St. Barnabas School is a Chicago Archdiocese campus located in the Beverly neighborhood. Part of the St. Barnabas parish founded in the 1920s, the school’s motto is “Where Tradition Meets Innovation.” The school offers a dynamic and diversified learning environment, where educational experiences promote unity, respect, and individuality. St. Barnabas School serves approximately 500 students in pre-K through eighth grade. Its campus provides modern classrooms with access to learning technology and whiteboards. The school’s service learning emphasis gives students a chance to learn with the goal of helping their peers and community. Initiatives include projects focused on Special Olympics, animal shelters and nationwide disaster relief efforts.
Programs such as Project MATCH — encouraging math and reading skills — and Buckeye Blocks — exploring areas like executive functioning, personal development, and school counseling topics — round out rigorous academic subjects like Spanish, music and the arts. After-school programs include yoga, chess, entrepreneurship club, athletics, theatre and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) courses.
St. Barnabas School hosts before- and after-school care for students at all grade levels. Parent involvement is encouraged through classroom volunteering and engagement with the online parent portal.
St Barnabas Elementary School
Private Pre-K, Elementary School
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Grade Pre-K-8
10121 S Longwood Dr,
Chicago, IL
School Details
Students
511
Head of School
Lenore Barnes
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Annual Tuition
$7,229
Religious Affiliation
Catholic
Niche Grade Details
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Teachers
33
Full Time Teachers
28
Part Time Teachers
5
GreatSchools Rating Details
Student Diversity
Male
53.4%
Female
46.6%
White
71.6%
Black
17%
Two or more races
8.2%
Hispanic
1.8%
Native American
1.2%
Asian
<1%
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
11/19/2024
They want to instill a fear in children so that they don't tell their parents anything , and the way they get paid is by taking the children to the office or by reporting it to the entire classroom . Marking the children feel ashamed As if the children pay to school . That's bad.
GreatSchools Reviews
10/18/2025
I went to this school for 10 years. Everything up to 6th grade was great. I was being bullied non-stop in 6-8th grade and the administrators seemed to not care in the slightest. They barely care about if something happens until it affects their reputation. They only used your accommodations if it ha...
6/7/2023
My children have had a wonderful experience at St. Barnabas. They look forward to going to school every day (well, almost every day). The teachers and staff are dedicated and the school does a great job balancing all of the present challenges in education.
6/7/2023
St. Barnabas was an amazing g school years ago and is still an amazing school today. My children have excelled academically, emotionally as well as socially. I’m so glad I chose to give my kids this experience. Administration and teachers are top notch and truly care about the kids they teach.
6/7/2023
We have had four children attend St. Barnabas and we are so happy with their education. My two oldest children are now in high school and college and they are doing so well ! You can’t discredit what Barnabas has done for them. Currently, we have two children still at Barnabas and we couldn’t be hap...
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List Price Range
$143K - $1M
Homes For Sale
27
Average Home Value
$447,826
Median Lot Size
5,662 Sq Ft
% Renters
20%
Average Household Income
$140,333
% of College Grads
57.5%
Median Age
44
Average House Size
2,368 Sq Ft
% Commercial Property
33.8%
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Hurley Park
- Playground
Dan Ryan Woods
- Bike Trails
- Picnic Area
- Trails
Munroe Park
- Baseball/Softball
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- Playground
Graver Park
- Baseball/Softball
- Soccer
- Tennis
Cosme (Margaret) Park
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- Playground
Barnard Park Playground
- Playground
Ridge Park
- Basketball
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St Barnabas Elementary School is a private Catholic school for students in grades Pre-K-8 located at 10121 S Longwood Dr in Chicago, IL. Annual tuition is $7,229. The school has a total enrollment of 511 and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 16:1. The average home value in this area is $447,826. Discover additional schools in the area, like Morgan Park Academy, Br Rice High School, Mother Mcauley Liberal Arts High School, and more. Learn more about what Chicago has to offer, and browse homes for sale and for rent near St Barnabas Elementary School.