Enrollment
128
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006478
YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School
10001 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60628 · (773) 291-6517 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL128 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% 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
21.3:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
114 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 | 46 | 36% |
| Grade 11 | 33 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 38% |
Student demographics
23%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
10.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 →
Schools most like YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School
YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School's state test result (10.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School this school | 128 | 89.1% | 10.7% |
| Bronzeville Scholastic High School Chicago | 119 | 90.8% | 6.7% |
| YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School Chicago | 117 | 93.2% | 2.3% |
| YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School Chicago | 115 | 87.8% | 4.3% |
| Raby High School Chicago | 128 | 94.5% | 1.2% |
| YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School Chicago | 94 | 89.4% | 2.9% |
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-Olive Harvey Mid College High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.7% | #510 of 573 | #116 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 128 | #625 of 708 | #192 of 206 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.1% | #62 of 578 | #53 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
128
+31 (+32%) 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 | 128 | 6 | 21.3:1 | 89% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 136 | 7 | 19.4:1 | 85% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 96 | 7 | 13.7:1 | 91% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 97 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 101 | 6 | 16.8:1 | 93% (94) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (101 to 128); teachers unchanged (6 to 6).
About YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School
YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School is the name of a small high school in Chicago, Illinois. The latest federal count shows 128 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Illinois is about 834 students, so this school is 85% smaller than average.
YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School belongs to Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district of 622 schools and 324,396 students.
YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School enrolls a student body that is 87% Black. The rest of enrollment is 13% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Cook County's population at about 22%. The chance that two students picked at random at YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 23%.
Federal data list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers at YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 21.3:1. Among high schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. The lunch program counts 89% of students at YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Cook County averages 66%, lower than here.
YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 18% of Illinois public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School, the prediction is 20.1% and the result is 10.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for Cook County show that median household income is about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 1,406 public schools operate in Cook County, serving about 697,934 students.
The nearest other public school, Schmid Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School ranks 8th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Federal counts put enrollment at 97 in 2020-21 and 128 in 2024-25, a 32% gain.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Schmid Elementary School0.5 mi · 195
- Noble St Chtr-Butler - Crimson0.7 mi · 695
- Corliss High School0.7 mi · 430
- Smith W Elementary School0.8 mi · 340
- Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy0.9 mi · 374
- Poe Elementary Classical School1.0 mi · 224
Frequently asked questions
About YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School?
YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School enrolls approximately 128 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School serve?
YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School have?
YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
What is the student diversity at YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School?
Student demographics at YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School are roughly 13% Hispanic, 87% Black.
Who oversees YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School?
YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.