Enrollment
94
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006468
YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School
7836 S Union Ave, Chicago, IL 60620 · (773) 224-2273 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL94 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Illinois public high schools
- DTest 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
18.8:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
84 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 | 56 | 60% |
| Grade 11 | 14 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 24 | 26% |
Student demographics
8%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
2.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 3% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 20% 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-Community Youth Dev Inst High School
YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School's state test result (2.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School this school | 94 | 89.4% | 2.9% |
| Urban Prep Chtr Academy Englewood High School Chicago | 87 | 92.0% | 7.2% |
| Bronzeville Scholastic High School Chicago | 119 | 90.8% | 6.7% |
| YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School Chicago | 117 | 93.2% | 2.3% |
| YCCS-McKinley-Lakeside Leadership Chicago | 103 | 95.1% | 2.5% |
| YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School Chicago | 128 | 89.1% | 10.7% |
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-Community Youth Dev Inst High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 94 | #662 of 708 | #200 of 206 |
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
94
+10 (+12%) 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 | 94 | 5 | 18.8:1 | 89% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 85 | 4 | 21.3:1 | 93% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 83 | 5 | 16.6:1 | 99% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 84 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 156 | N/A | N/A | 98% (153) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School.
About YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School
A small high school in Chicago, Illinois, YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. It enrolled 94 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 89% lower than the average for high schools in Illinois, which is about 834.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 oversees YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School and 621 other schools, with 324,396 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School is 96% Black. Other groups include 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 22% Black. Pick two students at random and there is an 8% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 18.8:1. That is higher than the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. Eligible students account for 89% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. On average, public schools in Cook County report 66%.
Measured against Illinois public high schools, YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School ranks in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools. It scores 2.9%; the prediction is 19.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook County is home to 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 public school students.
Oglesby Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 24.2% proficiency; YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School posts 2.9%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School is a public charter school.
2024-25 enrollment was 94, a 12% increase from 84 in 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Oglesby Elementary School0.3 mi · 293
- Westcott Elementary School0.4 mi · 387
- Simeon Career Academy High School0.6 mi · 1,095
- Harvard Elementary School0.6 mi · 335
- Stagg Elementary School0.6 mi · 377
- Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center0.8 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High SchoolHow many students attend YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School?
YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School enrolls approximately 94 students in grades 09-12.
Is YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School have?
YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
What is the student diversity at YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School?
Student demographics at YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School are roughly 3% Hispanic, 96% Black.
What district is YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School in?
YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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