Ole A. Thorp Elementary School

Elementary education is the core offering at O. A. Thorp Scholastic Academy, a K-8 school focused on educating the whole child. Instruction covers language, mathematics, sciences, and the arts, with lessons tailored to each student's instructional level. Students develop communication, collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and caring through classroom learning and community participation. The school provides academic instruction alongside opportunities for student athletics, including volleyball and soccer programs for fifth and sixth graders. It also supports eighth-grade students and families with high school application advising and parent presentations. O. A. Thorp Scholastic Academy serves students in Chicago.