Back of The Yards IB HS
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · City, large
370th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 38%▼ Declining
2111 W 47th St, Chicago, IL 60609
(773)535-7320NCES ID 170993006282Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Back of The Yards IB HS 370th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 38% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 45th in 2019 to 38th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 1,025 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2013, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2013 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 88.2% | 96.0% | ▲ 7.8 pts | |
| Black | 3.2% | 1.5% | ▼ 1.7 pts | |
| Asian | 6.1% | 1.3% | ▼ 4.8 pts | |
| White | 2.2% | 1.0% | ▼ 1.2 pts |
Typical home value $252K in zip 60609 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Back of The Yards IB HS
- –Richards Career Academy HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.9 mi awayCompare
- #486Noble St Chtr - MansuetoChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away · charter486th of 601
ELA 36% ▼13 · Math 18% ▼10Compare - #560Thomas Kelly College PreparatoryChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.1 mi away560th of 601
ELA 23% ▼26 · Math 10% ▼18Compare - –Gage Park High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.3 mi awayCompare
- #574Acero Chtr Sch Network Victoria Soto CampusChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.7 mi away · charter574th of 601
ELA 15% ▼34Compare - #81Lindblom Math & Science Acad HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.8 mi away81st of 601
ELA 79% ▲30 · Math 49% ▲21Compare - –Tilden Career Communty Academy HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.8 mi awayCompare
- #421Solorio Academy High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.9 mi away421st of 601
ELA 40% ▼9 · Math 28% =Compare
What school district is Back of The Yards IB HS in?
Back of The Yards IB HS is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Back of The Yards IB HS a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Back of The Yards IB HS 370th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 38% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Back of The Yards IB HS?
Hispanic 96%, Black 2%, Asian 1%, White 1% (1,025 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Back of The Yards IB HS cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60609 is $252K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.