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Noble St Charter-ITW Speer Academy

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Noble St Charter-ITW Speer Academy ranks 417 th of 620 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

417^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 620 Illinois High Schools

Better than 33% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Noble St Charter-ITW Speer Academy serves 1,135 students in grades 9–12 in Chicago, within Chicago Public Schools District 299. Its strongest story is a contrast: tested proficiency remains below state rates, but 96% of students graduated in 2025–2026, the second-highest rate among nearby schools with reported results.

Science is Speer’s clearest academic strength locally: it had the highest scores among nearby schools in grades 9, 10 and 11. Grade 11 science proficiency was 45%, compared with 48% statewide and 37% in the district; grade 10 was 48%, close to the state’s 48% and above the district’s 37%. English language arts also compared well with most nearby schools, though Speer’s grade 9, 10 and 11 results—52%, 41% and 37%—were below state rates in every grade. Math is weaker: grade 10 and 11 proficiency was 23% in each, 14 and 17 points below state rates, respectively. Grade 9 math was a relative bright spot at 32%, above the district’s 30%. Attendance is another concern: chronic absenteeism was 41%, above the district’s 39% and state’s 24%, although only two nearby schools had lower rates.

Results are changing unevenly: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, grade 9 English rose 11 points and math improved in all three grades, while grade 11 English fell 5 points. SchoolDigger ranks Speer 417th of 620 Illinois schools, at the 33rd percentile with 2 stars; that is the highest current percentile among nearby ranked schools, but below Speer’s 60th-percentile standing in 2018–2019. In 2024–2025, its student-teacher ratio was 16.5:1, among the higher ratios nearby, and 87% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for African American students was at the 84th percentile in 2025–2026, well above the school’s overall 33rd percentile; its English Language Learner ranking was 63rd percentile, down from 77th in 2023–2024.

1,135

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,019

Per pupil spending ?

87.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.7%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

5321 W Grand Ave
Chicago, IL 60639-3009

(773) 622-7484

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.5%

African American:

9.3%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 24th percentile in 2022 → 33rd in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (90%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 33rd (2026) from a 24th-percentile low (2022)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Chicago Public Schools District 299

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (38% vs 47% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 24% Illinois)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg36%

Illinois avg47%

417^th of 620

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 28 pts since 2019

From top 40% (2019) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 99High Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299

568^th of 738Chicago Public Schools District 299 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	417 of 620	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.6	466 of 698	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	406 of 697	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	519 of 699	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	529 of 699	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	488 of 688	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.5	278 of 701	60.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	78.5	30 of 187	84.0%	★★★★☆
2025	52.7	124 of 323	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	114 of 299	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.0	205 of 301	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	105 of 294	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.5	219 of 281	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.0	95 of 299	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	54 of 117	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.7	150 of 491	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	179 of 429	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.7	330 of 428	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	56 of 150	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.8	69 of 284	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	58 of 248	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	39.9	116 of 217	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	184 of 205	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	86 of 189	54.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	388 of 545	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.0	458 of 685	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	370 of 664	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	501 of 656	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	502 of 658	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	482 of 639	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.0	329 of 665	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	123 of 268	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.1	168 of 366	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	137 of 336	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.6	216 of 333	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	230 of 335	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	165 of 317	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.8	82 of 317	74.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	193 of 478	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.3	242 of 672	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	248 of 639	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	402 of 644	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	358 of 626	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	301 of 611	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	139 of 639	78.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	366 of 521	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.6	435 of 685	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	403 of 668	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	483 of 668	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	498 of 664	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	428 of 653	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	221 of 675	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	149 of 238	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.4	274 of 527	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	261 of 482	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	317 of 476	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	272 of 493	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	270 of 453	40.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	79.1	47 of 473	90.1%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)84th percentile+51 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)63rd percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2026)54th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

Science45%-3 vs state

English Language Arts37%-12 vs state

Mathematics23%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)			IAR Mathematics (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Noble St Charter-ITW Speer Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5321 W Grand Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 622-7484	1,135	69	16.5	87.1%	17 (1.5%)	105 (9.3%)	1,004 (88.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	36.1	417^th of 620 public high schools	32.7%		37.6	466^th of 698 public high schools	33.2%	49	51.7	40.9	31.8	22.9	44.2	48.2	37.4	23.0	44.7								98.7%		$21,019	$1,694	$19,325
Prosser Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	2148 N Long Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3200	1,185	86	13.7	89.2%	13 (1.1%)	267 (22.5%)	894 (75.4%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11.8	535^th of 620 public high schools	13.7%		22	555^th of 698 public high schools	20.5%	20	47.3	28.0	14.6	9.1	24.8	20.7	29.3	12.5	24.6								98.4%		$19,428	$1,038	$18,390
YCCS West	Public, Charter	9-12	4909 W Division St	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 261-0994	80	2	40.0	97.5%	1 (1.3%)	65 (81.3%)	14 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	100%		$25,893	$3,125	$22,768
North-Grand High School	Public	9-12	4338 W Wabansia Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-8520	1,061	77	13.8	88.2%	10 (0.9%)	213 (20.1%)	822 (77.5%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	6	585^th of 620 public high schools	5.6%		12.5	609^th of 698 public high schools	12.8%	24	29.4	21.3	8.5	8.7	21.9	21.7	15.4	11.8	16.7								94.5%		$22,274	$1,452	$20,822
Kelvyn Park High School	Public	7-12	4343 W Wrightwood Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4200	577	41	13.9	80.4%	8 (1.4%)	58 (10.1%)	506 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3.1	611^th of 620 public high schools	1.5%		7.3	647^th of 698 public high schools	7.3%	36	26.8	16.9			13.4	13.6	12.2		13.7			16.4	14.9				90.6%		$22,175	$1,994	$20,181
Noble St Charter-Pritzker College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	4131 W Cortland St	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 394-2848	993	59	16.9	94.1%	7 (0.7%)	57 (5.7%)	914 (92.0%)	6 (0.6%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32	445^th of 620 public high schools	28.2%		36	477^th of 698 public high schools	31.7%	32	52.0	44.2	28.2	25.3	34.6	42.7	38.6	24.5	39.1								99.7%		$20,198	$1,808	$18,390
Foreman High School	Public	9-12	3235 N Leclaire Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3400	650	48	13.5	88.6%	32 (4.9%)	84 (12.9%)	523 (80.5%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2.4	617^th of 620 public high schools	0.5%		8.3	642^nd of 698 public high schools	8.0%	25	21.2	12.4				11.5	9.6	7.4	11.1								87.6%		$25,171	$1,810	$23,361
Steinmetz College Prep High School	Public	9-12	3030 N Mobile Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3030	1,230	82	15.0	87.6%	93 (7.6%)	199 (16.2%)	917 (74.6%)	8 (0.7%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	5.4	589^th of 620 public high schools	5.0%		13.8	600^th of 698 public high schools	14.0%	11	25.5	20.7	9.4	7.8	14.6	18.8	16.9	9.7	23.0								93.3%		$22,737	$1,775	$20,962
Intrinsic Charter High School	Public, Charter	7-12	4540 W Belmont Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 887-2735	993	79	12.6	91.2%	25 (2.5%)	22 (2.2%)	940 (94.7%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18.2	510^th of 620 public high schools	17.7%		27.1	523^rd of 698 public high schools	25.1%	13	37.1	34.6	19.5	23.6	25.9	34.0	33.9	21.6	28.1	27.3	47.1	62.4	57.5	20.0	13.9	15.8	98.4%		$19,585	$711	$18,874
Douglass Academy High School	Public	9-12	543 N Waller Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6176	29	12	2.3	93.1%	0 (0.0%)	28 (96.6%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	100%		$135,989	$10,797	$125,192

Frequently Asked Questions about Noble St Charter-ITW Speer Academy

Is Noble St Charter-ITW Speer Academy a good school?

Noble St Charter-ITW Speer Academy ranks 417^th of 620 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Noble St Charter-ITW Speer Academy?

Students at Noble St Charter-ITW Speer Academy are 88% Hispanic, 9% African American, 1% White.

What district is Noble St Charter-ITW Speer Academy in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Noble St Charter-ITW Speer Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,135 students attended Noble St Charter-ITW Speer Academy.

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