Noble

Noble has five public schools—three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school—serving 2,998 students. The most consistent area-wide concern is chronic absenteeism: in 2025–2026, it averaged 22%, compared with 16% statewide, and exceeded the state rate at all five schools, from 19% at Noble High School to 26% at Katherine I Daily Elementary School.

Pioneer Elementary School stands out in 2025–2026: it led reported All Grades science at 43% and tied for the highest math score at 34%; both results were above state rates by 13 and 9 points, respectively. John K Hubbard Elementary School also scored 34% in math, and tied with Noble High School for the top ELA result, at 28%. Noble High’s results vary sharply by subject: its 45% U.S. History score was 4 points above the state, but its math and science scores were 10 and 11 points below. Grade-specific results show the same unevenness: Pioneer fifth-grade math was 12 points above the state, while Noble High 11th-grade ELA was 8 points below. Because schools serve different grades, All Grades results are not like-for-like comparisons; Katherine I Daily has no test scores shown.

Scores generally declined from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, although some schools improved: across schools with results in both years, average changes were down 2 points in ELA, 1 point in math and 6 points in science. SchoolDigger’s ranking percentiles rose from 42 to 62 for Pioneer and from 40 to 51 for Curtis Inge Middle School, while Noble High’s fell from 62 to 57. School context measures do not neatly track scores: Pioneer’s ratio was 16.9 students per teacher and its free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 61% in 2024–2025; Noble High’s ratio was 17.7 and its measure was 54%, despite having lower math and science results. These figures are context, not explanations for school performance.