Northside College Preparatory Hs

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AP rigor: 82nd percentile nationally 26 AP courses

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Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Northside College Preparatory Hs publishes where its graduates go (Class of 2025): 83 colleges, including Boston University, Brown University, Columbia College, Chicago, Cornell University.
Course rigor in the top 18% of US high schools. 26 AP courses plus advanced math and lab-science depth — measured against every high school in the country, not just the neighborhood.

Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.

Where graduates go — as published by the school

Northside College Preparatory Hs publishes where its graduates enrolled (Class of 2025): 83 colleges. See the full list ↓

At a glance

Programs & features

26 AP courses offered — Elite
8 calculus classes · 13 physics · 12 chemistry

Academic signals

AP rigor: 82nd percentile nationally
SAT/ACT participation: 93rd percentile by test-taker volume

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

Their published matriculation list

Where the Class of 2025 enrolled

Northside College Preparatory Hs publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 83 colleges, in the document's own order.

Ivy+ and most selective · 7

Brown University · Cornell University · Dartmouth University · Harvard University · Stanford University · The University of Chicago · Yale University

University of California · 4

University of California, Berkeley · University of California, Los Angeles · University of California, San Diego · University of California, Santa Cruz

Cal State · 1

California Polytechnic State University

Other California · 2

Azusa Pacific University · Chapman University

Out of state · 65

Arizona State University · Baylor University · Beloit College · Boston University · Bradley University · Brandeis University · Carleton College · Case Western Reserve University · Colorado State University, Fort Collins · Columbia College, Chicago · DePaul University · Dominican University · Elmhurst University · Fordham University · and 51 more below

Not matched to a college page · 4

CCC, Malcolm X College · CCC, Wilbur Wright College · McGill University, Canada · The University of Melbourne, Australia

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All 83 colleges, as the document prints them

Arizona State University Azusa Pacific University Baylor University Beloit College Boston University Bradley University Brandeis University Brown University California Polytechnic State University Carleton College Case Western Reserve University Chapman University CCC, Malcolm X College CCC, Wilbur Wright College Colorado State University, Fort Collins Columbia College, Chicago Cornell University Dartmouth University DePaul University Dominican University Elmhurst University Fordham University Georgetown University Grinnell College Harvard University Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois State University Illinois Wesleyan University Indiana University, Bloomington Iowa State University

and 53 more

Johns Hopkins University Loyola University, Chicago Macalester College McGill University, Canada Miami University, Ohio Michigan State University Michigan Technological University Milwaukee School of Engineering New York University North Park University Northeastern Illinois University Northwestern University Oberlin College Pratt Institute Purdue University Roosevelt University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Saint Louis University Stanford University Syracuse University Temple University Texas A & M University The University of Chicago The University of Iowa The University of Melbourne, Australia Tufts University United States Air Force Academy University of California, Berkeley University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Cruz University of Central Florida University of Colorado, Boulder University of Dayton University of Illinois, Chicago University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign University of Maryland, College Park University of Michigan, Ann Arbor University of Minnesota, Twin Cities University of Nebraska, Lincoln University of Notre Dame University of Pittsburgh University of South Carolina University of Vermont University of Washington University of Wisconsin, Madison Vanderbilt University Wake Forest University Washington University, St. Louis William and Mary Williams College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale University

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How Northside College Preparatory Hs compares for families

Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.

▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 18% nationally with 26 AP courses.
▸ 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: Roosevelt High School, North-Grand High School, CICS - Northtown Campus and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth

82nd percentile nationally

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AP courses offered

Math ✓ · Science ✓

Students taking AP courses

646

≈61 per 100 students · uptake, not just offerings

Advanced math classes

8 calculus · 15 advanced

Lab science classes

13 physics · 12 chemistry

Other rigor signals

No dual-enrollment or gifted program reported

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

93rd percentile by test-taker volume

SAT/ACT test-takers

506

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Test-taking intensity

47.7

takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Compared against

18,426

US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

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

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

9.4%

Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

20.3%

Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

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.

Federal Title I context

Title I Targeted Assistance eligible

35-39% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Targeted Assistance

36.2%

FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).

0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

35-39% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school can receive Title I funds targeted to identified students (not schoolwide).

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Your state's public flagship

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

44%

admit rate

$16,004

in-state tuition/yr · $35,124 out-of-state

1270–1510

SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–34

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.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days

14.6%

Roughly average. The national post-COVID rate climbed to ~16% nationwide; this school is in the middle of the pack.

Students absent 15+ days

150

Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor

265:1

Above the ASCA 250:1 target but below the US median (~430:1). Capacity is workable.

Counselor FTE

4.0

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 264 in 2021 to 249 in 2024 — over 3 years.

-5.7%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +0.9%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,061 students:

2025

1,071

2027

1,090

2029

1,110

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At $21,813 per student in district revenue, the 49 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $1,068,837/year in additional funding.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

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
Roosevelt High School Chicago	Public	1.2	1,144	+3.3%
North-Grand High School Chicago	Public	5.0	1,061	-0.2%
CICS - Northtown Campus Chicago	Public · charter	1.2	878	-2.4%
Noble St Chtr-Pritzker Col Prep Chicago	Public · charter	4.7	993	+2.4%
Schurz High School Chicago	Public	2.7	1,244	-20.5%
Noble St Chtr-ITW Speer Acad Chicago	Public · charter	5.2	1,135	-2.1%
Ridgewood Comm High School Norridge	Public	5.7	988	+17.8%
Prosser Career Academy HS Chicago	Public	5.1	1,185	+9.1%

At a glance

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Northside College Preparatory Hs is a public high school in Chicago, IL, enrolling 1,061 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is down 6% from 2021 to 2024.

It offers 26 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 82% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

506 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 93% of U.S. high schools.

It has about 265 students per school counselor.

15% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

Northside College Preparatory Hs publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2025: 83 colleges. Source: Northside College Preparatory High School 2025-2026 Profile.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

Where do Northside College Preparatory Hs graduates go to college? Northside College Preparatory Hs publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2025: 83 colleges. Source: Northside College Preparatory High School 2025-2026 Profile.

How many AP courses does Northside College Preparatory Hs offer? Northside College Preparatory Hs offers 26 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 82% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

How many students attend Northside College Preparatory Hs? Northside College Preparatory Hs is a public high school in Chicago, IL, enrolling 1,061 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.

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