Noble Street uses student assessments to:

• measure students’ academic growth
• maintain consistency in academic instruction across campuses
• gather data about student mastery of particular college-readiness standards

All students complete the ACT series of achievement exams:

• Explore (9th)
• PLAN (10th)
• ACT (11th/12th) 

Students take the appropriate exam before entering each grade level and at the conclusion of the academic year, and academic growth is measured by comparing the two scores. The ACT is included in the Prairie State Achievement Exam, the achievement test required for 11th graders in Illinois, and used to determine Noble Street’s results according to state standards. Click here for Noble Street’s most recent standardized test results.

Noble Street’s quarterly assessment program is designed to chart students’ progress toward college readiness by testing mastery of college-readiness standards. The program is designed by a team of Noble Street teachers who work together to determine the order in which established standards should be introduced and tested. Each quarter, students complete a test that is fashioned after the ACT, and the results indicate their progress toward mastery. Students discuss their results with their teachers, and aggregate results are the basis for professional development for teachers.

The rigor of the curriculum is also assessed informally by measuring students’ participation in Advanced Placement (AP) courses and their success on AP exams and, ultimately, by students’ admission to highly-selective colleges and universities.  Click here to see a list of colleges to which our students have been accepted. 

Evaluation
Beyond academic achievement, the success of Noble Street’s replication project and all campuses is evaluated based on the following measures:

• average daily student attendance rate
• graduation rates
• college application and matriculation rates
• teacher retention
• teacher participation in professional development
• fundraising success
• results of satisfaction surveys completed by students and parents

See the Achievement & Results page for current data in these areas.

A specific set of milestones outlines Noble’s planned progress in these and other areas.