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Hawthorn Elementary School South

Q: Is Hawthorn Elementary School South a good school?

Hawthorn Elementary School South ranks 863 rd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Hawthorn Elementary School South?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended Hawthorn Elementary School South.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hawthorn Elementary School South?

Students at Hawthorn Elementary School South are 36% White, 33% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Public Grades 1-5

863^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Hawthorn Elementary School South is a public elementary school in Vernon Hills, Illinois, serving 517 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.

While the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years, its academic performance is mixed compared to district and state averages. In 2024-2025, Hawthorn Elementary School South's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (46.9%) and Mathematics (51.4%) were lower than the Hawthorn CCSD 73 (59.8% and 52.1%) and state (53.1% and 38.5%) averages. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 14.9% in 2023-2024 to 25.4% in 2024-2025.

Interestingly, other schools within the Hawthorn CCSD 73 district, such as Hawthorn Elementary School North and Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School, consistently outperform Hawthorn Elementary School South on academic measures. Additionally, Copeland Manor Elementary School, part of the Libertyville School District 70, significantly outperforms Hawthorn Elementary School South and the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

505

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,957

Per pupil spending ?

30.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

430 N Aspen Dr
Vernon Hills, IL 60061-1616

(847) 990-4800

District: Hawthorn CCSD 73

Students who attend Hawthorn Elementary School South usually attend:

Middle:	Hawthorn Middle School South
High:	Vernon Hills High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.2%

Asian:

33.5%

Hispanic:

15.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Illinois median (58th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Hawthorn CCSD 73's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg55%

Illinois avg44%

863^rd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Hawthorn CCSD 73

230^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	863 of 2056	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	550 of 2067	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	464 of 2077	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	232 of 2082	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.8	242 of 1948	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	230 of 2086	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	89.5	172 of 2037	91.6%	★★★★★
2017	90.2	158 of 2044	92.3%	★★★★★
2016	84.0	291 of 2046	85.8%	★★★★☆
2015	79.2	363 of 2052	82.3%	★★★★☆
2014	84.7	270 of 2093	87.1%	★★★★☆
2013	86.3	239 of 2167	89.0%	★★★★☆
2012	80.9	320 of 2166	85.2%	★★★★☆
2011	77.1	464 of 2147	78.4%	★★★★☆
2010	77.3	465 of 2139	78.3%	★★★★☆
2009	69.9	739 of 2120	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.9	899 of 2092	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.8	550 of 2095	73.7%	★★★★☆
2006	75.5	489 of 2086	76.6%	★★★★☆
2005	78.8	348 of 2022	82.8%	★★★★☆
2004	76.3	475 of 2030	76.6%	★★★★☆
2003	75.0	542 of 2020	73.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	686 of 688	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	56.6	206 of 692	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	43.3	327 of 684	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	163 of 234	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	138 of 219	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.5	98 of 237	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.7	32 of 226	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	57.8	65 of 134	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	84 of 243	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.3	67 of 242	72.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	312 of 1049	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	242 of 886	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	50.6	328 of 907	63.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	236 of 788	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	132 of 826	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	78 of 788	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	14 of 768	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.3	30 of 537	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	73.9	76 of 743	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	92.0	24 of 718	96.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	696 of 1942	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.8	395 of 1942	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	406 of 1957	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.1	180 of 1970	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	83.8	203 of 1680	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	234 of 2019	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	234 of 1964	88.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	825 of 982	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	514 of 959	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	761 of 970	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.5	511 of 954	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	480 of 742	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	451 of 955	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	356 of 938	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1417 of 1800	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	1076 of 1793	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1298 of 1808	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.0	730 of 1763	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	804 of 1514	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	914 of 1816	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.5	641 of 1765	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	897 of 1947	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	623 of 1959	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.1	483 of 1984	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	289 of 1977	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	250 of 1707	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	208 of 2019	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	90.8	126 of 1972	93.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	567 of 1292	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	293 of 1195	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	344 of 1156	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	57.6	312 of 1113	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	31.1	427 of 640	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.2	288 of 1194	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	38 of 763	95.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	914 of 1389	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	678 of 1392	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	664 of 1419	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	536 of 1425	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	556 of 1308	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.9	291 of 1462	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	283 of 1463	80.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2025)70th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile~ school

Male (2025)54th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)30th percentile-28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-42 vs school

African American (2025)<1st percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics51%+13 vs state

English Language Arts47%-6 vs state

Science42%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hawthorn Elementary School South	Public	1-5	430 N Aspen Dr	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 990-4800	505	46	10.8	30.7%	183 (36.2%)	38 (7.5%)	77 (15.2%)	169 (33.5%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.9%)	57.4	863^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	58.0%		70	550^th of 2067 public elementary schools	73.4%	313	42.3	39.2	56.5	42.9	46.9	50.6	57.5	45.7	51.4	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	96.8	97.2		$18,957	$203	$18,754
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School	Public	1-5	500 N Aspen Dr	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 990-4300	313	27	11.7	23.6%	168 (53.7%)	12 (3.8%)	47 (15.0%)	65 (20.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	79.9	396^th of 2056 public elementary schools	80.7%		85.7	260^th of 2067 public elementary schools	87.4%	136	58.6	54.8	75.8	66.1	65.8	62.3	66.7	53.4	61.1	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.0	95.4		$19,418	$307	$19,111
Hawthorn School for Young Learners	Public	K	637 N Aspen Dr	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 990-4760	248	26	9.5	25.0%	114 (46.0%)	14 (5.6%)	35 (14.1%)	70 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)								(n/a)										95.1	95.1	95.1	95.1	95.1	94.6	95.5		$19,928	$542	$19,386
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School	Public	1-5	810 N Aspen Dr	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 990-4901	306	32	9.7	40.2%	152 (49.7%)	16 (5.2%)	34 (11.1%)	91 (29.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	78	434^th of 2056 public elementary schools	78.9%		80.9	342^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	83.5%	92	51.7	62.1	56.1	72.4	63.6	72.4	56.1	55.2	61.3	96.2	96.8	96.8	96.8	97.1	89.5	96.8		$19,127	$280	$18,847
Hawthorn School of Dual Language	Public	K-5	810 N Aspen Dr	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 990-4900	413	40	10.4	47.5%	114 (27.6%)	13 (3.1%)	252 (61.0%)	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	60.7	791^st of 2056 public elementary schools	61.5%		50.5	923^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	55.3%	132	50.0	42.6	49.2	69.4	53.4	39.7	50.8	45.2	45.1	97.1	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	95.1	96.8		$16,769	$745	$16,024
Hawthorn Elementary School North	Public	1-5	301 W Hawthorn Pkwy	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 990-4500	347	43	8.1	25.9%	161 (46.4%)	10 (2.9%)	64 (18.4%)	94 (27.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	89.1	200^th of 2056 public elementary schools	90.3%		93.1	145^th of 2067 public elementary schools	93.0%	55	61.0	63.0	81.0	78.3	74.5	74.0	77.2	66.3	72.3	98.5	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.5	98.7	98.7		$21,885	$429	$21,455
Diamond Lake School	Public	PK, KG-2	25807 N Diamond Lake Rd	Mundelein	60060	Lake County	Diamond Lake School District 76	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 566-6601	262	31	8.4	54.2%	60 (22.9%)	10 (3.8%)	168 (64.1%)	15 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)								(n/a)										93.4	93.4	93.4	93.4	93.4	93.4	93.4	15.3	$23,541	$1,217	$22,324
West Oak Intermediate School	Public	3-5	26156 N Acorn Ln	Mundelein	60060	Lake County	Diamond Lake School District 76	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 970-3544	268	29	9.2	59.7%	68 (25.4%)	13 (4.9%)	169 (63.1%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	32.3	1377^th of 2056 public elementary schools	33.0%		26.3	1507^th of 2067 public elementary schools	27.1%	130	33.8	33.7	36.5	36.8	35.5	32.6	35.3	21.1	30.1	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	95.1	99.2		$22,062	$1,217	$20,845
Country Meadows Elementary School	Public	1-5	6360 Gilmer Rd	Long Grove	60047	Lake County	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 353-8600	439	36	12.1		233 (53.1%)	20 (4.6%)	56 (12.8%)	120 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	86.9	244^th of 2056 public elementary schools	88.1%		86.6	243^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	88.2%	1	71.6	68.0	67.6	74.2	70.3	74.7	63.2	61.8	66.4	98.1	98.4	98.4	98.4		97.9	98.1		$19,824	$498	$19,325
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-2	122 S Garfield Ave	Mundelein	60060	Lake County	Mundelein Education Service District 75	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 949-2714	467	32	14.5	32.5%	179 (38.3%)	9 (1.9%)	239 (51.2%)	19 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.9%)								(n/a)										98.7	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.7	98.1	98.7		$18,165	$928	$17,237

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorn Elementary School South

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorn Elementary School South?

Students at Hawthorn Elementary School South are 36% White, 33% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Hawthorn Elementary School South?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended Hawthorn Elementary School South.

What district is Hawthorn Elementary School South in?

Hawthorn CCSD 73

Is Hawthorn Elementary School South a good school?

Hawthorn Elementary School South ranks 863^rd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Hawthorn Elementary School South attend?

Students who attend Hawthorn Elementary School South usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hawthorn Middle School South
High : Vernon Hills High School

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