YCCS-CCA Academy HS

YCCS-CCA Academy HS, a tiny four-year high school in Chicago, Illinois, part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, teaches 124 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 85% leaner than typical.

YCCS-CCA Academy HS is one of 622 schools operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district that educates 324,396 students overall.

On demographics, YCCS-CCA Academy HS shows that nearly all students (95%) are Black. The remainder reads as 5% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 62.0:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Cook County's rate of about 66%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), YCCS-CCA Academy HS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 14.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 2.8%.

In the surrounding community, Cook County reports that median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), YCCS-CCA Academy HS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Frazier Perspectives Magnet ES, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, YCCS-CCA Academy HS comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 16.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. YCCS-CCA Academy HS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 24%: 163 students in 2018 compared to 124 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 99% to 95% across the same window.

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