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YCCS West

Q: Is YCCS West a good school?

YCCS West ranks in the bottom 2.3% of Illinois high schools.

Q: How many students attend YCCS West?

In the 2024-25 school year, 80 students attended YCCS West.

Q: What is the racial makeup of YCCS West?

Students at YCCS West are 81% African American, 18% Hispanic, 1% White.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

682^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 2% of Illinois high schools

Summary

YCCS West is a public charter high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 69 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. Unfortunately, the school consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in Illinois, with only 4.3% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, 2.2% in ACT/Mathematics, and 10.9% in ACT/Science during the 2024-2025 school year.

YCCS West's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of Illinois high schools for Hispanic students and in the bottom 25% for African American students and low socioeconomic status students. The school also has high dropout rates, ranging from 2.4% to 13.8% over the past few years, and high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 82.5%. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has been declining, from 87.7% in 2023-2024 to 60.0% in 2024-2025.

In comparison, nearby charter and public high schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299, such as Noble St Charter-Pritzker Col Prep and Noble St Charter-ITW Speer Academy, have much higher proficiency rates and graduation rates, as well as lower chronic absenteeism and dropout rates. Despite YCCS West's relatively high per-student spending of $36,730 in 2023-2024, this investment has not yet translated into meaningful improvements in student achievement.

Students ?

40.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,685

Per pupil spending ?

97.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4909 W Division St
Chicago, IL 60651

(773) 261-0994

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.3%

Hispanic:

17.5%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (5% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (60% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg35%

Illinois avg47%

682^nd of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

129^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	4.4	682 of 698	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	680 of 697	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	692 of 699	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	676 of 699	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	695 of 701	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	293 of 323	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	274 of 299	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	293 of 301	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	269 of 294	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	291 of 299	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	106 of 491	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	301 of 428	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	673 of 685	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	632 of 664	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	599 of 656	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	653 of 658	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	661 of 665	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	366 of 366	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	93 of 138	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	55 of 104	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	654 of 672	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	609 of 639	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	588 of 644	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	599 of 626	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	634 of 639	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	643 of 685	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	632 of 668	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	611 of 668	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	620 of 664	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	666 of 675	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	245 of 527	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.8	377 of 482	21.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	375 of 476	21.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)78th percentile+76 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile+51 vs school

Homeless (2025)33rd percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science11%-38 vs state

English Language Arts4%-47 vs state

Mathematics2%-37 vs state

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Schools Near YCCS West

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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	Public, Charter	9-12	4909 W Division St	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 261-0994	80	2	40.0	97.5%	1 (1.3%)	65 (81.3%)	14 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.4	682^nd of 698 public high schools	2.3%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	2		10.0		0.0		0.0	4.3	2.2	10.9									$15,685	$1,358	$14,327
North-Grand High School	Public	9-12	4338 W Wabansia Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-8520	1,061	77	13.8	88.2%	10 (0.9%)	213 (20.1%)	822 (77.5%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	12.5	609^th of 698 public high schools	12.8%		13.5	617^th of 697 public high schools	11.5%	8	26.6	19.0	8.5	4.9	21.1	13.7	26.5	11.4	30.5	92.1	95.1	95.1	95.1	87.0	94.5	92.6	89.5	$19,698	$2,545	$17,153
Noble St Charter-ITW Speer Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5321 W Grand Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 622-7484	1,135	69	16.5	87.1%	17 (1.5%)	105 (9.3%)	1,004 (88.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	37.6	466^th of 698 public high schools	33.2%		38.4	406^th of 697 public high schools	41.8%	60	40.4	42.1	25.2	18.4	40.6	41.3	41.9	21.9	41.7									$19,684	$1,966	$17,719
Douglass Academy High School	Public	9-12	543 N Waller Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6176	29	12	2.3	93.1%	0 (0.0%)	28 (96.6%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										91.2	94.1	94.1	94.1	85.3	94.1	94.1	76.5	$54,695	$19,342	$35,353
Orr Academy High School	Public	9-12	730 N Pulaski Rd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6500	361	24	15.0	87.8%	6 (1.7%)	176 (48.8%)	175 (48.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3.9	688^th of 698 public high schools	1.4%		10.2	674^th of 697 public high schools	3.3%	14	17.2	1.7	3.4	0.0	13.8	6.8	1.5	0.0	6.0	74.3	83.3	83.3	83.3	75.9	81.6	75.5	80.4	$25,087	$4,231	$20,856
Excel Safe Academy West	Public	9-12	230 N Kolmar Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 977-4076	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Noble St Charter-Pritzker Col Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	4131 W Cortland St	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 394-2848	993	59	16.9	94.1%	7 (0.7%)	57 (5.7%)	914 (92.0%)	6 (0.6%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36	477^th of 698 public high schools	31.7%		59	229^th of 697 public high schools	67.1%	248	52.2	42.6	25.9	13.5	43.7	30.3	39.4	19.9	38.5									$19,568	$2,062	$17,506
Austin College and Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	231 N Pine Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-0660	190	19	10.0	83.7%	2 (1.1%)	153 (80.5%)	33 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4.1	685^th of 698 public high schools	1.9%		12.4	636^th of 697 public high schools	8.8%	49	13.3	10.3	0.0	0.0	6.7	10.3	5.6	2.8	8.3	91.1	92.9	92.9	92.9	90.5	92.9	93.5	88.8	$39,254	$5,884	$33,370
Prosser Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	2148 N Long Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3200	1,185	86	13.7	89.2%	13 (1.1%)	267 (22.5%)	894 (75.4%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22	555^th of 698 public high schools	20.5%		28	488^th of 697 public high schools	30.0%	67	44.1	29.7	13.5	7.8	26.0	27.1	39.2	11.8	34.4	97.2	99.0	99.0	99.0	93.0	98.5	98.5	83.6	$18,696	$2,047	$16,649
YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4651 W Madison St	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 921-1315	117	5	23.4	93.2%	2 (1.7%)	106 (90.6%)	9 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.9	687^th of 698 public high schools	1.6%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	7		7.1		0.0		7.7	0.0	0.0	6.5									$19,485	$1,586	$17,899

Frequently Asked Questions about YCCS West

What is the racial makeup of YCCS West?

Students at YCCS West are 81% African American, 18% Hispanic, 1% White.

How many students attend YCCS West?

In the 2024-25 school year, 80 students attended YCCS West.

Is YCCS West a good school?

YCCS West ranks in the bottom 2.3% of Illinois high schools.

What district is YCCS West in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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