YCCS-CCA Academy HS
Chicago · IL · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 · Public charter
At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 22% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 21% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How YCCS-CCA Academy HS compares for families
What families should know about YCCS-CCA Academy HS.
- ▸ LocallyIL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Raby High School, YCCS-Scholastic Achievement HS, YCCS-West Town Academy Alt HS and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 21% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,355/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -7.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 124 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raby High School Chicago |
Public | 1.5 | 128 | -21.5% |
| YCCS-Scholastic Achievement HS Chicago |
Public · charter | 1.4 | 117 | -26.9% |
| YCCS-West Town Academy Alt HS Chicago |
Public · charter | 2.1 | 115 | +0.0% |
| YCCS-Association House Chicago |
Public · charter | 2.7 | 105 | +7.1% |
| IJLA Charter High School Chicago |
Public · charter | 2.5 | 95 | -21.5% |
| Spry Community Links High School Chicago |
Public | 1.8 | 82 | -6.8% |
| Manley Career Academy High School Chicago |
Public | 1.3 | 193 | -1.0% |
| YCCS-Albizu Campos Puerto Rican Chicago |
Public · charter | 3.0 | 184 | +37.3% |