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Enrollment
609
Middle
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWTHORN CCSD 73·NCES 171857002150
Hawthorn Middle School South
600 N Aspen Dr, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 · (847) 990-4100 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL609 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Illinois public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
11.2:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
187 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 | 196 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 209 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 204 | 33% |
Student demographics
72%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
57.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
43.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.8% | 43.4% |
| 2023-24 | 53.6% | 37.9% |
% 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
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 South
Hawthorn Middle School South's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn Middle School South this school | 609 | 30.7% | 51.7% |
| Hawthorn Middle School North Vernon Hills | 627 | 33.3% | 58.8% |
| River Trails Middle School Mount Prospect | 508 | 30.3% | 52.7% |
| Bednarcik Junior High School Aurora | 535 | 25.4% | 62.5% |
| Oliver McCracken Middle School Skokie | 340 | 33.8% | 62.5% |
| Thayer J Hill Middle School Naperville | 828 | 25.2% | 59.7% |
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 South ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #174 of 578 | #7 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #206 of 640 ▼ 38 | #20 of 44 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #314 of 640 ▼ 65 | #23 of 44 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 609 | #210 of 691 | #21 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #108 of 558 | #19 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #22 of 560 | #1 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.7% | #454 of 581 | #27 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #111 of 440 | #12 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
609
-75 (-11%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 627
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 | 609 | 54.3 | 11.2:1 | 31% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 642 | 56.2 | 11.4:1 | 31% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 656 | 57.2 | 11.5:1 | 26% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 684 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 756 | 56.7 | 13.3:1 | 26% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 712 | 54 | 13.2:1 | 20% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 45 | 12.6:1 | 20% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 702 | 52 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 627 | 43 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hawthorn Middle School South.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (756 to 609); teachers down 4% (56.7 to 54.3).
About Hawthorn Middle School South
Hawthorn Middle School South is a medium-sized middle school in Vernon Hills, Illinois, administered by Hawthorn CCSD 73. The school had 609 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Illinois is about 462, so this school runs 32% above that.
Hawthorn Middle School South falls under Hawthorn CCSD 73, which has 9 schools enrolling 3,496 students.
White students are the largest group at Hawthorn Middle School South, with 37% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 28% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. Lake County's residents are about 61% White, 24 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Hawthorn Middle School South belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 72%.
Hawthorn Middle School South operates with 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.2:1. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. About 31% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The 54% average for public schools in Lake County is 23 points higher.
allk12 grades Hawthorn Middle School South a B. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 53.8%.
Lake County census figures show that median household income is about $110,416, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Hawthorn Middle School South is among the 214 public schools in Lake County.
The nearest other public school, Hawthorn School for Young Learners, is about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Hawthorn Middle School South is 5th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, Hawthorn Middle School South is Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 684 in 2020-21 and 609 in 2024-25, an 11% 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 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 NorthMiddle · 627 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 for Young Learners0.2 mi · 248
- Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School0.2 mi · 313
- Hawthorn Elementary School South0.2 mi · 505
- Hawthorn School of Dual Language0.2 mi · 413
- Hawthorn Townline Elementary School0.2 mi · 306
- Hawthorn Middle School North0.3 mi · 627
Frequently asked questions
About Hawthorn Middle School SouthWhat is the total enrollment at Hawthorn Middle School South?
Hawthorn Middle School South enrolls approximately 609 students in grades 06-08.
Is Hawthorn Middle School South an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hawthorn Middle School South is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Hawthorn Middle School South?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Hawthorn Middle School South.
How diverse is Hawthorn Middle School South?
Hawthorn Middle School South reports a student body of 37% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 28% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Hawthorn Middle School South public or private?
Hawthorn Middle School South 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.