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YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School

Q: Is YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School a good school?

YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Illinois high schools.

Q: How many students attend YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School?

Students at YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School are 90% African American, 9% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

695^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 0% of Illinois high schools

Summary

YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School is a public charter high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 340 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 698 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois high schools, with a statewide rank ranging from 624 to 695 out of 698-701 schools over the past 5 years. The school has received a 0 or 1 out of 5 SchoolDigger star rating, indicating very low overall performance. Its test scores are significantly below state and district averages, with 0% proficiency in ACT English Language Arts and Mathematics, and only 2.2% proficiency in ACT Science. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 40.3% to 89.0%, well below the state and district averages, and its dropout rate has been high, ranging from 2.4% to 4.1%. Additionally, YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School has very high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.4% to 55.8%, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School to other nearby schools in the same district, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance. For example, South Shore International Col Prep High School, which is less than a mile away, consistently outperforms YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School on a variety of metrics, including test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. The combination of low academic performance, high rates of chronic absenteeism, and a highly disadvantaged student population suggests that YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School may be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

281

Students ?

35.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,046

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8164 S South Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60617-1041

(773) 978-8680

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.4%

Hispanic:

8.5%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2019 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (2% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (40% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school2%

District avg35%

Illinois avg47%

695^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

142^nd 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	3.4	695 of 698	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	660 of 697	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	624 of 699	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	655 of 699	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	683 of 701	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	319 of 323	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	250 of 299	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	227 of 301	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	241 of 294	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	269 of 299	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	475 of 491	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	680 of 685	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	632 of 664	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	577 of 656	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	609 of 658	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	644 of 665	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	128 of 138	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	68 of 125	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	48 of 104	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.5	46 of 98	53.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	56 of 91	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	669 of 672	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	592 of 639	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	572 of 644	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	578 of 626	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	615 of 639	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	676 of 685	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	604 of 668	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	611 of 668	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	620 of 664	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	641 of 675	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	518 of 527	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	377 of 482	21.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	375 of 476	21.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)7th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2025)3rd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

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

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science2%-47 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)	ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)			IAR Mathematics (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	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% 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-Sullivan House Alt High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8164 S South Chicago Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 978-8680	281	8	35.1	98.2%	0 (0.0%)	254 (90.4%)	24 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	3.4	695^th of 698 public high schools	0.4%		10.9	660^th of 697 public high schools	5.3%	35		3.8		0.0		3.8	0.0	0.0	2.2																$22,046	$1,442	$20,604
Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	2100 E 87th St	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6100	673	51	13.1	91.8%	6 (0.9%)	599 (89.0%)	63 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	5.9	663^rd of 698 public high schools	5.0%		11.7	644^th of 697 public high schools	7.6%	19	23.9	21.0	2.7	1.2	16.8	13.6	7.0	1.3	9.6								88.0	91.6	91.3	91.3	83.4	89.9	90.6	70.5	$26,051	$3,889	$22,162
South Shore International Col Prep High School	Public	9-12	1955 E 75th St	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-8351	625	44	14.2	73.0%	2 (0.3%)	598 (95.7%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	46.5	379^th of 698 public high schools	45.7%		17.6	575^th of 697 public high schools	17.5%	196	65.0	49.4	23.8	12.8	37.8	30.1	56.8	35.6	44.1								96.6	98.4	98.4	98.4	90.7	97.5	97.3	87.0	$20,797	$2,483	$18,314
Art in Motion Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	7415 S East End Ave	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 820-9426	602	28	21.5	79.1%	0 (0.0%)	575 (95.5%)	24 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	14.6	595^th of 698 public high schools	14.8%		11.7	645^th of 697 public high schools	7.5%	50	31.1	28.6	13.2	4.2	30.2	30.0	21.3	5.8	18.5	17.5	30.6	36.6	33.8	11.1	7.3	9.1									$24,536	$2,606	$21,930
Hirsch Metropolitan High School	Public	9-12	7740 S Ingleside Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3100	183	17	11.0	80.3%	1 (0.5%)	165 (90.2%)	17 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4	686^th of 698 public high schools	1.7%		12.6	630^th of 697 public high schools	9.6%	56	6.7	4.5	0.0	0.0	13.3	0.0	2.6	5.3	10.5								91.6	93.5	93.5	93.5	94.4	92.5	91.6	83.2	$37,439	$7,690	$29,749
Noble St Charter-Baker Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	2710 E 89th St	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 535-6460	285	18	15.8	93.7%	1 (0.4%)	238 (83.5%)	44 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10.3	623^rd of 698 public high schools	10.7%		16.6	582^nd of 697 public high schools	16.5%	41	25.0	25.0	1.8	5.0	17.9	23.7	21.4	8.9	17.9																$24,826	$1,753	$23,073
Bowen High School	Public	9-12	2710 E 89th St	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7650	278	21	13.3	92.4%	1 (0.4%)	193 (69.4%)	82 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3.5	693^rd of 698 public high schools	0.7%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	13	8.5	12.5	0.0	0.0	10.6	4.2	0.0	0.0	4.4								88.0	89.7	89.7	89.7	89.7	88.0	85.1	69.7	$33,127	$4,008	$29,119
Excel Academy of South Shore	Public	9-12	7530 S South Shore Dr	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 902-7800	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	85.1	88.6	88.6	88.6	86.3	86.3	86.3	58.3
EPIC Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8255 S Houston Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7930	255	22	11.5	94.1%	2 (0.8%)	135 (52.9%)	116 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	19	567^th of 698 public high schools	18.8%		15	598^th of 697 public high schools	14.2%	31	17.6	37.1	5.9	9.7	13.7	24.2	36.4	12.7	38.2																$9,654	$413	$9,240
Camelot Safe Academy School	Public	6-12	7877 S Coles Ave	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 902-2487	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School

How many students attend YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School.

What district is YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

Is YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School a good school?

YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Illinois high schools.

What is the racial makeup of YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School?

Students at YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School are 90% African American, 9% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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