Hawthorn Middle School North

Hawthorn Middle School North operates as a moderately sized junior high in Vernon Hills, Illinois, run under Hawthorn CCSD 73. Current enrollment sits at 627 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 36% larger than the state mean of about 462.

Across the 9 schools in Hawthorn CCSD 73 (3,496 students total), Hawthorn Middle School North accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Hawthorn Middle School North reports that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 24% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Lake County as a whole is about 61% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Hawthorn Middle School North logs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Lake County's rate of about 54%.

With demographic context factored in, Hawthorn Middle School North sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.3%; this one delivers 58.8%.

In the area at large, census data for Lake County shows the typical household earns roughly $110,416 per year, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Hawthorn Middle School North is one of 214 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students).

The closest other public school is Hawthorn Townline Elem Sch, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hawthorn Middle School North comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 56.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hawthorn Middle School North's enrollment has ticked down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 654 (now 627). The Asian share of enrollment grew from 18% to 24% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.