Enrollment
124
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006463
YCCS-CCA Academy High School
1231 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60623 · (773) 762-2272 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL124 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
62.0:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
123 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 10 | 69 | 56% |
| Grade 11 | 40 | 32% |
| Grade 12 | 15 | 12% |
Student demographics
9%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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
2.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 3% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 14% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
124
+4 (+3%) 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 | 124 | 2 | 62.0:1 | 99% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 78 | 3.5 | 22.3:1 | 96% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 107 | 4 | 26.8:1 | 94% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 120 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 163 | N/A | N/A | 98% (160) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for YCCS-CCA Academy High School.
About YCCS-CCA Academy High School
YCCS-CCA Academy High School is a high school in Chicago, Illinois, reachable at (773) 762-2272. The school serves 124 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in Illinois is roughly 834 students; this school is 85% smaller than that.
YCCS-CCA Academy High School falls under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which has 622 schools enrolling 324,396 students.
YCCS-CCA Academy High School enrolls a student body that is 95% Black. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic. That compares with about 22% Black among all Cook County residents. YCCS-CCA Academy High School has a diversity index of 9%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 2 full-time-equivalent teachers at YCCS-CCA Academy High School and a ratio of 62.0:1. The average ratio among high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 99% of enrollment. The 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 33 points lower.
A school with YCCS-CCA Academy High School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 14.2%. YCCS-CCA Academy High School scores 2.8%, 11.4 points below that line.
YCCS-CCA Academy High School is located in Cook County, where median household income is about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. YCCS-CCA Academy High School is one of 1,406 public schools in Cook County, which together enroll about 697,934 students.
Frazier Perspectives Magnet Elementary School is the public school closest to YCCS-CCA Academy High School, about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 16.8%; YCCS-CCA Academy High School's is 2.8%, ranking 9th of 9.
YCCS-CCA Academy High School has an NCES locale of City: Large. YCCS-CCA Academy High School is run as a public charter school.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 120 to 124.
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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
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- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- Frazier Perspectives Magnet Elementary School0.1 mi · 129
- Webster Elementary School0.3 mi · 183
- Herzl Elementary School0.4 mi · 429
- KIPP Chicago Chrtrs - Ascend Academy0.5 mi · 897
- Hughes C Elementary School0.5 mi · 169
- Penn Elementary School0.5 mi · 218
Frequently asked questions
About YCCS-CCA Academy High SchoolHow large is YCCS-CCA Academy High School?
YCCS-CCA Academy High School enrolls approximately 124 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does YCCS-CCA Academy High School serve?
YCCS-CCA Academy High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at YCCS-CCA Academy High School?
Approximately 62.0:1 students per teacher at YCCS-CCA Academy High School.
What is the student diversity at YCCS-CCA Academy High School?
Student demographics at YCCS-CCA Academy High School are roughly 5% Hispanic, 95% Black.
What district is YCCS-CCA Academy High School in?
YCCS-CCA Academy High School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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