Enrollment
200
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006504
YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School
3121 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60641 · (773) 486-6303 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Illinois public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
190 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 2 | 1% |
| Grade 10 | 94 | 47% |
| Grade 11 | 59 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 45 | 23% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
1.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 2% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 17% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School
YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School's state test result (1.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School this school | 200 | 95.0% | 1.9% |
| YCCS-Latino Youth Alternative High School Chicago | 174 | 93.1% | 2.8% |
| ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr Chicago | 285 | 92.3% | 14.5% |
| World Language High School Chicago | 389 | 93.6% | 16.3% |
| YCCS-Albizu Campos Puerto Rican Chicago | 184 | 92.4% | 2.8% |
| Infinity Math Science & Tech High School Chicago | 427 | 92.0% | 26.3% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 1.9% | #569 of 573 | #166 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 200 | #537 of 708 | #180 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #499 of 528 | #161 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.3% | #451 of 537 | #138 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.0% | #21 of 578 | #14 of 171 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
200
+35 (+21%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 200 | 11 | 18.2:1 | 95% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 198 | 7 | 28.3:1 | 97% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 176 | 9 | 19.6:1 | 95% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 165 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 180 | N/A | N/A | 98% (176) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School.
About YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School
Families in Chicago, Illinois, are served by YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School, a very small high school. Total enrollment is 200 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. High schools in Illinois have about 834 students on average; enrollment here is 76% lower.
The district, Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, has 324,396 students enrolled across 622 schools.
Hispanic students are 93% of those enrolled at YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School. The next largest groups are 4% White and 2% Black. In Cook County overall, about 27% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 13% means there is a 13% chance two randomly chosen students at YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School are from different groups.
YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. The school's 18.2:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for high schools in Illinois. The school has 95% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 29 points.
YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 3% of Illinois public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 16.6% for YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 1.9%. The 14.8-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
Cook County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Cook County number 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School is less than a tenth of a mile from ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr, its nearest public school. YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School's average proficiency of 1.9% compares with 22.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
In the federal locale system, YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School is a public charter school.
The school grew from 165 students in 2020-21 to 200 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr0.0 mi · 285
- Garcia Lorca Elementary School0.2 mi · 637
- Scammon Elementary School0.4 mi · 620
- Reilly Elementary School0.5 mi · 539
- Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin0.5 mi · 426
- Logan Square Elementary0.7 mi · 630
Frequently asked questions
About YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High SchoolHow large is YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School?
YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School enrolls approximately 200 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School serve?
YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School is approximately 18.2:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School?
At YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 93% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School public or private?
YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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