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Enrollment
413
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWTHORN CCSD 73·NCES 171857006114
Hawthorn School of Dual Language
810 N Aspen Dr, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 · (847) 990-4900 · Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
196 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
55%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
53.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.8pp since 2023
Math
45.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +18.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.4% | 45.1% |
| 2023-24 | 35.6% | 26.2% |
% 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 School of Dual Language
Hawthorn School of Dual Language's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn School of Dual Language this school | 413 | 47.5% | 45.9% |
| Schneider Elementary School North Aurora | 361 | 51.5% | 31.5% |
| Oak Terrace Elementary School Highwood | 494 | 46.4% | 50.2% |
| Murphy Elementary School Chicago | 514 | 51.8% | 42.0% |
| Chase Elementary School Chicago | 415 | 54.0% | 39.9% |
| Congress Park Elementary School Brookfield | 419 | 41.1% | 48.4% |
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 School of Dual Language ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #713 of 1,925 | #27 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #809 of 2,077 ▲ 137 | #54 of 102 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #888 of 2,077 ▲ 63 | #56 of 102 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #942 of 2,419 | #66 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #185 of 2,035 | #14 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #767 of 2,042 | #53 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.5% | #1,371 of 2,132 | #48 of 82 |
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
413
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
+9% since 2010-11, when it was 378
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 | 413 | 39.5 | 10.5:1 | 47% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 36.4 | 11.1:1 | 51% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 32.8 | 12.5:1 | 50% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 29.4 | 14.1:1 | 53% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 52% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | 18 | 21.0:1 | 44% (168) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hawthorn School of Dual Language.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (413 to 413); teachers up 34% (29.4 to 39.5).
About Hawthorn School of Dual Language
Hawthorn School of Dual Language is a mid-sized elementary school in Illinois, located in Vernon Hills. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 413 students.
Hawthorn School of Dual Language is run by Hawthorn CCSD 73, whose 9 schools enroll 3,496 students.
The largest group at Hawthorn School of Dual Language is Hispanic students, at 61%. Enrollment also includes 28% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Lake County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. The diversity index for Hawthorn School of Dual Language is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.5:1. Elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1, 3.5 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 47% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Hawthorn School of Dual Language holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 54% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Hawthorn School of Dual Language scores 45.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 44.1%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lake County show that the median household earns about $110,416 a year, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Lake County, 214 public schools serve about 118,032 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Hawthorn Townline Elementary School, is the closest to Hawthorn School of Dual Language. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hawthorn School of Dual Language. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Hawthorn School of Dual Language ranks 7th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Hawthorn School of Dual Language as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Hawthorn School of Dual Language had 405 students in 2020-21 and 413 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
The allk12 page for Hawthorn School of Dual Language lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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 NorthMiddle · 627 students
- Hawthorn Middle School SouthMiddle · 609 students
- Hawthorn Elementary School SouthElementary · 505 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 Middle School SouthMiddle · 609 students
- Hawthorn Elementary School SouthElementary · 505 students
- Hawthorn Elementary School NorthElementary · 347 students
- Hawthorn Aspen Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Hawthorn Townline Elementary School0.0 mi · 306
- Hawthorn Middle School North0.1 mi · 627
- Hawthorn Elementary School North0.2 mi · 347
- Hawthorn School for Young Learners0.2 mi · 248
- Hawthorn Middle School South0.2 mi · 609
- Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School0.4 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About Hawthorn School of Dual LanguageHow large is Hawthorn School of Dual Language?
Hawthorn School of Dual Language enrolls approximately 413 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Hawthorn School of Dual Language serve?
Hawthorn School of Dual Language serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hawthorn School of Dual Language?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hawthorn School of Dual Language is approximately 10.5:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hawthorn School of Dual Language?
At Hawthorn School of Dual Language, the student body is approximately 28% White, 61% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Hawthorn School of Dual Language public or private?
Hawthorn School of Dual Language 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.