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Youth Connections Charter High School
10 West 35th St
Chicago IL, 60616, Cook County
Phone: 312-328-0799
Ranking: 
(624 out of 666, bottom 6%)*
(624 out of 666, bottom 6%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Chicago Public School District 299
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 182 | 265 | 246 | 213 | 184 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||
| Total Students: | 3,965 | 3,763 | 3,993 | 3,522 | 3,428 | 3,371 | 2,842 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 542 | 16.1% | 502 | 17.7% |
| Grade 10: | 1,976 | 49.8% | 1,835 | 48.8% | 1,806 | 45.2% | 2,015 | 57.2% | 1,626 | 47.4% | 1,244 | 36.9% | 881 | 31.0% |
| Grade 11: | 1,395 | 35.2% | 998 | 26.5% | 928 | 23.2% | 651 | 18.5% | 431 | 12.6% | 540 | 16.0% | 633 | 22.3% |
| Grade 12: | 594 | 15.0% | 930 | 24.7% | 995 | 24.9% | 856 | 24.3% | 1,371 | 40.0% | 1,045 | 31.0% | 826 | 29.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,871 | 47.2% | 1,804 | 47.9% | 1,909 | 47.8% | 1,635 | 46.4% | 1,692 | 49.4% | 1,680 | 49.8% | 1,329 | 46.8% |
| Female: | 2,094 | 52.8% | 1,959 | 52.1% | 2,084 | 52.2% | 1,887 | 53.6% | 1,728 | 50.4% | 1,682 | 49.9% | 1,468 | 51.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.1% | 9 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 12 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.2% | 13 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.2% | 12 | 0.4% | 20 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 959 | 24.2% | 895 | 23.8% | 1,068 | 26.7% | 979 | 27.8% | 968 | 28.2% | 851 | 25.2% | 699 | 24.6% |
| Black: | 2,899 | 73.1% | 2,762 | 73.4% | 2,821 | 70.6% | 2,460 | 69.8% | 2,354 | 68.7% | 2,395 | 71.0% | 2,001 | 70.4% |
| White: | 68 | 1.7% | 55 | 1.5% | 60 | 1.5% | 52 | 1.5% | 92 | 2.7% | 101 | 3.0% | 86 | 3.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 20 | 0.5% | 35 | 0.9% | 20 | 0.5% | 16 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 3,771 | 95.1% | 3,255 | 86.5% | 1,451 | 36.3% | 2,648 | 75.2% | 2,418 | 70.5% | 2,939 | 87.2% | 918 | 32.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 196 | 5.2% | 2,285 | 57.2% | 158 | 4.5% | 201 | 5.9% | 429 | 12.7% | 79 | 2.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.79 | 14.22 | 16.26 | 16.52 | 18.61 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.5% | 27.4% | 53.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.3% | 27.8% | 53.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.9% | 27.5% | 52.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.3% | 30.5% | 53.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.7% | 29.2% | 52.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.8% | 28.3% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.3% | 26.6% | 51.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.3% | 28.8% | 52.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.3% | 29.4% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.2% | 32.2% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.1% | 33.2% | 51.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 36.2% | 56.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 36.3% | 56.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 41.2% | 59.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 39.4% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.9% | 34.8% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.0% | 30.4% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.2% | 33.9% | 56.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.8% | 32.9% | 54.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.2% | 30.9% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.5% | 31.8% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 36.2% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.5% | 23.5% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.8% | 27.0% | 52.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.9% | 26.2% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.3% | 24.7% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.3% | 26.1% | 51.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.9% | 24.4% | 51.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.9% | 23.1% | 50.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.2% | 26.1% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.8% | 24.6% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.1% | 29.0% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.1% | 26.5% | 49.4% |
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* Youth Connections Charter High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.