Enrollment
313
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWTHORN CCSD 73·NCES 171857003707
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School
500 N Aspen Dr, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 · (847) 990-4300 · Lake County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
74 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 19% |
This year's 1st grade class (55) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
65.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.6pp since 2023
Math
61.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.8% | 61.1% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 53.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School this school | 313 | 23.6% | 61.4% |
| Butterfield Elementary School Lombard | 293 | 25.3% | 50.5% |
| Arbor View Elementary School Glen Ellyn | 313 | 22.4% | 69.9% |
| Wilder-Waite Grade School Peoria | 404 | 24.5% | 68.5% |
| Stuart R Paddock School Palatine | 348 | 17.2% | 55.3% |
| Iroquois Community School Des Plaines | 411 | 28.2% | 68.2% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #290 of 1,925 | #14 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #387 of 2,077 ▼ 138 | #38 of 102 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #478 of 2,077 ▼ 84 | #44 of 102 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #1,469 of 2,419 | #91 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #449 of 2,035 | #32 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #415 of 2,042 | #17 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.6% | #1,892 of 2,132 | #74 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.1% | #90 of 1,461 | #1 of 71 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
313
-47 (-13%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 345
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 313 | 26.8 | 11.7:1 | 24% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 318 | 33.3 | 9.6:1 | 26% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 31.9 | 10.6:1 | 23% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 490 | 38.2 | 12.8:1 | 24% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 37 | 14.4:1 | 20% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | 28 | 22.3:1 | 8% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 345 | 20 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (490 to 313); teachers down 30% (38.2 to 26.8).
About Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in Vernon Hills, Illinois. It reports enrollment of 313 students in grades 1 through 5.
In Hawthorn CCSD 73, 9 schools enroll a combined 3,496 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School is 54% White. Next come 21% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
The school lists 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 24% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Lake County is 54%.
On the allk12 Grade, Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 73% of Illinois public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School is 3.5 points above its prediction. Actual: 61.4%. Predicted: 57.9%.
Lake County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $110,416, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 214 public schools in the county, enrolling about 118,032, Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School among them.
Hawthorn Elementary School South sits less than a tenth of a mile from Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School is 2nd among 7 schools close by.
NCES assigns Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 360 to 313, a 13% decrease.
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Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
714,223
Census ACS
Median income
$110,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
118,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hawthorn CCSD 73
- Hawthorn Middle School NorthMiddle · 627 students
- Hawthorn Middle School SouthMiddle · 609 students
- Hawthorn Elementary School SouthElementary · 505 students
- Hawthorn School of Dual LanguageElementary · 413 students
- Hawthorn Elementary School NorthElementary · 347 students
- Hawthorn Townline Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
Other schools in Vernon Hills
- Vernon Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,419 students
- Hawthorn Middle School NorthMiddle · 627 students
- Hawthorn Middle School SouthMiddle · 609 students
- Hawthorn Elementary School SouthElementary · 505 students
- Hawthorn School of Dual LanguageElementary · 413 students
- Hawthorn Elementary School NorthElementary · 347 students
Nearby schools
- Hawthorn Elementary School South0.1 mi · 505
- Hawthorn Middle School South0.2 mi · 609
- Hawthorn School for Young Learners0.3 mi · 248
- Hawthorn Townline Elementary School0.4 mi · 306
- Hawthorn School of Dual Language0.4 mi · 413
- Hawthorn Elementary School North0.5 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About Hawthorn Aspen Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School?
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School enrolls approximately 313 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School serve?
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School have?
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
How diverse is Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School?
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School reports a student body of 54% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 21% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School in?
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School is part of Hawthorn CCSD 73.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.