The elementary and middle years give educators a profound opportunity to impact students' long-term outcomes: in this research, students with strong grades and attendance in elementary school were more likely to graduate high school and enroll in college than their peers. Although some Chicago Public Schools (CPS) elementary schools use CPS's existing Elementary On-Track (EOT) indicator to identify and intervene with students, the practices around this indicator are still emerging, and there is an opportunity to accelerate on-track work in elementary schools. In this research report, the authors offer a simplified version of CPS's EOT metric that they call the "Condensed Elementary On-Track" (Condensed EOT). In order to be on-track in the Condensed EOT indicator system, students in grades 3-8 need to have: (1) at least a 3.0 GPA and (2) at least 90 percent attendance. The findings in this research suggest that elementary and middle school educators can and do provide critical supports that set students up for long-term success: Students with strong grades and attendance in elementary school were more likely to graduate high school and enroll in college than their peers. Following the disruptions caused by COVID-19, monitoring and responding to students' GPA and attendance is especially critical.