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Hawthorn Elementary School North

Public Grades 1-5
200th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 90% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Hawthorn Elementary School North is a public elementary school in Vernon Hills, Illinois, serving 373 students in grades 1-5. The school is part of the Hawthorn CCSD 73 district, which is ranked 230 out of 811 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hawthorn Elementary School North consistently outperforms both the district and the state of Illinois in standardized test scores for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, 74.5% of students were proficient or better in ELA, and 72.3% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the district's 59.8% in ELA and 52.1% in Mathematics, and the state's 53.1% in ELA and 38.5% in Mathematics. The school's performance in Science assessments is also strong, with 61% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the district's 51.9% and the state's 40.6%.

Hawthorn Elementary School North's exceptional academic performance extends across various student subgroups, including female students, Asian students, Hispanic students, white students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school consistently ranks in the top 200-400 elementary schools in Illinois and has maintained a high level of academic achievement over the years. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate has decreased from 26.3% in 2023-2024 to 15.3% in 2024-2025, it is still higher than some neighboring schools, such as Country Meadows Elementary School and Copeland Manor Elementary School, which have lower chronic absenteeism rates.

347
Students ?
8.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,885
Per pupil spending ?
25.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 301 W Hawthorn Pkwy
       Vernon Hills, IL  60061-1461

(847) 990-4500

District: Hawthorn CCSD 73


Students who attend Hawthorn Elementary School North usually attend:

Middle:    Hawthorn Middle School North
High:    Vernon Hills High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
46.4%
Asian:
27.1%
Hispanic:
18.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Illinois average (69% vs 44% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 10% of Illinois elementary schools
Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school69%
District avg55%
Illinois avg44%
200th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Top 10%▲ up 34 pts since 2015
From top 44% (2015) to top 10% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 5Elementary Schools in the Hawthorn CCSD 73
230th of 811Hawthorn CCSD 73 among Illinois districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202589.1200 of 205690.3%★★★★★
202493.1145 of 206793.0%★★★★★
202386.9239 of 207788.5%★★★★☆
202287.7227 of 208289.1%★★★★☆
202178.9356 of 194881.7%★★★★☆
201974.8466 of 208677.7%★★★★☆
201859.8769 of 203762.2%★★★☆☆
201762.3695 of 204466.0%★★★☆☆
201653.3886 of 204656.7%★★★☆☆
201550.1895 of 205256.4%★★★☆☆
201449.51116 of 209346.7%★★☆☆☆
201357.41003 of 216753.7%★★★☆☆
201262.1990 of 216654.3%★★★☆☆
201159.41056 of 214750.8%★★★☆☆
201047.41346 of 213937.1%★★☆☆☆
200959.31066 of 212049.7%★★☆☆☆
200858.21092 of 209247.8%★★☆☆☆
200772.2620 of 209570.4%★★★★☆
200667.5798 of 208661.7%★★★☆☆
200568.8714 of 202264.7%★★★☆☆
200468.1746 of 203063.3%★★★☆☆
200367.0812 of 202059.8%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202570.469 of 23470.5%★★★★☆
202480.628 of 21987.2%★★★★☆
202376.538 of 23784.0%★★★★☆
202281.724 of 22689.4%★★★★☆
202172.931 of 13476.9%★★★★☆
201965.681 of 24366.7%★★★☆☆
201863.494 of 24261.2%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202551.7415 of 104960.4%★★★☆☆
202454.5293 of 88666.9%★★★☆☆
202364.8209 of 90777.0%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202585.552 of 78893.4%★★★★★
202485.343 of 82694.8%★★★★★
202339.2459 of 78841.8%★★☆☆☆
202246.5339 of 76855.9%★★★☆☆
202133.0403 of 53725.0%★☆☆☆☆
201944.2386 of 74348.0%★★☆☆☆
201855.2231 of 71867.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202588.4185 of 194290.5%★★★★★
202493.1113 of 194294.2%★★★★★
202384.0261 of 195786.7%★★★★☆
202282.7299 of 197084.8%★★★★☆
202169.6427 of 168074.6%★★★★☆
201970.9519 of 201974.3%★★★★☆
201864.9632 of 196467.8%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202569.8214 of 98278.2%★★★★☆
202466.9207 of 95978.4%★★★★☆
202347.6451 of 97053.5%★★★☆☆
202223.0820 of 95414.0%★☆☆☆☆
202130.4531 of 74228.4%★☆☆☆☆
201926.3774 of 95519.0%★☆☆☆☆
201827.1735 of 93821.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202585.0132 of 180092.7%★★★★★
202468.7373 of 179379.2%★★★★☆
202356.2659 of 180863.6%★★★☆☆
202256.6625 of 176364.5%★★★☆☆
202141.1832 of 151445.0%★★☆☆☆
201939.91106 of 181639.1%★★☆☆☆
201835.51179 of 176533.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202586.5222 of 194788.6%★★★★☆
202490.1163 of 195991.7%★★★★★
202387.1206 of 198489.6%★★★★☆
202289.8155 of 197792.2%★★★★★
202179.2272 of 170784.1%★★★★☆
201975.9415 of 201979.4%★★★★☆
201854.5824 of 197258.2%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202580.5171 of 129286.8%★★★★☆
202458.3381 of 119568.1%★★★☆☆
202367.3266 of 115677.0%★★★★☆
202285.676 of 111393.2%★★★★★
202151.9246 of 64061.6%★★★☆☆
201965.9265 of 119477.8%★★★★☆
201835.2443 of 76341.9%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202581.9187 of 138986.5%★★★★☆
202481.2200 of 139285.6%★★★★☆
202375.2275 of 141980.6%★★★★☆
202272.7302 of 142578.8%★★★★☆
202160.5466 of 130864.4%★★★☆☆
201968.6392 of 146273.2%★★★★☆
201861.5523 of 146364.3%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)90th percentile~ school
Male (2025)89th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)87th percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)87th percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)78th percentile-12 vs school
Asian (2025)71st percentile-20 vs school
Disabled (2025)60th percentile-30 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts74%+21 vs state
Mathematics72%+34 vs state
Science61%+20 vs state

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