San Miguel Schools Chicago was founded in 1995 in a convent dining room with 18 students, a staff of four, and a $50,000 pilot grant.

Today, the Back of the Yards Campus has become a model for urban education, providing opportunities to children and families most in need.

Located behind the historic Chicago Stockyards, the Back of the Yards neighborhood is home to a predominantly Latino population on the south side of Chicago.

The Back of the Yards Campus currently offers classes for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. Students are accepted based on academic and financial need. During the 2007-2008 academic year, 100% of these students qualified for the government's free and reduced lunch program.

Celebrate with us the highest achievements of the 2007-2008 academic year!

ACADEMIC SUCCESS

The Class of 2008 achieved the best standardized test results in the school's 13-year history!

• 8,981 books were read, an average of 117 per student in the 2007-08 school year
• The Back of the Yards Campus was awarded Master School in Reading by Renaissance Learning Inc. for the fourth consecutive year
• 97% Average Daily Attendance Rate; 97% Average Daily On-Time Rate
• 98% parent attendance rate at teacher conferences