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Yccs- McKinley-Lakeside Leadership Academy

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

689^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 1% of Illinois high schools

Summary

YCCS-McKinley-Lakeside Leadership is a public charter high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 96 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-McKinley-Lakeside Leadership has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois high schools, with its students performing significantly below the district and state averages on standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 3% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, compared to 40.1% for the district and 51.7% for the state. The school's graduation rates have ranged from 63.5% to 89.0%, which are generally lower than the district and state averages, and its dropout rates have ranged from 2.4% to 25.9%, which are higher than the district and state averages.

The school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 92.71% to 99.28% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. YCCS-McKinley-Lakeside Leadership has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.4% to 87.1% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages. These challenges suggest the need for a comprehensive and targeted approach to address the unique needs and barriers faced by the school's students and improve their educational outcomes.

103

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,280

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2920 S Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL 60616-3227

(312) 949-5010

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.2%

Hispanic:

3.9%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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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 (64% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school3%

District avg34%

Illinois avg47%

689^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

136^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	3.9	689 of 698	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	680 of 697	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	679 of 699	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	619 of 699	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	688 of 701	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	313 of 323	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	274 of 299	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	266 of 301	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	175 of 294	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.5	277 of 299	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	675 of 685	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2019	24.7	57 of 91	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	664 of 672	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	609 of 639	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	624 of 644	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	545 of 626	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	623 of 639	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	675 of 685	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
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)

Special Education (2022)42nd percentile+31 vs school

Homeless (2019)37th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

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

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science6%-43 vs state

English Language Arts3%-49 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- McKinley-Lakeside Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	2920 S Wabash Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 949-5010	103	7	14.7	95.1%	0 (0.0%)	97 (94.2%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	3.9	689^th of 698 public high schools	1.3%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	9							3.0	0.0	6.1																$27,280	$1,572	$25,708
Dunbar Vocational Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	3000 S King Dr	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-9000	355	31	11.3	96.9%	2 (0.6%)	341 (96.1%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5.9	664^th of 698 public high schools	4.9%		10.6	665^th of 697 public high schools	4.6%	1	26.9	14.5	2.9	3.3	14.7	9.7	5.3	2.6	14.5								96.1	99.5	99.5	99.5	91.2	98.4	98.6	76.3	$28,135	$4,057	$24,079
Graham R Training Center	Public	9-12	2347 S Wabash Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-9257	0	31	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.6	99.6	99.6	82.5
Chicago Military Academy High School	Public	9-12	3519 S Giles Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-9750	209	21	10.1	68.4%	1 (0.5%)	147 (70.3%)	56 (26.8%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.9	598^th of 698 public high schools	14.3%		10.9	659^th of 697 public high schools	5.5%	61	24.1	31.8	3.4	2.3	8.6	11.4	22.2	5.6	44.4								96.2	98.1	98.1	98.1	89.5	98.1	98.1	78.5	$32,270	$4,678	$27,592
Perspectives Charter - IIT Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	3663 S Wabash Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 358-6800	413	0		93.2%	2 (0.5%)	400 (96.9%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8.6	639^th of 698 public high schools	8.5%		12.2	638^th of 697 public high schools	8.5%	1	27.5	17.9	5.7	4.5	17.4	13.4	20.4	4.9	19.6	0.0		12.5	21.4		0.0	3.6									$21,020	$1,630	$19,390
Urban Prep Charter Academy Bronzeville High School	Public, Charter	9-12	521 E 35th St	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 624-3444	148	10	14.8	81.8%	0 (0.0%)	140 (94.6%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	9.5	630^th of 698 public high schools	9.7%		13.9	611^th of 697 public high schools	12.3%	19	37.0	17.9	8.7	7.1	21.7	10.7	15.2	3.0	18.2																$17,614	$1,206	$16,408
Air Force Academy High School	Public	9-12	3630 S Wells St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1590	131	18	7.3	87.8%	4 (3.1%)	73 (55.7%)	52 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	13.4	601^st of 698 public high schools	13.9%		41.4	381^st of 697 public high schools	45.3%	220	28.9	26.7	10.5	6.7	15.8	33.3	18.5	7.4	22.2								94.9	99.2	99.2	99.2	91.5	99.2	99.2	81.4	$38,052	$5,658	$32,394
Perspectives Charter - Joslin Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	1930 S Archer Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 225-7400	313	0		93.0%	1 (0.3%)	297 (94.9%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	10	626^th of 698 public high schools	10.3%		11.6	649^th of 697 public high schools	6.9%	23	31.7	29.6	7.1	3.7	19.0	18.5	12.8	7.4	16.0	16.0	71.4	40.0	43.8	30.8	4.0	12.8									$20,440	$1,178	$19,262
Phillips Academy High School	Public	9-12	244 E Pershing Rd	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1603	467	33	14.3	71.5%	4 (0.9%)	427 (91.4%)	23 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.4%)	6.5	661^st of 698 public high schools	5.3%		11.7	643^rd of 697 public high schools	7.7%	18	21.1	18.6	1.0	4.1	10.6	17.3	12.2	4.4	12.2								84.7	87.8	87.8	87.8	81.2	87.0	86.8	55.0	$22,344	$3,024	$19,320
Juarez Community Academy High School	Public	9-12	1450 W Cermak Rd	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7030	1,585	115	13.8	84.4%	22 (1.4%)	35 (2.2%)	1,508 (95.1%)	12 (0.8%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	17.4	572^nd of 698 public high schools	18.1%		17.3	579^th of 697 public high schools	16.9%	7	36.0	28.9	10.6	7.0	27.5	18.8	36.3	14.1	26.1								94.6	97.9	97.8	97.8	91.0	96.6	96.3	92.8	$17,313	$2,153	$15,160

Frequently Asked Questions about Yccs- McKinley-Lakeside Leadership Academy

How many students attend Yccs- McKinley-Lakeside Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 103 students attended Yccs- McKinley-Lakeside Leadership Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Yccs- McKinley-Lakeside Leadership Academy?

Students at Yccs- McKinley-Lakeside Leadership Academy are 94% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Yccs- McKinley-Lakeside Leadership Academy a good school?

Yccs- McKinley-Lakeside Leadership Academy ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Illinois high schools.

What district is Yccs- McKinley-Lakeside Leadership Academy in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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