Enrollment
347
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWTHORN CCSD 73·NCES 171857002151
Hawthorn Elementary School North
301 W Hawthorn Pkwy, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 · (847) 990-4500 · Lake County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 91% of Illinois public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
8.1:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
90 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 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 25% |
This year's 1st grade class (45) is 48% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
67%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
74.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.2pp since 2023
Math
72.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.5% | 72.3% |
| 2023-24 | 65.3% | 60.0% |
% 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
70.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Elementary School North
Hawthorn Elementary School North's state test result (70.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn Elementary School North this school | 347 | 25.9% | 70.0% |
| Wolfs Crossing Elementary School Aurora | 414 | 27.5% | 66.8% |
| Heritage Lakes Elementary School Carol Stream | 420 | 28.1% | 52.6% |
| Arbor View Elementary School Glen Ellyn | 313 | 22.4% | 69.9% |
| Hawthorn School for Young Learners Vernon Hills | 248 | 25.0% | N/A |
| Indian Grove Elementary School Mount Prospect | 435 | 22.3% | 60.4% |
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 Elementary School North ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #123 of 1,925 | #8 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #179 of 2,077 ▼ 25 | #21 of 102 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #239 of 2,077 ▼ 65 | #30 of 102 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 347 | #1,273 of 2,419 | #82 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.1:1 | #18 of 2,035 | #1 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #252 of 2,042 | #10 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.9% | #1,850 of 2,132 | #71 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.7% | #94 of 1,461 | #2 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
347
-75 (-18%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 760
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 | 347 | 42.8 | 8.1:1 | 26% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 38.1 | 9.8:1 | 25% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 43.9 | 8.9:1 | 24% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 48.9 | 11.0:1 | 37% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 44 | 11.6:1 | 45% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 476 | 35 | 13.6:1 | 46% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 657 | 37 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 760 | 40 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hawthorn Elementary School North.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (540 to 347); teachers down 13% (48.9 to 42.8).
About Hawthorn Elementary School North
Hawthorn Elementary School North is an elementary school in Vernon Hills, Illinois, according to federal school records. Enrolled students number 347 students, in grades 1 through 5.
Hawthorn CCSD 73 counts 9 schools and 3,496 students, including Hawthorn Elementary School North.
White students are the largest group at Hawthorn Elementary School North, with 46% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 61%. Hawthorn Elementary School North has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Hawthorn Elementary School North, 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 8.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Roughly 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Lake County is 28 points.
allk12 grades Hawthorn Elementary School North an A. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Hawthorn Elementary School North sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 70.0% and a predicted 56.5%.
Among Lake County residents, median household income is about $110,416, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Hawthorn Elementary School North is one of 214 public schools in Lake County, which together enroll about 118,032 students.
The nearest other public school, Hawthorn Middle School North, is about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Hawthorn Elementary School North ranks 1st of 7 on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students declined from 422 to 347 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Aspen Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 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 Aspen Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Hawthorn Middle School North0.1 mi · 627
- Hawthorn Townline Elementary School0.2 mi · 306
- Hawthorn School of Dual Language0.2 mi · 413
- Hawthorn Middle School South0.3 mi · 609
- Hawthorn School for Young Learners0.4 mi · 248
- Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School0.5 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About Hawthorn Elementary School NorthHow many students attend Hawthorn Elementary School North?
Hawthorn Elementary School North enrolls approximately 347 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Hawthorn Elementary School North serve?
Hawthorn Elementary School North serves grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hawthorn Elementary School North?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hawthorn Elementary School North is approximately 8.1:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hawthorn Elementary School North?
Student demographics at Hawthorn Elementary School North are roughly 46% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Black, 27% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hawthorn Elementary School North in?
Hawthorn Elementary School North is part of Hawthorn CCSD 73.
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