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Yccs-Cca Academy High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

671^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 4% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Yccs-Cca Academy High School is a small public charter high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of just 78. 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-Cca Academy High School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois high schools, with a statewide ranking between 642-692 out of 698-701 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the district and state averages across all subjects and grade levels. Its four-year graduation rate has ranged from 59.7% to 89.0% in recent years, lower than the district and state averages, and the dropout rate has been higher, ranging from 2.4% to 9.7%. Chronic absenteeism is also a major issue, with rates ranging from 25.4% to 96.9%, far exceeding the district and state averages.

When compared to other nearby high schools in the same district, such as Noble St Charter-DRW Trading Col and Farragut Career Academy High School, Yccs-Cca Academy High School generally performs worse on academic metrics, graduation rates, and test scores. However, the school's performance for homeless and disabled students is relatively better compared to other subgroups, indicating it may be able to provide targeted support for these students.

124

Students ?

62.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,585

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1231 S Pulaski Rd
Chicago, IL 60623-1234

(773) 762-2272

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.2%

Hispanic:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2019 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (4% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school4%

District avg35%

Illinois avg47%

671^st of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

118^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	5.2	671 of 698	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	665 of 697	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	642 of 699	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	684 of 699	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	688 of 701	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	304 of 323	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	274 of 299	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	250 of 301	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	280 of 294	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	277 of 299	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	322 of 491	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
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	6.8	645 of 685	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	620 of 664	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	599 of 656	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	595 of 658	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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	38.4	62 of 125	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.1	55 of 104	47.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	46 of 98	53.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	57 of 91	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	641 of 672	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	595 of 639	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	588 of 644	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	607 of 626	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	623 of 639	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	672 of 685	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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	7.2	649 of 675	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	441 of 527	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	377 of 482	21.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	375 of 476	21.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Disabled (2025)34th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science7%-42 vs state

Mathematics5%-35 vs state

English Language Arts0%-52 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-Cca Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1231 S Pulaski Rd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 762-2272	124	2	62.0	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	118 (95.2%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.2	671^st of 698 public high schools	3.9%		10.6	665^th of 697 public high schools	4.6%	6		0.0		6.3		6.3	0.0	4.7	7.0									$13,585	$1,156	$12,429
Noble St Charter-DRW Trading Col	Public, Charter	9-12	931 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 893-4500	323	28	11.5	87.6%	1 (0.3%)	316 (97.8%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13.2	604^th of 698 public high schools	13.5%		15.7	588^th of 697 public high schools	15.6%	16	37.5	30.3	7.8	4.5	31.7	10.6	10.1	13.0	21.7									$29,204	$2,127	$27,077
North Lawndale Prep Charter - Christ	Public, Charter	9-12	1615 S Christiana Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 542-1490	258	12	21.5	99.2%	1 (0.4%)	250 (96.9%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9	637^th of 698 public high schools	8.7%		10.6	668^th of 697 public high schools	4.2%	31	25.0	15.1	5.0	3.8	35.0	13.2	7.7	3.1	12.3									$14,036	$1,146	$12,890
Ombudsman Chicago West	Public	9-12	3210 W Roosevelt Rd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 243-1550	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										85.6	88.2	88.2	88.2	84.3	86.3	85.6	66.0
North Lawndale Prep Charter-Collins	Public, Charter	9-12	1313 S Sacramento Dr	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 542-6766	276	12	23.0	94.9%	1 (0.4%)	264 (95.7%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6.8	654^th of 698 public high schools	6.3%		12.2	637^th of 697 public high schools	8.6%	17	25.0	11.3	5.0	1.9	27.5	3.8	4.9	4.9	13.1									$17,039	$1,390	$15,649
Collins Academy STEAM High School	Public	9-12	1313 S Sacramento Dr	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1840	228	27	8.4	97.4%	1 (0.4%)	223 (97.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.3	670^th of 698 public high schools	4.0%		10.4	671^st of 697 public high schools	3.7%	1	15.2	8.0	3.8	2.0	19.0	2.0	10.0	3.3	13.3	98.1	99.5	99.5	99.5	93.3	99.0	99.5	77.4	$33,347	$5,605	$27,742
Legal Prep Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4319 W Washington Blvd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 922-7800	210	12	17.5	97.6%	0 (0.0%)	204 (97.1%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6.7	657^th of 698 public high schools	5.9%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	23	19.5	21.6	4.9	2.7	14.6	19.4	4.2	4.2	10.4									$25,093	$1,180	$23,913
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
Manley Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	2935 W Polk St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6900	193	14	13.5	85.0%	4 (2.1%)	174 (90.2%)	12 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	5	674^th of 698 public high schools	3.4%		14.6	606^th of 697 public high schools	13.1%	68	29.4	10.3	0.0	3.4	11.8	6.9	3.6	0.0	12.7	78.9	86.7	86.7	86.7	76.7	85.6	83.3	67.8	$37,856	$5,900	$31,956
Farragut Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	2345 S Christiana Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1300	490	46	10.7	93.7%	3 (0.6%)	62 (12.7%)	419 (85.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	12.2	611^th of 698 public high schools	12.5%		13.5	616^th of 697 public high schools	11.6%	5	35.9	24.5	9.4	7.1	21.9	17.3	25.3	6.3	20.3	92.5	93.7	93.7	93.7	89.3	93.9	92.3	84.7	$29,254	$4,300	$24,954

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Yccs-Cca Academy High School ranks in the bottom 3.9% of Illinois high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Yccs-Cca Academy High School?

Students at Yccs-Cca Academy High School are 95% African American, 5% Hispanic.

What district is Yccs-Cca Academy High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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In the 2024-25 school year, 124 students attended Yccs-Cca Academy High School.

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