Ella Flagg Young Elementary School

Grades

General information, Ella Flagg Young Elementary School

Young is a neighborhood school that offers a comprehensive, all-inclusive literacy program with a focus on developing lifelong readers.

The school’s motto, “We are excited about teaching and learning,” is reflected each day by the administration, students, teachers, and staff. Parental involvement is encouraged at the school through NCLB-PAC.

After school:

• Girls & Boys Basketball
• Double Dutch
• Pom-Pom
• Cheerleading
• Fashion Shows
• Color Guard
• Flag Football
• ​Tennis
• Drumline
• Flag Girls
• Chess
• Coed Soccer
• Coed Tennis
• Coed Volleyball

Features:

• SEL (Social Emotional Learning)
• Go For The Gold (Weekly Progress Reports)
• Peer Helpers
• Book It
• Parent Volunteers
• Homework Center (After School)
• Extended Day ( Academic Programs)
• P.A.S.S. (Positive Alternative to School Suspension)
• D.A.R.E. ( 25TH District Police)
• Girl Scouts  (Troop 201815)
• ​Six Flags Read to Succeed
• Male Reading Night
• Family Reading Night
• Chicago Cares Programs
• 21st Century Beyond the Bell
• BAM (Becoming A Man)
• WOW (Working On Womanhood)
• Saturday Activities
• An array of Parent Workshops
• Motivating All Stars
• Step Club
• Photography Club
• Dance Club