Enrollment
117
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006519
YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School
4651 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60644 · (773) 921-1315 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL117 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Illinois public high schools
- FTest 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
23.4:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
109 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 | 62 | 53% |
| Grade 11 | 41 | 35% |
| Grade 12 | 14 | 12% |
Student demographics
17%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
2.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 2% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 18% 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-Scholastic Achievement High School
YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School's state test result (2.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School this school | 117 | 93.2% | 2.3% |
| Bronzeville Scholastic High School Chicago | 119 | 90.8% | 6.7% |
| Raby High School Chicago | 128 | 94.5% | 1.2% |
| YCCS-McKinley-Lakeside Leadership Chicago | 103 | 95.1% | 2.5% |
| Urban Prep Chtr Academy Englewood High School Chicago | 87 | 92.0% | 7.2% |
| YCCS Chtr - Chatham Chicago | 104 | 97.1% | 2.1% |
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-Scholastic Achievement High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 2.3% | #567 of 573 | #164 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 117 | #631 of 708 | #194 of 206 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.2% | #37 of 578 | #30 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
117
-34 (-23%) 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 | 117 | 5 | 23.4:1 | 93% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 114 | 5 | 22.8:1 | 96% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 111 | 7 | 15.9:1 | 95% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 151 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 154 | N/A | N/A | 97% (150) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School.
About YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School
In Chicago, Illinois, YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School is a very small high school. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 117 students in 2024-25. Across high schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 834.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 is made up of 622 schools with 324,396 students in all.
Roughly 91% of students at YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School are Black. Other groups include 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Cook County residents are about 22% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
Based on 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School has a ratio of 23.4:1. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 93%. Across public schools in Cook County, the average is 66%.
YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 5% of Illinois public high schools.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School scores 15.4 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 2.3%; the prediction is 17.7%.
In the wider Cook County area, median household income comes to about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook County counts 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students.
Of the public schools around it, YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School is closest to Hefferan Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School at 9th of 9.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School is a publicly funded charter school.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 23% decline, from 151 to 117.
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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
- Hefferan Elementary School0.3 mi · 214
- Legal Prep Academy Charter High School0.4 mi · 210
- Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School0.5 mi · 427
- Leland Elementary School0.6 mi · 344
- Tilton Elementary School0.7 mi · 244
- Clark Academy Prep Magnet High Schl0.7 mi · 453
Frequently asked questions
About YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High SchoolHow large is YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School?
YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School enrolls approximately 117 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School serve?
YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School have?
YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
What is the student diversity at YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School?
Student demographics at YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School are roughly 2% White, 8% Hispanic, 91% Black.
What district is YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School in?
YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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