Ella Flagg Young School serves preschoolers through eighth-graders on Chicago's West Side at 1434 N Parkside Avenue in the Austin neighborhood. Named after the first female superintendent of Chicago Public Schools (CPS), Ella Flagg Young School celebrates achievement and outstanding community involvement.
Building academic competency through a strong emphasis on literacy, Ella Flagg Young School’s stated mission is to develop students into "independent readers and writers, critical thinkers and decision-makers."
Promoting a learning environment that encourages excellence, Ella Flagg Young School participates in CPS' Comprehensive Gifted Program. Students demonstrating scholastic aptitude are placed into an accelerated classroom experience that advances students' instruction by up to one year.
Ella Flagg's Panthers fly their black and white school colors proudly playing basketball, flag football, volleyball or soccer, and students can participate in a variety of after-school activities such as choir, dance, drama, theater, technology club and fashion shows to channel their talents.
Striving to meet students' social, scholastic and emotional needs, Ella Flagg Young School provides supplemental educational services including tutoring, mentoring and bilingual support.
Ella Flagg Young School remains a neighborhood school dedicated to graduating gifted, committed and college-ready students.
Ella Flagg Young School
Public Pre-K, Elementary, Middle School
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Grade Pre-K-8
1434 N Parkside Ave,
Chicago, IL
Chicago Public Schools
School Details
Head of School
Crystal Annette Bell
Student Teacher Ratio
13:1
Math Proficiency
5%
Reading Proficiency
7%
Niche Grade
C-
C
Source: Niche
Niche Grade Details
Academics
Reading Proficiency
7%
Math Proficiency
5%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
13:1
Teachers
37
Full Time Teachers
37
Teachers in First or Second Year
0%
GreatSchools Rating
2
Source: GreatSchools
GreatSchools Rating Details
Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
588:1
Student Diversity
Male
50.4%
Female
49.6%
Black
80%
Hispanic
18.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
1.3%
Two or more races
<1%
White
<1%
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Specialty School Programs
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
This School’s Reviews
GreatSchools Reviews
1/5/2025
This school exceeds expectations. The leadership is amazing, and the teachers care individually about every student. It is a diverse school with diverse learners and meets all students' needs for success.
6/5/2019
They have always exceeded the expectations of the parents
5/19/2017
The staff is very lazy!!!! Terrible school to send your kids to. The staff talks to you like your'e a kid. Very unprofessional. This school needs improvements & soon!!!
11/19/2013
I have three children, one has graduated and the other two still go to Young. You can talk to the teachers and they give you help on how you can help your children at home. The principal and assistant principal always makes their self available if you need to talk and they are really nice. I was wor...
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Attendance Zone
About Austin
List Price Range
$105K - $600K
Homes For Sale
44
Average Home Value
$266,294
Median Lot Size
3,484 Sq Ft
% Renters
67%
Household Income
$54,360
% of College Grads
12.9%
Median Age
38
Average House Size
2,057 Sq Ft
% Commercial Property
75.8%
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Additional Schools in the Area
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Choice Schools
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Hubbard Park
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Galewood Park
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