St. Barbara School is in the heart of Chicago. Our school is located just south of the Stevenson Expressway between Halsted and Ashland in the Bridgeport community.

We have nearly 200 students in preschool through eighth grade. Our strong academic program and Catholic values provide a quality program in a supportive and caring learning environment for our students.

Each classroom has Internet access and technology is infused into the everyday curriculum. Students participate in a physical education and music program. Extra-curricular activities include basketball, football,volleyball, band, choir, cheerleading and student newspaper.

Our Terra Nova test scores are above the national average. Our strength continues to be our outstanding math program. The graduates of 2007 will be attending the following high schools: St. Ignatius, DeLaSalle, Mother McAuley, Lane Tech and St. Joseph.

A $400,000 bequest has been given to the school for scholarships. This year, each family will receive a scholarship from the bequest. Please visit our website often to keep abreast of what is going on.

For more information about our program, please contact our school office at 312-326-6243.

We are very excited about our website. I hope that you will visit it often to find out the latest happenings at our school. Each teacher has a web page that has information about that particular classroom. Teacher web pages are updated monthly.