Noble Network of Charter Schools

Noble Network of Charter Schools
Location
Chicago, Illinois
District information
TypeState charter
Motto"BE NOBLE"
Grades6-12
Established1999
SuperintendentConstance Jones (CEO)[1]
Schools17
Students and staff
Students12,543 (as of 10/2017)
Staff1,000+
Athletic conferenceChicago Public League
Other information
Authorized byChicago Public Schools
Websitewww.noblenetwork.org

Noble Schools (formerly known as the Noble Network of Charter Schools and as Noble Street Charter School) is an open enrollment, public charter network of high schools and middle schools serving students throughout Chicago. Noble was co-founded in 1999[2] by Michael Milkie and Tonya Hernandez through a partnership between Ron Manderschied, President of Northwestern University Settlement House.[3][4] Noble's first expansions, Rauner College Prep and Pritzker College Prep, opened in 2006. There are currently 18 schools in the charter school network: 1 middle school and 17 high schools.[5] Noble schools are public and open to all students in Chicago and there is no testing required for admission.[6]

The student population for Noble Network schools is 98% minority and 89% low-income. It currently serves 12,543 students[7] from more than 70 Chicago communities.[5] The Noble Network has an overall college acceptance rate of 90%.[8] In 2014 Black and Hispanic students in Noble schools ranked in the top 30 percent in reading, math and science. It was named top public charter network in 2015 by the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation[9] and Chicago Magazine named Noble schools as the five top charter high schools in Chicago.[10]

According to Princeton University and the Brookings Institution in 2018, attending a Noble high school increased college enrollment by 13 percentage points, with most of the increase coming at four-year, relatively selective institutions. Persistence in college also increased, with a 12 percentage point increase in attending four or more semesters of higher education.[11]

In the 2018-2019 School Quality Rating Policy results published by the Chicago Public Schools, Noble's high schools earned 10 of the 15 top ranking school slots in the district.[12][6] The School Quality Rating Policy (SQRP) is the Board of Education's policy for evaluating school performance. It establishes the indicators of school performance and growth and the benchmarks against which a school's success will be evaluated on an annual basis. Through this policy, each school receives a School Quality Rating and an Accountability Status.[12]

  1. ^ Edwards, Lee (January 25, 2018). "Constance Jones Brewer Becomes President of the Noble Network of Charter Schools". Chicago Defender.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Corey (19 October 2010). "NORTH SIDE TO GET COLLEGE PREP". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  3. ^ Rossi, Rosalind (18 February 2009). "Charter schools little better than others: study". Chicago Sun Times. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Mission & History | The Noble Network of Charter Schools". www.noblenetwork.org. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  5. ^ a b "Campuses | The Noble Network of Charter Schools". www.noblenetwork.org. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  6. ^ a b "Noble Charter Public High Schools Rated Best in CPS, Secure 10 of 15 top spots". mailchi.mp. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  7. ^ "CPS : School Data : School Data". cps.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
  8. ^ "Noble Educators Begin Forming Nation's Largest Charter Teachers Union". Chicago Tonight | WTTW. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  9. ^ "Noble Network Named Top Public Charter School System in America as Winner of 2015 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools, Receives $250,000 Award | The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation". The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation. 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  10. ^ "The Best Public Schools in Chicago". Chicago magazine. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
  11. ^ Cohodes, Sarah (Winter 2018). "Charter Schools and the Achievement Gap" (PDF). futureofchildren.princeton.edu.
  12. ^ a b "CPS : School Data : School Data". cps.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-03.