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Linne Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1151st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 44% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Linne Elementary School is a public elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 681 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 698 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Linne Elementary School has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of Illinois elementary schools, with proficiency rates below the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 47.6% in ELA and 29% in Math, compared to the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Nearby schools, such as Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy, Cleveland Elementary School, and CICS - Irving Park Campus, generally perform better than Linne Elementary School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and lower rates of chronic absenteeism. However, these nearby schools are still part of the same underperforming Chicago Public Schools district, suggesting systemic challenges that may be affecting the overall academic performance of the district.

687
Students ?
14.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,580
Per pupil spending ?
52.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3221 N Sacramento Ave
       Chicago, IL  60618-5825

(773) 534-5262

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Linne Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Schurz High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
70.0%
White:
20.8%
Two or more races:
5.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025
Strengths
Among the top-ranked schools in Chicago Public Schools District 299
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school44%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,151st of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 44%▬ steady since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
586th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Top 43%▲ up 17 pts since 2015
From bottom 40% (2015) to top 43% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
111th of 451Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299
698th of 811Chicago Public Schools District 299 among Illinois districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202542.71151 of 205644.0%★★☆☆☆
202441.41121 of 206745.8%★★☆☆☆
202347.11013 of 207751.2%★★★☆☆
202241.41142 of 208245.1%★★☆☆☆
202136.81129 of 194842.0%★★☆☆☆
201946.51038 of 208650.2%★★★☆☆
201848.3977 of 203752.0%★★★☆☆
201749.2961 of 204453.0%★★★☆☆
201648.0991 of 204651.6%★★★☆☆
201539.21145 of 205244.2%★★☆☆☆
201438.41344 of 209335.8%★★☆☆☆
201337.61450 of 216733.1%★★☆☆☆
201238.11546 of 216628.6%★☆☆☆☆
201140.51479 of 214731.1%★★☆☆☆
201030.11646 of 213923.0%★☆☆☆☆
200924.41726 of 212018.6%★☆☆☆☆
200826.01685 of 209219.5%★☆☆☆☆
200737.01560 of 209525.5%★☆☆☆☆
200639.71512 of 208627.5%★☆☆☆☆
200526.91641 of 202218.8%★☆☆☆☆
200435.71487 of 203026.7%★☆☆☆☆
200322.51638 of 202018.9%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202537.6615 of 104941.4%★★☆☆☆
202433.0584 of 88634.1%★★☆☆☆
202339.8464 of 90748.8%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202541.4447 of 78843.3%★★☆☆☆
202418.5812 of 8261.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.6660 of 78816.2%★☆☆☆☆
202239.4447 of 76841.8%★★☆☆☆
202142.5254 of 53752.7%★★★☆☆
201937.9480 of 74335.4%★★☆☆☆
201856.2217 of 71869.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202544.21053 of 194245.8%★★☆☆☆
202442.01036 of 194246.7%★★☆☆☆
202348.7915 of 195753.2%★★★☆☆
202239.81093 of 197044.5%★★☆☆☆
202134.51045 of 168037.8%★★☆☆☆
201949.5957 of 201952.6%★★★☆☆
201850.6909 of 196453.7%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202538.4607 of 98238.2%★★☆☆☆
202439.5551 of 95942.5%★★☆☆☆
202351.0408 of 97057.9%★★★☆☆
202241.2531 of 95444.3%★★☆☆☆
202146.3332 of 74255.3%★★★☆☆
201957.3317 of 95566.8%★★★☆☆
201860.5284 of 93869.7%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202536.81188 of 180034.0%★★☆☆☆
202434.41201 of 179333.0%★★☆☆☆
202350.0814 of 180855.0%★★★☆☆
202238.81052 of 176340.3%★★☆☆☆
202145.9716 of 151452.7%★★★☆☆
201959.9572 of 181668.5%★★★☆☆
201864.7451 of 176574.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202538.21164 of 194740.2%★★☆☆☆
202439.41096 of 195944.1%★★☆☆☆
202342.01063 of 198446.4%★★☆☆☆
202242.41037 of 197747.5%★★☆☆☆
202133.61057 of 170738.1%★★☆☆☆
201944.01057 of 201947.6%★★☆☆☆
201847.1954 of 197251.6%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202542.6662 of 129248.8%★★☆☆☆
202448.6495 of 119558.6%★★★☆☆
202347.1502 of 115656.6%★★★☆☆
202226.4874 of 111321.5%★☆☆☆☆
202130.7432 of 64032.5%★★☆☆☆
201949.7475 of 119460.2%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202567.5411 of 138970.4%★★★★☆
202458.3556 of 139260.1%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202552.5586 of 136857.2%★★★☆☆
202457.3492 of 136363.9%★★★☆☆
202349.8593 of 136756.6%★★★☆☆
202255.4507 of 136963.0%★★★☆☆
202164.5342 of 124172.4%★★★★☆
201939.3774 of 135642.9%★★☆☆☆
201842.1706 of 129345.4%★★☆☆☆
201743.5694 of 129346.3%★★☆☆☆
201647.9620 of 129452.1%★★★☆☆
201536.5778 of 130240.2%★★☆☆☆
201444.6756 of 132242.8%★★☆☆☆
201354.7631 of 136753.8%★★★☆☆
201245.0870 of 136536.3%★★☆☆☆
201160.5612 of 134454.5%★★★☆☆
201037.7953 of 132728.2%★☆☆☆☆
200930.61009 of 131823.4%★☆☆☆☆
200822.21068 of 129317.4%★☆☆☆☆
200736.1928 of 128727.9%★☆☆☆☆
200644.1830 of 127234.7%★★☆☆☆
200529.5899 of 120925.6%★☆☆☆☆
200416.6988 of 120417.9%★☆☆☆☆
200318.6957 of 118519.2%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202551.2250 of 69464.0%★★★☆☆
202450.3223 of 63965.1%★★★☆☆
202350.6229 of 67466.0%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202545.8225 of 48353.4%★★★☆☆
202442.2234 of 48651.9%★★★☆☆
202338.7275 of 48042.7%★★☆☆☆
202225.8441 of 4542.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202142.0141 of 27749.1%★★☆☆☆
201928.7310 of 3398.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202546.4624 of 124850.0%★★★☆☆
202448.9572 of 125154.3%★★★☆☆
202348.5580 of 127554.5%★★★☆☆
202260.7406 of 128668.4%★★★☆☆
202163.5308 of 101769.7%★★★☆☆
201938.1778 of 127639.0%★★☆☆☆
201845.6655 of 122646.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202551.8289 of 66956.8%★★★☆☆
202459.9197 of 64369.4%★★★☆☆
202351.5262 of 66160.4%★★★☆☆
202256.2211 of 66268.1%★★★☆☆
202176.169 of 51786.7%★★★★☆
201946.3309 of 63951.6%★★★☆☆
201847.6278 of 59052.9%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202548.4590 of 122952.0%★★★☆☆
202460.4372 of 121969.5%★★★☆☆
202355.5436 of 123464.7%★★★☆☆
202259.8366 of 122170.0%★★★★☆
202179.893 of 101990.9%★★★★★
201957.4421 of 121765.4%★★★☆☆
201860.2358 of 116169.2%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202558.7461 of 127163.7%★★★☆☆
202463.1382 of 126469.8%★★★☆☆
202353.2518 of 129259.9%★★★☆☆
202249.5556 of 128656.8%★★★☆☆
202159.2328 of 104868.7%★★★☆☆
201942.2690 of 129646.8%★★☆☆☆
201839.8694 of 122343.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202553.6284 of 81265.0%★★★☆☆
202466.9192 of 80276.1%★★★★☆
202357.8221 of 80572.5%★★★★☆
202237.5432 of 78144.7%★★☆☆☆
202147.3201 of 54863.3%★★★☆☆
201943.7333 of 79258.0%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
White (2025)70th percentile+26 vs school
Special Education (2025)49th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)46th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile~ school
Disabled (2025)41st percentile-3 vs school
Male (2025)40th percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-10 vs school
Middle school
Special Education (2025)65th percentile+8 vs school
Disabled (2025)64th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2025)64th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)57th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-5 vs school
Female (2025)50th percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
Science50%+6 vs state
English Language Arts48%-6 vs state
Mathematics29%-10 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, May 3, 2012

Open Quote Linne School is a beacon in our community. We have a program partnership with Concordia Place. We address the needs of the whole child, and offer a total support system for the entire school family. Our scores have continued to rise, and the excellent leadership and faculty at the school have an ongoing program of staff development, to keep the school on the cutting edge of education. Close Quote





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Students who attend Linne Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Schurz High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 687 students attended Linne Elementary School.

Linne Elementary School ranks 1151st of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Linne Elementary School are 70% Hispanic, 21% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.


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