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Enrollment
627
Middle
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWTHORN CCSD 73·NCES 171857002149
Hawthorn Middle School North
201 W Hawthorn Pkwy, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 · (847) 990-4400 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL627 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Illinois public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
209 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 216 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 188 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 223 | 36% |
Student demographics
68%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
61.3%
IL avg 51.0% . -1.4pp since 2023
Math
49.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.3% | 49.5% |
| 2023-24 | 62.7% | 43.6% |
% 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
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Middle School North
Hawthorn Middle School North's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn Middle School North this school | 627 | 33.3% | 58.8% |
| River Trails Middle School Mount Prospect | 508 | 30.3% | 52.7% |
| Hawthorn Middle School South Vernon Hills | 609 | 30.7% | 51.7% |
| Bednarcik Junior High School Aurora | 535 | 25.4% | 62.5% |
| Evans Junior High School Bloomington | 778 | 30.3% | 52.9% |
| Jay Stream Middle School Carol Stream | 572 | 42.0% | 46.5% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Middle School North ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #106 of 578 | #5 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #150 of 640 ▼ 22 | #16 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #277 of 640 ▼ 117 | #19 of 44 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 627 | #188 of 691 | #19 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #118 of 558 | #21 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #61 of 560 | #5 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #437 of 581 | #23 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #382 of 440 | #29 of 34 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
627
-16 (-2%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 626
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 | 627 | 55.3 | 11.3:1 | 33% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 51.7 | 11.5:1 | 35% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 623 | 55.2 | 11.3:1 | 34% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 654 | 45 | 14.5:1 | 29% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 614 | 47 | 13.1:1 | 30% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 614 | 43 | 14.3:1 | 27% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 687 | 44 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 626 | 41 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hawthorn Middle School North.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (654 to 627); teachers up 23% (45 to 55.3).
About Hawthorn Middle School North
Hawthorn Middle School North serves students in Vernon Hills, Illinois, as a mid-sized middle-grades school. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 627 students on the rolls. Middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students, which makes this school 36% bigger than average.
Hawthorn Middle School North belongs to Hawthorn CCSD 73, a district of 9 schools and 3,496 students.
At Hawthorn Middle School North, White students make up the biggest share, 46%. Enrollment also includes 24% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Lake County, the White share is about 61%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
Hawthorn Middle School North lists 55.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.3 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1. About 33% of students at Hawthorn Middle School North are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 54% average for public schools in Lake County is 21 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Hawthorn Middle School North lands at A-, ahead of 75% of Illinois public middle schools.
Hawthorn Middle School North scores 58.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 52.3%.
Looking at the county, Lake County, median household income comes to about $110,416, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Counting Hawthorn Middle School North, Lake County has 214 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Hawthorn School of Dual Language is less than a tenth of a mile from Hawthorn Middle School North. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 58.8% average proficiency ranks 4th among 7 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (643) to 2024-25 (627).
Hawthorn Middle School North has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 SouthMiddle · 609 students
- Hawthorn Elementary School SouthElementary · 505 students
- Hawthorn School of Dual LanguageElementary · 413 students
- Hawthorn Elementary School NorthElementary · 347 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 SouthMiddle · 609 students
- Hawthorn Elementary School SouthElementary · 505 students
- Hawthorn School of Dual LanguageElementary · 413 students
- Hawthorn Elementary School NorthElementary · 347 students
- Hawthorn Aspen Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Hawthorn School of Dual Language0.1 mi · 413
- Hawthorn Townline Elementary School0.1 mi · 306
- Hawthorn Elementary School North0.1 mi · 347
- Hawthorn School for Young Learners0.3 mi · 248
- Hawthorn Middle School South0.3 mi · 609
- Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School0.5 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About Hawthorn Middle School NorthHow many students attend Hawthorn Middle School North?
Hawthorn Middle School North enrolls approximately 627 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Hawthorn Middle School North serve?
Hawthorn Middle School North serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Hawthorn Middle School North?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Hawthorn Middle School North.
What is the student diversity at Hawthorn Middle School North?
Student demographics at Hawthorn Middle School North are roughly 46% White, 22% Hispanic, 4% Black, 24% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Hawthorn Middle School North public or private?
Hawthorn Middle School North is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hawthorn CCSD 73.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.