LINNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Carl von Linné Elementary School, located in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago, is a public PK–8 school within the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district. Named after the famed Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus, the school is deeply rooted in its local community and serves a diverse student population. The school is known for its commitment to academic development and often emphasizes a well-rounded curriculum that prepares students for the transition to high school.
The school environment at Linné is characterized by its focus on community engagement and student support services. Being situated in Avondale—a vibrant, historically working-class neighborhood that has seen significant transition—the school serves as a central hub for families in the area. Linné typically offers various extracurricular activities and programming aimed at fostering social-emotional growth alongside traditional classroom instruction, reflecting the district's broader mission to provide equitable educational opportunities for all students in the city.
Chicago, IL 60618-5825
(773) 534-5262
LINNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public Title I school in Chicago, IL with about 665 enrolled students. See other public elementary schools in Illinois
School Details
- Level:
- Elementary School
- Charter School:*
- No
- District:
- Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Total Students:
- 665
- Teachers:
- 33.76
- NSLP Status:1
- Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
- Qualified free lunch:
- 0
- Qualified reduced-price lunch:
- 0
- Title I Status:2
- Title I schoolwide school
- Virtual:
- Not Virtual
* A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is typically governed by a group or organization under a legislative contract with the state, the district, or another entity. The charter exempts the school from certain state or local rules and regulations.
1 The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch
2 Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families.
School Demographics for 665 students
The primary ethnicity of students attending LINNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is predominantly Hispanic/Latino, representing about 86% of the student body.
- Hispanic/Latino
- 85.9%
- White
- 7.8%
- Black or African American
- 2.0%
- Asian
- 1.8%
- Two or more races
- 1.1%
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- 0.8%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
- 0.8%
- Female
- 47.7%
- Male
- 52.3%
Data for school year 2017-2018 — The information found on this website was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics & various other external sources. We do not verify the contents of the information provided and therefore, cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information displayed on this website.