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YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

618^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 11% of Illinois high schools

Summary

YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School is a public charter high school in Chicago, Illinois that serves 85 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-Community Youth Dev Inst High School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois high schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating very low academic performance. The school's performance is particularly low for female, male, and low socioeconomic status students, and its four-year graduation rates have been low, ranging from 30.6% to 89.0% in recent years. Correspondingly, the school has had high dropout rates and very high chronic absenteeism rates, which are much higher than state and district averages. The school's test scores are extremely low compared to state and district averages, with only 2.9% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts and Mathematics in 2024-2025.

Comparisons to nearby schools suggest that the challenges faced by YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School are not unique, as the nearby charter schools Noble St Charter-Johnson Colg Prep and YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy also perform poorly. However, the traditional public high school, Simeon Career Academy High School, performs slightly better, ranking in the bottom 15-20% of Illinois high schools and having higher test scores and graduation rates. The school's extremely high rates of poverty, chronic absenteeism, and low academic achievement suggest that it is struggling to effectively serve its high-need student population.

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,624

Per pupil spending ?

89.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7836 S Union Ave
Chicago, IL 60620-2409

(773) 224-2273

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.7%

Hispanic:

3.2%

American Indian:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2019 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (12% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (31% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg35%

Illinois avg47%

618^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 10 pts since 2019

From bottom 2% (2019) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

78^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	11.7	618 of 698	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	680 of 697	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	642 of 699	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	655 of 699	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	688 of 701	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	210 of 323	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	274 of 299	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	250 of 301	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	241 of 294	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	277 of 299	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	666 of 685	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	632 of 664	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	599 of 656	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	57 of 91	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	561 of 672	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	609 of 639	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	588 of 644	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	578 of 626	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	623 of 639	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	666 of 685	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
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)

Special Education (2019)35th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science9%-40 vs state

English Language Arts3%-49 vs state

Mathematics3%-36 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 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	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-Community Youth Dev Inst High School	Public, Charter	9-12	7836 S Union Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 224-2273	94	5	18.8	89.4%	0 (0.0%)	90 (95.7%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.7	618^th of 698 public high schools	11.5%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	62		9.1		18.2		27.3	2.9	2.9	8.6																		$19,624	$1,363	$18,261
Simeon Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	8147 S Vincennes Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3200	1,095	76	14.4	71.0%	1 (0.1%)	1,068 (97.5%)	17 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	15.1	585^th of 698 public high schools	16.2%		16.8	580^th of 697 public high schools	16.8%	5	44.8	30.0	8.1	4.6	27.4	22.9	15.6	9.4	25.0										97.1	98.5	98.5	98.5	91.2	97.8	97.9	72.3	$19,194	$2,379	$16,816
Excel Academy - Englewood High School	Public	9-12	7141 S Morgan St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 675-6654	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																			85.0	89.2	89.2	89.2	84.2	86.7	86.7	55.8
Perspectives Charter - Leadership Ac	Public, Charter	6-12	8522 S Lafayette Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 358-6100	838	0		94.0%	1 (0.1%)	826 (98.6%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	6.7	658^th of 698 public high schools	5.7%		10.9	661^st of 697 public high schools	5.2%	3	22.6	22.4	1.9	1.2	15.5	12.1	19.1	2.1	11.2	7.7	38.1	16.7	21.8	23.0	4.8	5.6	1.3	3.0									$20,832	$1,419	$19,413
Perspectives Charter - High School of Technical	Public, Charter	9-12	8522 S Lafayette Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 358-6120	320	0		95.0%	0 (0.0%)	312 (97.5%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6.9	653^rd of 698 public high schools	6.4%		10.6	669^th of 697 public high schools	4.0%	16	28.1	14.5	0.0	0.0	13.8	14.5	22.5	1.3	15.0																		$25,529	$1,435	$24,094
Noble St Charter-Hansberry Prep Slvr	Public, Charter	9-12	8748 S Aberdeen St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 729-3400	534	28	19.0	85.8%	0 (0.0%)	522 (97.8%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	14.2	597^th of 698 public high schools	14.5%		16.3	583^rd of 697 public high schools	16.4%	14	36.0	29.5	7.3	6.4	22.2	22.0	26.0	7.1	26.8																		$22,521	$2,208	$20,313
Englewood STEM High School	Public	9-12	6835 S Normal Blvd	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9750	778	48	16.2	84.2%	2 (0.3%)	615 (79.0%)	156 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5.7	666^th of 698 public high schools	4.6%		11.4	653^rd of 697 public high schools	6.3%	13	23.5	16.9	4.5	4.2	14.3	12.8	8.0	1.2	5.6										91.7	95.3	95.3	95.3	89.9	94.8	92.6	81.0	$21,639	$2,931	$18,708
CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	1817 W 80th St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 478-4434	247	10	24.7	85.0%	0 (0.0%)	240 (97.2%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9.5	631^st of 698 public high schools	9.6%		11.4	654^th of 697 public high schools	6.2%	23	38.3	27.1	3.3	2.1	25.0	14.6	18.6	1.7	6.8																		$23,885	$1,600	$22,285
Southside Occupational Academy High School	Public	11-12	7342 S Hoyne Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9100	0	48	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																			96.7	98.3	98.1	98.1	92.2	96.7	97.5	72.9
Noble St Charter-Johnson Colg Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	6350 S Stewart Ave	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 348-1888	529	31	17.3	91.7%	2 (0.4%)	501 (94.7%)	23 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9	636^th of 698 public high schools	8.9%		11.9	642^nd of 697 public high schools	7.9%	6	27.3	22.9	6.1	2.5	19.7	18.6	22.3	3.8	13.8																		$21,067	$1,966	$19,101

Frequently Asked Questions about YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School

What district is YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 94 students attended YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School.

Is YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School a good school?

YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School ranks in the bottom 11.5% of Illinois high schools.

What is the racial makeup of YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School?

Students at YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School are 96% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

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