Student Demographics & Achievements

Rauner College Prep serves a student population of around 600 students that is comprised of mainly of 86% Hispanic students and 9% African American students. Among our students, 12% are special education and the majority of families qualify as low-income. Our students come to us from more than 40 Chicago communities, some commuting daily all the way from Roseland and Chatham on Chicago's South side.

Student Achievement

The sky is the limit for RCP scholars!  Every year our academic record keeps improving.  In 2011 we ranked 4^th among all non-selective public high schools in Chicago.  To end the 2012 year, the average ACT score for our juniors was 21.  Our students grew 5.99 points since their freshmen year, which is the highest amount of growth since the school opened.  We are really proud of our student success to date and seek to continually help them develop their love of learning and discover their interests moving forward.   

College Placement Record:

Rauner’s success in preparing students for college also confirms the power of the Noble model. Among the Class of 2011, 85% of scholars enrolled at four year colleges and universities.  100% of the class of 2012 has been accepted into four year colleges.  Rauner continues to commit to the success of our scholars once the reach college by staffing a full time alumni counselor to serve as a resource for them beyond high school graduation.  The Class of 2012 was awarded more than $32 million in scholarships and grants to help ease the financial burden of attending college. 

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The Class of 2012 plans to attend the following four year colleges and universities:

• Augustana College
• Aurora University
• Beloit College
• Buena Vista University
• Columbia College
• Concordia University
• Cornell College
• Denison University
• DePaul University
• DePauw University
• East-West University
• Elmhurst College
• Hope College
• Illinois College
• Illinois State University
• Kentucky State University
• Lafayette College
• Lincoln College (Normal)
• Luther College
• Manhattanville College
• Monmouth College
• North Park University
• Northeastern Illinois University
• Northern Illinois University
• Oberlin College (Arts & Sciences)
• Olivet Nazarene University
• Ripon College
• Robert Morris University
• Saint Xavier University
• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
• The University of Iowa
• Trinity College
• University of Illinois at Chicago
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
•  University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Western Illinois University
• Williams College