Enrollment
80
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006445
YCCS West
4909 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60651 · (773) 261-0994 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL80 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
40.0:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
78 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 | 36 | 45% |
| Grade 11 | 40 | 50% |
| Grade 12 | 4 | 5% |
Student demographics
31%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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
2.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 3% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 West
YCCS West's state test result (2.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| YCCS West this school | 80 | 97.5% | 2.9% |
| Raby High School Chicago | 128 | 94.5% | 1.2% |
| YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School Chicago | 117 | 93.2% | 2.3% |
| YCCS-McKinley-Lakeside Leadership Chicago | 103 | 95.1% | 2.5% |
| YCCS Chtr - Chatham Chicago | 104 | 97.1% | 2.1% |
| Urban Prep Chtr Academy Englewood High School Chicago | 87 | 92.0% | 7.2% |
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 West ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 80 | #678 of 708 | #203 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
80
-35 (-30%) 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 | 80 | 2 | 40.0:1 | 98% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 69 | 3 | 23.0:1 | 97% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 76 | 4 | 19.0:1 | 93% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 115 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 95 | N/A | N/A | 97% (92) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for YCCS West.
About YCCS West
YCCS West is a very small high school with an address in Chicago, Illinois. It reports enrollment of 80 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Illinois enroll around 834, and this school is 90% below that mark.
The 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 enroll 324,396 students altogether, YCCS West among them.
By race and ethnicity, YCCS West is 81% Black. The remaining shares are 18% Hispanic. Cook County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 31% means there is a 31% chance two randomly chosen students at YCCS West are from different groups.
On staff are 2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 40.0:1. Statewide, high schools in Illinois average 13.8:1. YCCS West has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 98%. It compares with 66% for public schools in Cook County.
YCCS West is 12.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (2.9% versus 15.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
In the wider Cook County area, median household income comes to about $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's 1,406 public schools enroll about 697,934 students and include YCCS West.
McNair Elementary School is the nearest public school to YCCS West, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 14.5% proficiency; YCCS West posts 2.9%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large. YCCS West is one of the charter schools in Illinois.
A 30% drop took enrollment from 115 in 2020-21 to 80 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at YCCS West. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- McNair Elementary School0.3 mi · 328
- Hay Elementary Community Academy0.4 mi · 247
- Lewis Elementary School0.4 mi · 427
- Nash Elementary School0.7 mi · 255
- KIPP Academy Chicago Campus0.7 mi · 649
- Howe Elementary School0.8 mi · 341
Frequently asked questions
About YCCS WestWhat is the total enrollment at YCCS West?
YCCS West enrolls approximately 80 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does YCCS West serve?
YCCS West serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at YCCS West?
The student-to-teacher ratio at YCCS West is approximately 40.0:1 (2 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at YCCS West?
At YCCS West, the student body is approximately 1% White, 18% Hispanic, 81% Black.
Who oversees YCCS West?
YCCS West is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
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