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YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School

Q: Is YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School a good school?

YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Illinois high schools.

Q: How many students attend YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 115 students attended YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School?

Students at YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School are 77% African American, 21% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

690^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 1% of Illinois high schools

Summary

YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School is a public charter high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 97 students in grades 9-12. Despite its relatively small size, the school has consistently struggled academically, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois high schools over the past several years and receiving a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very low performance.

The school's academic challenges are particularly pronounced for specific student subgroups. In the 2024-2025 school year, YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School ranked in the bottom 5% of Illinois high schools for female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, and low socioeconomic status students. The school's test scores are significantly below state and district averages, with 0% proficiency in ACT English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to 40.1% and 25.3% for the Chicago Public Schools District, respectively. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 48.4% to 89.0% in recent years, lower than the district and state averages, and it has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 97.0%.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Chicago High School for the Arts, which is located just 0.71 miles away, YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School consistently performs worse academically. Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $13,733 to $26,441 per year, its academic outcomes remain very poor, suggesting potential issues with the efficient and effective use of resources. As an alternative high school, YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School may serve a unique population of students with specific needs or challenges, but its consistently low performance across multiple metrics suggests the need for substantial improvements and interventions to better support its students and community.

115

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,013

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 N Sacramento Blvd
Chicago, IL 60612-1024

(312) 563-9044

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.5%

Hispanic:

20.9%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2019 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (3% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (48% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school3%

District avg35%

Illinois avg47%

690^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

137^th of 144High Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299

698^th of 811Chicago Public Schools District 299 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	690 of 698	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	627 of 697	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	680 of 699	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	682 of 699	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	624 of 688	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	688 of 701	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	318 of 323	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	222 of 299	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	279 of 301	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	241 of 294	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	241 of 281	14.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	277 of 299	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	29.0	301 of 428	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	668 of 685	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	606 of 664	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	567 of 656	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	653 of 658	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	584 of 639	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	644 of 665	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	357 of 366	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	331 of 335	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	283 of 317	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	313 of 317	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	25.7	68 of 125	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	55 of 104	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	665 of 672	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	569 of 639	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	621 of 644	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	610 of 626	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	543 of 611	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	623 of 639	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	683 of 685	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	589 of 668	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	663 of 668	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	619 of 664	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	586 of 653	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	649 of 675	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	20.8	377 of 482	21.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	375 of 476	21.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	270 of 453	40.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	306 of 473	35.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2024)46th percentile+36 vs school

Disabled (2023)30th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2024)22nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science7%-42 vs state

English Language Arts0%-52 vs state

Mathematics0%-39 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School	Public, Charter	9-12	500 N Sacramento Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 563-9044	115	5	23.0	87.8%	1 (0.9%)	88 (76.5%)	24 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	3.8	690^th of 698 public high schools	1.1%		12.8	627^th of 697 public high schools	10.0%	63		3.7		0.0		7.4	0.0	0.0	6.7									$14,013	$1,058	$12,955
Westinghouse High School	Public	9-12	3223 W Franklin Blvd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6400	1,230	84	14.6	60.2%	33 (2.7%)	580 (47.2%)	520 (42.3%)	76 (6.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.3%)	71.2	162^nd of 698 public high schools	76.8%		58.7	231^st of 697 public high schools	66.9%	69	77.0	69.2	42.2	31.1	56.8	52.8	57.2	31.4	52.0	95.8	98.5	98.5	98.5	92.4	98.3	98.5	81.2	$17,620	$1,846	$15,774
Chicago High School for the Arts	Public	9-12	2714 W Augusta Blvd	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-9710	578	32	18.0	58.3%	94 (16.3%)	223 (38.6%)	237 (41.0%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	50.8	336^th of 698 public high schools	51.9%		51.1	298^th of 697 public high schools	57.2%	38	59.0	58.7	17.0	22.5	42.5	46.9	58.9	22.3	46.4	94.3	97.5	97.5	97.5	90.9	97.0	96.8	76.4	$26,891	$174	$26,717
Raby High School	Public	9-12	3545 W Fulton Blvd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6755	128	25	5.2	94.5%	1 (0.8%)	110 (85.9%)	16 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.5	692^nd of 698 public high schools	0.9%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	12		4.8		0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	7.1	95.9	98.6	98.6	99.3	91.8	99.3	98.0	82.9	$41,986	$5,617	$36,370
YCCS-Association House	Public, Charter	9-12	1116 N Kedzie Ave Fl 4	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 772-7170	105	2	52.5	92.4%	1 (1.0%)	36 (34.3%)	67 (63.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.9	677^th of 698 public high schools	3.0%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	3		0.0		0.0		7.4	0.0	8.3	8.3									$18,873	$1,246	$17,627
Noble St Charter-Rowe-Clark Middle School Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3645 W Chicago Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 242-2212	320	22	14.5	95.0%	1 (0.3%)	279 (87.2%)	39 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12.1	613^th of 698 public high schools	12.2%		12.9	625^th of 697 public high schools	10.3%	12	29.5	17.7	10.3	1.6	34.6	21.3	14.3	7.1	21.4									$28,720	$2,261	$26,460
Marshall Metropolitan High School	Public	9-12	3250 W Adams St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6455	239	20	11.9	93.7%	0 (0.0%)	212 (88.7%)	23 (9.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	5.1	673^rd of 698 public high schools	3.6%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	7	24.5	5.7	1.9	0.0	11.3	9.8	11.3	1.6	14.5	91.3	96.5	96.5	96.5	93.6	96.5	97.1	84.3	$32,170	$5,820	$26,349
YCCS-Albizu Campos Puerto Rican	Public, Charter	9-12	2739 W Division St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 342-8022	184	8	23.0	92.4%	3 (1.6%)	30 (16.3%)	149 (81.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4.9	678^th of 698 public high schools	2.9%		10.3	672^nd of 697 public high schools	3.6%	6		7.1		3.6		7.1	4.3	0.0	10.9									$18,793	$1,807	$16,986
IYC Chicago	Public	6-12	136 N Western Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	IDJJ School District 428	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 633-5219	37	8	4.6	91.9%	0 (0.0%)	26 (70.3%)	11 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$87,907	$15,253	$72,654
Phoenix Military Academy High School	Public	9-12	145 S Campbell Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7275	372	28	13.2	87.4%	10 (2.7%)	57 (15.3%)	299 (80.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24.7	536^th of 698 public high schools	23.2%		23.3	514^th of 697 public high schools	26.3%	22	50.0	33.3	18.5	14.4	29.3	28.9	34.7	13.3	28.0	98.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	94.2	99.3	99.5	89.7	$23,314	$2,673	$20,641

Frequently Asked Questions about YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School

Is YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School a good school?

YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Illinois high schools.

What is the racial makeup of YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School?

Students at YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School are 77% African American, 21% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 115 students attended YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School.

What district is YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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