Enrollment
115
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006442
YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School
500 N Sacramento Blvd, Chicago, IL 60612 · (312) 563-9044 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL115 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% 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
23.0:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
101 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 | 91 | 79% |
| Grade 11 | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 12 | 10% |
Student demographics
37%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
4.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 4% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 21% 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-West Town Academy Alt High School
YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School's state test result (4.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School this school | 115 | 87.8% | 4.3% |
| YCCS-Youth Connection Leadership Chicago | 100 | 85.0% | 2.5% |
| YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School Chicago | 128 | 89.1% | 10.7% |
| Austin College and Career Academy High School Chicago | 190 | 83.7% | 4.0% |
| Raby High School Chicago | 128 | 94.5% | 1.2% |
| Bronzeville Scholastic High School Chicago | 119 | 90.8% | 6.7% |
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-West Town Academy Alt High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 4.3% | #555 of 573 | #152 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 115 | #633 of 708 | #195 of 206 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #72 of 578 | #63 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
115
-14 (-11%) 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 | 115 | 5 | 23.0:1 | 88% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 97 | 6 | 16.2:1 | 84% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 85 | 9 | 9.4:1 | 91% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 129 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 129 | N/A | N/A | 97% (125) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School.
About YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School
YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School is a small high school found in Chicago, Illinois. Its 115 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 86% smaller than the 834 average for high schools in Illinois.
Besides YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School, Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 runs 621 other schools. The district enrolls 324,396 students.
A majority of students at YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School, 77%, are Black. Other reported shares: 21% Hispanic. Cook County's residents are about 22% Black, 54 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 37%.
The count of teachers at YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School is 5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 23.0:1. The average ratio among high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1, lower than at this school. Around 88% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Cook County report 66%.
The allk12 Grade for YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School is D. Compared with Illinois public high schools, the school scored higher than 5% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School is in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 20.8%. The school's actual rate is 4.3%, 16.5 points lower.
Within Cook County, median household income is about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Cook County number 1,406 and enroll about 697,934.
The closest other public school is Morton Elementary Career Academy, about 0.1 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 11%, from 129 to 115.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
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Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
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- 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
- Morton Elementary Career Academy0.1 mi · 268
- LEARN Chtr - 7th Campus0.3 mi · 144
- LEARN Charter Excel Campus0.3 mi · 379
- LEARN Chtr - Middle School0.3 mi · 176
- Westinghouse High School0.3 mi · 1,230
- Polaris Elementary Charter Academy0.3 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High SchoolHow many students attend YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School?
YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School enrolls approximately 115 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School serve?
YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School have?
YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.0:1.
What is the student diversity at YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School?
Student demographics at YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School are roughly 1% White, 21% Hispanic, 77% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School in?
YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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