Hansberry College Prep, formerly known as "Noble Auburn Gresham College Prep", is a

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four-year charter high school located in the Auburn Gresham in

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. It is a part of the

Noble Network of Charter Schools 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 ...

. Hansberry College Prep opened in 2012 as Noble Auburn Gresham College Prep in recognition of the neighborhood in which the school resides. In July 2013, the campus changed its name to Hansberry College Prep in honor of

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. The school currently serves grades nine through twelve and graduated its first class in 2016.Hansberry College Prep High School History and Campus Overview
/ref> In 2014, HCP was officially authorized as an IB World school.

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Noble Network of Charter SchoolsTheCharterSCALE: Hansberry College Prep
Educational institutions established in 2012 Noble Network of Charter Schools Public high schools in Chicago 2012 establishments in Illinois {{Chicago-struct-stub