Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School
Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, commonly known as Back of the Yards College Prep or BOYCP, is a public four-year international baccalaureate high school located in the New City community area on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: School
- Description: public secondary school
- Address: 2111 West 47th Street, Chicago, IL 60609
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chicago Park District and Western station.
Chicago Park District
Government office
The Chicago Park District is one of the oldest and the largest park districts in the United States. As of 2016, there are over 600 parks included in the Chicago Park District as well as 27 beaches, 10 boat docking harbors, two botanic conservatories, a zoo, 11 museums, and one stadium. Chicago Park District is situated 2,100 feet west of Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School.
Western station
Metro station
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Western is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Orange Line. It is located between the neighborhoods of Brighton Park and Gage Park. Western station is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School.
Cornell Square Park
Park
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Cornell Square is a public park at 1809 W. 50th Street in the New City community area of Chicago, Illinois. Opened in 1905, the park was one of many planned by the South Park Commission to provide parks in dense, poor South Side neighborhoods.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New City and Gage Park.
New City
Suburb
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New City is one of Chicago's 77 official community areas, located on the southwest side of the city in the South Side district. It contains the neighborhoods of Canaryville and Back of the Yards.
Gage Park
Suburb
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Gage Park is one of Chicago's 77 well-defined community areas, located on the city's southwest side; it is also the name of a park within the neighborhood.
Brighton Park
Suburb
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Brighton Park is a community area located on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois. It is number 58 of the 77 community areas of Chicago. Brighton Park is bordered on the north by the former Illinois and Michigan Canal and the current Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, on the east by Western Avenue, on the south by 49th Street, and on the west by Drake Ave.
Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School
- Categories: high school and education
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.8073° or 41° 48′ 26″ northLongitude
-87.67812° or 87° 40′ 41″ westOperator
Chicago Public SchoolsOpen location code
86HJR84C+WQOpenStreetMap ID
way 356065437OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q96417733
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