How do you get into YCCS-Austin Career Education Center HS?

Apply through GoCPS by November 13. Check the school's own page for the programs it offers and whether any require the HSAT, an audition or an information session.

Does YCCS-Austin Career Education Center HS have a ranking?

No — and neither does any CPS school. The district retired its 1+/1/2+ school levels, so any ranking you see comes from a third party, not CPS. What CPS does publish is on this page: the graduation and college-enrollment rates beside the district average.

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YCCS-Austin Career Education Center HS

5352 W CHICAGO AVE · grades 9-12

By the numbers

Enroll in college

district 65% (-58)

CPS status

NOT APPLICABLE

district accountability

CPS publishes no school ranking — it retired its 1+/1/2+ levels — so these sit beside the district average rather than a position in a list.

About YCCS - AUSTIN CAREER

YCCS - Austin Career Education Center will close at the end of the 2021-2022 school year. YCCS - Austin Career students will have the priority to continue enrollment at the YCCS-West Campus (https://www.cps.edu/schools/schoolprofiles/yccs-west), located at 4909 W. Division St. Alternative options schools can be located using the Find A School search tool (https://cps.edu/findaschool).

5352 W CHICAGO AVE, Chicago, IL 60651 · 7736266988

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Frequently asked questions

How do you get into YCCS-Austin Career Education Center HS?: Apply through GoCPS by November 13. Check the school's own page for the programs it offers and whether any require the HSAT, an audition or an information session.
Does YCCS-Austin Career Education Center HS have a ranking?: No — and neither does any CPS school. The district retired its 1+/1/2+ school levels, so any ranking you see comes from a third party, not CPS. What CPS does publish is on this page: the graduation and college-enrollment rates beside the district average.

Closest other high schools

Frederick A Douglass Academy High School · 0.5 mi
Austin College and Career Academy High School · 0.6 mi
YCCS-West HS · 0.8 mi
YCCS- Academy of Scholastic Achievement HS · 1.4 mi
Michele Clark Academic Prep Magnet High School · 1.6 mi
Legal Prep Charter Academy · 1.6 mi

School facts, graduation and college-enrollment rates come from the City of Chicago open data portal, refreshed 2026-09-12. The official source of truth for admissions is cps.edu/gocps.

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