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Back of The Yards IB HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 1,021 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Barbara Manjarrez. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Back of The Yards IB HS enrolls 1,021 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 77 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% Black or African American and 1.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 977 | 96% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 17 | 1.7% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
946 of the school's 1,021 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Back of The Yards IB HS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-40, state senate district 1, state house district 2.
Back of The Yards IB HS is one of 644 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, based in Chicago, Illinois. The district serves 324,130 students district-wide and employs 22,932 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,021 students, Back of The Yards IB HS is larger than the district average of about 503 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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