Northside College Preparatory Hs
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Test-in admissions · Grades 9 - 12 · City, large
5th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 99%· Stable
5501 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
(773)534-3954NCES ID 170993003481Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Northside College Preparatory Hs 5th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 99% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 100th in 2019 to 99th in 2025.
Selective admissions: students are admitted by application or exam, so this ranking reflects an admitted cohort — not open-enrollment neighborhood performance.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Two or more races (last reported 2024) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Two or more races (last reported 2024) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Two or more races (last reported 2024) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 1,032 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1999, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 39.7% | 36.5% | ▼ 3.2 pts | |
| Hispanic | 23.1% | 28.5% | ▲ 5.4 pts | |
| Asian | 27.0% | 21.4% | ▼ 5.6 pts | |
| Black | 5.6% | 6.5% | ▲ 0.9 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.3% | 6.2% | ▲ 2.9 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 0.5% | 0.6% | ▲ 0.1 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.8% | 0.3% | ▼ 0.5 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1999. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $413K in zip 60625 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Northside College Preparatory Hs
- #492Mather High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away492nd of 601
ELA 33% ▼62 · Math 20% ▼69Compare - #142Von Steuben Metro Science HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away142nd of 601
ELA 66% ▼29 · Math 45% ▼44Compare - #575Roosevelt High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.2 mi away575th of 601
ELA 23% ▼72 · Math 7% ▼82Compare - #495CICS - Northtown CampusChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.2 mi away · charter495th of 601
ELA 34% ▼61 · Math 18% ▼71Compare - #107Amundsen High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.5 mi away107th of 601
ELA 70% ▼25 · Math 51% ▼38Compare - #176Devry Advantage Academy High SchlChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.8 mi away176th of 601
ELA 66% ▼29 · Math 38% ▼51Compare - #270Disney II Magnet HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 2.1 mi away270th of 601
ELA 59% ▼36 · Math 31% ▼58Compare - #405Senn High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 2.2 mi away405th of 601
ELA 45% ▼50 · Math 26% ▼63Compare
What school district is Northside College Preparatory Hs in?
Northside College Preparatory Hs is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Northside College Preparatory Hs a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Northside College Preparatory Hs 5th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 99% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Northside College Preparatory Hs?
White 37%, Hispanic 29%, Asian 21%, Black 7% (1,032 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Northside College Preparatory Hs cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60625 is $413K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.