Hawthorn School for Young Learners

Hawthorn School for Young Learners, located in Vernon Hills, Illinois, is a small elementary school. It offers kindergarten and has 248 students enrolled. It has 35% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Illinois (about 381).

Hawthorn CCSD 73 counts 3,496 students in its 9 schools, and Hawthorn School for Young Learners is one of them.

The largest group at Hawthorn School for Young Learners is White students, at 46%. The school is also 28% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 6% Black. That is lower than the 61% White share among all Lake County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.

There are about 9.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Hawthorn School for Young Learners, which has 26. The school's 9.5:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 25%. The 54% average for public schools in Lake County is 29 points higher.

The school's county is Lake County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $110,416 a year, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Hawthorn School for Young Learners shares Lake County with 213 other public schools.

The closest school to Hawthorn School for Young Learners is Hawthorn Middle School South, located about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hawthorn School for Young Learners.

Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

In 2020-21, Hawthorn School for Young Learners enrolled 249; in 2024-25, 248.

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