Enrollment
122
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006490
YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy
6620 S Dr Martin L King Jr Dr, Chicago, IL 60637 · (773) 363-3837 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL122 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
61.0:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
103 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 | 66 | 54% |
| Grade 11 | 27 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 29 | 24% |
Student demographics
2%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
0.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 1% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 23% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
122
-32 (-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 | 122 | 2 | 61.0:1 | 84% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 136 | 1 | 136.0:1 | 91% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 131 | 3 | 43.7:1 | 96% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 154 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 164 | N/A | N/A | 98% (161) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy.
About YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy
YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy is a high school with a street address in Chicago, Illinois. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 122 students. That is 85% below the average of about 834 students for high schools in Illinois.
YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy belongs to Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district of 622 schools and 324,396 students.
By race and ethnicity, YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy is 99% Black. The school's Black share is 77 points above the 22% share among Cook County residents. A diversity index of 2% means there is a 2% chance two randomly chosen students at YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy are from different groups.
Staffing at YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy comes to 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 61.0:1. High schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.8:1. On the income side, 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Cook County average 66%.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 22.8% for YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 0.8%. The 21.9-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Cook County show that the median household earns about $83,498 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Cook County, 1,406 public schools serve about 697,934 students.
Measured in a straight line, Brownell Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy ranks 9th on average proficiency.
Federal data place YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
From 154 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 122 by 2024-25.
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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
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
- Brownell Elementary School0.3 mi · 165
- Till Elementary Math & Science Academy0.4 mi · 370
- Dulles Elementary School0.4 mi · 651
- Park Manor Elementary School0.6 mi · 313
- CICS - Washington Pk Campus0.8 mi · 493
- Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep0.9 mi · 1,007
Frequently asked questions
About YCCS-Progressive Leadership AcademyHow large is YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy?
YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy enrolls approximately 122 students in grades 09-12.
Is YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy have?
YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy employs 2 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 61.0:1.
What is the student diversity at YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy?
Student demographics at YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy are roughly 1% White, 99% Black.
Who oversees YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy?
YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
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