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Hawthorn School of Dual Language

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Hawthorn School of Dual Language ranks 791 st of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

791^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Hawthorn School of Dual Language is a public elementary school serving 403 students in grades K-5 in Vernon Hills, Illinois, which is part of the Hawthorn CCSD 73 district.

While the school offers a unique dual language program, its academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams, is generally lower than the district and state averages. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (53.4%) and Mathematics (45.1%) were below the Hawthorn CCSD 73 district averages (59.8% and 52.1%, respectively) and the Illinois state averages (53.1% and 38.5%, respectively). Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Hawthorn Townline Elementary School and Hawthorn Elementary School North, Hawthorn School of Dual Language generally underperforms in both ELA and Math.

The school's diverse student population, with 50.62% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, includes 39.7% Hispanic students, 44.4% White students, and 15.9% other racial/ethnic groups. While the school's White students and Special Education students perform relatively well, the school's Hispanic students and English Language Learners perform in the bottom 50% of Illinois elementary schools. Additionally, the school has faced challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 26.3% over the past few years, which are generally higher than the district and state averages.

413

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,769

Per pupil spending ?

47.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

810 N Aspen Dr
Vernon Hills, IL 60061-1427

(847) 990-4900

District: Hawthorn CCSD 73

Students who attend Hawthorn School of Dual Language usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.0%

White:

27.6%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 60th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (50% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the Illinois median (62nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!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 school50%

District avg55%

Illinois avg44%

791^st of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	60.7	791 of 2056	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	923 of 2067	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	1144 of 2077	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.5	909 of 2082	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	764 of 1948	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	955 of 2086	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	1018 of 2037	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.2	901 of 2044	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.1	828 of 2046	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.8	824 of 2052	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.1	825 of 2093	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.7	838 of 2167	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.3	1295 of 2166	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	65.2	182 of 886	79.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	420 of 788	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	470 of 826	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	562 of 788	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	665 of 768	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	358 of 537	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	686 of 743	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	679 of 718	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	764 of 1942	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	865 of 1942	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	1084 of 1957	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.5	778 of 1970	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	633 of 1680	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	825 of 2019	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	955 of 1964	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	553 of 982	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	560 of 959	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	650 of 970	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	560 of 954	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.1	242 of 742	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.7	801 of 955	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	808 of 938	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	1266 of 1800	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	1217 of 1793	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1393 of 1808	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	1437 of 1763	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	988 of 1514	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1495 of 1816	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1552 of 1765	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	695 of 1947	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	856 of 1959	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	1091 of 1984	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	936 of 1977	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	882 of 1707	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	1052 of 2019	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	995 of 1972	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	376 of 1292	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	331 of 1195	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.8	346 of 1156	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	53.7	369 of 1113	66.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	272 of 1389	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	411 of 1392	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	51.8	668 of 1419	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.9	279 of 1425	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.7	405 of 1308	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.4	136 of 1462	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	132 of 1463	91.0%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)80th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2024)79th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Science50%+9 vs state

Mathematics45%+7 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Two of my children went through the program and my third is currently there. All of my children are in accelerated classes even in high school. They loved their school experience. They learned a lot of Spanish and understand it, they are put in higher levels in Spanish in high school. Great friends made at the school Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, November 20, 2018

I highly disagree with the previous rating. My 3 children have had very caring invested teachers. We started at HSDL last year and my daughters reading test schore went up 30 points from her previous school. They love school and the diversity is awesome. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, April 7, 2016

I would not recommend this school even for the enemy. Horrible. Teachers not paying attention to what kids do( they can be given scissors and come home with cut clothes or some other kid will do your kid's heir cut). Teachers totally ignore your parent recommendation ( if your kid is coughing and you would like him/her stay inside in a cold day it does not matter to them they still will do what so ever) I asked the teacher (as it is dual language school and we are non Spanish speaking family) to translate or explain the kids words they have to learn to read and question they need to answer. The teacher sent me a letter (I'll keep it forever) , saying that at that point they do not need to understand the meaning, they just need to read fluently. I will not be even getting into explanations what complications in kid's development it can cause. Another thing bulling.One of my kids (8 yo) was bulled and no one was taking care of it. They even tried to tell me that my 5 year old bit up a 10 year old ( who was previously constantly insulting him and beating him and they never took care of the issue) Teachers encourage the bad manners (burping and farting, humping games, sticking finger in a butt and wiping it on smb elses clothe is fine, or getting buggers out of your nose and wipe it on some one jacket) Bad eating habits are promoted. And believe it or not after all the complains you are going to make, and especially after you have a sick kid thanks to the teacher ignoring your wish of kipping kid inside (I was mad) they will tell you "you need to calm down or we are not going to deal with you as you are rude!" Really! I think I HAVE ALL THE RIGHTS to be mad!!! As all the issues we deal with , all the complications one of my kids has because of the bulling and ignorance of school stuff I think I can be mad and probably even rude. Because it is my kids and every day they go to the school where instead of education we are getting issues. I'm definitely getting my kids out of it Close Quote

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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 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 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 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
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 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 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
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
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
Copeland Manor Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 7th Ave	Libertyville	60048	Lake County	Libertyville School District 70	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 362-0240	378	32	11.7		311 (82.3%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.9%)	25 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	95.9	42^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	98.0%		95	107^th of 2067 public elementary schools	94.8%	65	83.3	89.7	80.6	93.3	87.8	84.6	71.6	83.3	80.0	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.9	98.1		$21,233	$59	$21,174

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorn School of Dual Language

Is Hawthorn School of Dual Language a good school?

Hawthorn School of Dual Language ranks 791^st of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Hawthorn School of Dual Language attend?

Students who attend Hawthorn School of Dual Language usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorn School of Dual Language?

Students at Hawthorn School of Dual Language are 61% Hispanic, 28% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

What district is Hawthorn School of Dual Language in?

Hawthorn CCSD 73

How many students attend Hawthorn School of Dual Language?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Hawthorn School of Dual Language.

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