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Enrollment
1,039
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006282
Back of The Yards IB High School
2111 W 47th St, Chicago, IL 60609 · (773) 535-7320 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,039 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Illinois public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
966 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 291 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 268 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 247 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 233 | 22% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Back of The Yards IB High School
Back of The Yards IB High School's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Back of The Yards IB High School this school | 1,039 | 93.0% | 31.6% |
| J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr Cicero | 941 | 92.5% | N/A |
| Intrinsic Charter High School Chicago | 993 | 91.2% | 26.4% |
| Noble St Chtr - Mansueto Chicago | 1,106 | 91.0% | 26.8% |
| Noble St Chtr-Pritzker Col Prep Chicago | 993 | 94.1% | 33.0% |
| Solorio Academy High School Chicago | 1,287 | 90.5% | 29.9% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Back of The Yards IB High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #335 of 573 | #41 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,039 | #215 of 708 | #87 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #146 of 528 | #36 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.4% | #516 of 537 | #161 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.0% | #39 of 578 | #32 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #304 of 358 | #88 of 101 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,039
-36 (-3%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,039 | 81.5 | 12.8:1 | 93% (966) |
| 2023-24 | 1,025 | 78 | 13.1:1 | 93% (958) |
| 2022-23 | 1,021 | 77 | 13.3:1 | 93% (946) |
| 2020-21 | 1,075 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,064 | 65.4 | 16.3:1 | 96% (1,018) |
| 2015-16 | 790 | 51 | 15.5:1 | 96% (758) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Back of The Yards IB High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,064 to 1,039); teachers up 25% (65.4 to 81.5).
About Back of The Yards IB High School
Back of The Yards IB High School, located in Chicago, Illinois, is a mid-sized high school. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 1,039 students in 2024-25. The school is 25% above the average for high schools in Illinois.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 includes 622 schools. Together they enroll 324,396 students.
Of every 100 students at Back of The Yards IB High School, about 97 are Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Cook County is roughly 27% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 6, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 81.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.8:1. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois is 1.0 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 93%. That is 27 points above the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
Back of The Yards IB High School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of Illinois public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 17.8%.
In the wider Cook County area, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Cook County, 1,406 public schools serve about 697,934 students.
The closest school to Back of The Yards IB High School is Hedges Elementary School, located about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Back of The Yards IB High School. Its average proficiency rate of 31.6% is above the 23.1% average for nearby schools.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 1,075 (2020-21) to 1,039 (2024-25).
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- Hedges Elementary School0.3 mi · 502
- Lara Elementary Academy0.3 mi · 362
- Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac0.5 mi · 390
- Daley Elementary Academy0.5 mi · 511
- Christopher Elementary School0.6 mi · 315
- Chavez Elementary Multicultural Academy Ct0.6 mi · 784
Frequently asked questions
About Back of The Yards IB High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Back of The Yards IB High School?
Back of The Yards IB High School enrolls approximately 1,039 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Back of The Yards IB High School serve?
Back of The Yards IB High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Back of The Yards IB High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Back of The Yards IB High School is approximately 12.8:1 (82 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Back of The Yards IB High School?
At Back of The Yards IB High School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Back of The Yards IB High School?
Back of The Yards IB High School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.