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YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School

Q: Is YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School a good school?

YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School ranks in the bottom 1.6% of Illinois high schools.

Q: How many students attend YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 117 students attended YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School?

Students at YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School are 91% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% White.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

687^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 2% of Illinois high schools

Summary

YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School is a public charter high school in Chicago, Illinois that serves 114 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-Scholastic Achievement High School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Illinois high schools, with a statewide rank between 665-692 out of 699 schools in recent years. Its performance on standardized tests is significantly below the district and state averages, with only 0% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 40.1% for the district and 51.7% for the state. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 50.8% to 89.0% in recent years, which is lower than the district and state averages, and it has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.4% to 74.8% in recent years.

When compared to other nearby high schools in the same district, such as Noble St Charter-Rowe-Clark Middle School Academy and Clark Academy Prep Magnet High School, YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School generally performs worse on key metrics like academic achievement, graduation rates, and attendance. The school's performance on various student subgroups is also concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom 5% of Illinois high schools for female students, male students, African American students, and low-socioeconomic status students in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's performance for homeless students is relatively better, with the school ranking in the top 50% of Illinois high schools for this population in recent years.

117

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,485

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4651 W Madison St
Chicago, IL 60644-3646

(773) 921-1315

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.6%

Hispanic:

7.7%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

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

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (51% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school4%

District avg35%

Illinois avg47%

687^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

134^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	687 of 698	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	680 of 697	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	665 of 699	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	692 of 699	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	686 of 701	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	314 of 323	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	274 of 299	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	248 of 301	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	281 of 294	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	289 of 299	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	3.2	685 of 685	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	632 of 664	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	625 of 656	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	653 of 658	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	644 of 665	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	25.7	68 of 125	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	55 of 104	47.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	57 of 91	37.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	662 of 672	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	609 of 639	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	609 of 644	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	616 of 626	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	631 of 639	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	648 of 685	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	632 of 668	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	611 of 668	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	649 of 664	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	624 of 675	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)46th percentile+43 vs school

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

Male (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

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

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science6%-42 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)	% 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-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
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)
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
Clark Academy Prep Magnet High School	Public	9-12	5101 W Harrison St	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6250	453	33	13.9	89.6%	0 (0.0%)	441 (97.4%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.8	656^th of 698 public high schools	6.0%		11.6	650^th of 697 public high schools	6.7%	6	26.3	14.8	2.0	1.1	20.4	4.5	12.3	1.5	21.5	97.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	90.9	99.2	98.5	76.9	$22,618	$2,824	$19,795
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
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
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
Raby High School	Public	9-12	3545 W Fulton Blvd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6755	128	25	5.2	94.5%	1 (0.8%)	110 (85.9%)	16 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.5	692^nd of 698 public high schools	0.9%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	12		4.8		0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	7.1	95.9	98.6	98.6	99.3	91.8	99.3	98.0	82.9	$41,986	$5,617	$36,370
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School

How many students attend YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 117 students attended YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School.

What is the racial makeup of YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School?

Students at YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School are 91% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% White.

What district is YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

Is YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School a good school?

YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School ranks in the bottom 1.6% of Illinois high schools.

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