Center Lincolnwood |
Public | 1.5 | — | — |
| Ombudsman Chicago Northwest Chicago |
Public | 1.8 | — | — |
| Taft High School Chicago |
Public | 2.7 | 4,314 | +4.9% |
| Niles North High School Skokie |
Public | 2.8 | 1,999 | -3.1% |
| CICS - Northtown Campus Chicago |
Public · charter | 3.1 | 878 | -2.4% |
| Northside Learning Center Chicago |
Public | 3.7 | — | — |