Best Public Schools in Zip Code 60061

Summary:

The 60061 zip code area is home to 9 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, all part of the Hawthorn CCSD 73 district. This district is ranked 230 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Several schools in the area stand out for their exceptional performance. Hawthorn Elementary School North is the top performer, with 74.5% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 72.3% in Mathematics. It is ranked 200 out of 2,056 elementary schools in Illinois and has a 5-star rating. Vernon Hills High School is also a standout, ranked 22 out of 698 high schools in Illinois with a 5-star rating, high graduation rates, and strong test scores. Additionally, Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School and Hawthorn Townline Elementary School perform well, with over 60% of students proficient or better in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

The schools in the 60061 zip code area generally provide a high-quality education, with several standout performers among the top-ranked schools in the state. However, chronic absenteeism is a concern across all schools, with a consistent 25.4% rate. The district's commitment to excellence is evident in the data, though this persistent challenge may warrant further attention and investigation.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	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)	% Meningococcal (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	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
ROE Alternative Prog of Lake County	Public	6-12	300 Center Dr Ste 300	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Lake ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 543-7833	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Exceptional Learners Collaborativ	Public	6-12	960 Corporate Woods Pkwy	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Exceptional Learners	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(224) 513-6444	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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 Middle School North	Public	6-8	201 W Hawthorn Pkwy	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 990-4400	627	55	11.3	33.3%	289 (46.1%)	28 (4.5%)	135 (21.5%)	149 (23.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	76.8	281^st of 1368 public middle schools	79.5%		82.6	207^th of 1363 public middle schools	84.8%	74											67.5				63.5	54.6	64.8	61.3				49.3	53.2	46.7	49.5	97.4	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.2	93.5	97.4	92.1	$17,783	$345	$17,438
Hawthorn Middle School South	Public	6-8	600 N Aspen Dr	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 990-4100	609	54	11.2	30.7%	226 (37.1%)	32 (5.3%)	155 (25.5%)	170 (27.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	68.7	380^th of 1368 public middle schools	72.2%		72.8	309^th of 1363 public middle schools	77.3%	71											55.3				59.1	49.5	64.4	57.8				47.0	46.2	37.5	43.4	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.4	98.1	98.6	95.3	$18,374	$481	$17,893
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 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
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 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
Vernon Hills High School	Public	9-12	145 Lakeview Pkwy	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Chsd 128	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 932-2157	1,419	115	12.3		708 (49.9%)	42 (3.0%)	240 (16.9%)	329 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (7.0%)	96.4	22^nd of 698 public high schools	96.8%		99	17^th of 697 public high schools	97.6%	5	86.1	80.0	68.3	62.9	79.6	79.4	79.4	73.3	76.1																	99.1	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.2	98.4	$32,861	$583	$32,278
Lake County Hulse Detention Center 6-	Public	6-8	25467 N Milwaukee Ave	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 377-7800	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lake County Hulse Detention Center 9-	Public	9-12	25467 N Milwaukee Ave	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Adlai E Stevenson HSD 125	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 377-7800	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 60061

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Vernon Hills	0.12 mi	16	162^nd
Mundelein	1.72 mi	15	370^th
Long Grove	2.4 mi	3	34^th
Buffalo Grove	2.64 mi	12	114^th
Lincolnshire	2.72 mi	4	7^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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