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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 60061

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At a glance

Schools

2,132

Students

Top rankedHawthorn Elementary School North190^th of 1,737 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Hawthorn Elementary School South up 137 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hawthorn Elementary School North 8.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 60061 has six elementary schools in Hawthorn CCSD 73, serving kindergarten through grade 5: five schools have test results, while Hawthorn School for Young Learners serves kindergarten only. The five tested schools were generally above state results in 2025–2026, but not uniformly: all five exceeded the state in All Grades math, while two were just below it in ELA. The most important takeaway is the wide variation between schools, with top-to-bottom gaps of 22 percentage points in All Grades ELA, 23 points in math, and 24 points in grade 5 science.

Hawthorn Elementary School North led All Grades ELA and math, scoring 78% and 69%; Hawthorn School of Dual Language was lowest in both, at 56% and 46%. Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School led grade 5 science at 72%, compared with Dual Language’s 48%. The strongest choice depends on grade and subject: Hawthorn Townline Elementary School led grade 3 and grade 4 math at 79% and 70%, while North led grade 4 ELA and grade 5 math. North narrowly led grade 5 ELA over Aspen—80.7% versus 80.6%. Hawthorn Elementary School South was near the state in ELA (56.2% versus 56.3%) but above it in math and science.

Across the five tested schools, average ELA proficiency rose 6 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, and grade 5 science rose 9 points; math was nearly flat, up 1 point. Townline’s math results show why grade-specific comparisons matter: it led in grades 3 and 4 but scored 51% in grade 5. SchoolDigger’s rankings fell over three years at South (73rd to 58th), Dual Language (55th to 50th), North (93rd to 89th), and Aspen (87th to 80th), while Townline was nearly steady (83rd to 82nd). Student-teacher ratios ranged from 8.1 at North to 11.7 at Aspen in 2024–2025; both schools had strong results in different subjects. The reported free/reduced lunch eligible shares for 2024–2025 ranged from 24% at Aspen to 48% at Dual Language; these are context, not explanations for results. All Grades comparisons are somewhat less alike because Dual Language serves K–5 and the other tested schools serve grades 1–5.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)				IAR Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	79.4	310^th of 1737 public elementary schools	82.2%		78	434^th of 2056 public elementary schools	78.9%	124	63.9	63.5	75.0	75.4	71.2	79.4	70.0	50.8	66.8	97.2%		$20,021	$531	$19,490
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%)	86.2	190^th of 1737 public elementary schools	89.1%		89.1	200^th of 2056 public elementary schools	90.3%	10	68.5	71.7	81.0	80.7	78.4	71.7	68.4	68.2	69.2	98.6%		$23,485	$1,054	$22,432
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%)	77.4	343^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	80.3%		79.9	396^th of 2056 public elementary schools	80.7%	53	71.6	67.2	67.7	80.6	71.9	75.0	56.3	50.7	60.5	97.5%		$20,315	$221	$20,095
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%)	56.4	726^th of 1737 public elementary schools	58.2%		57.4	863^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	58.0%	137	59.3	48.4	64.9	56.6	56.2	58.9	48.1	47.8	51.4	97.8%		$20,121	$242	$19,879
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%)	47.8	873^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	49.7%		60.7	791^st of 2056 public elementary schools	61.5%	82	47.5	51.6	56.7	59.7	56.0	59.4	37.9	41.9	46.4	98.5%		$17,596	$588	$17,009
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)										91.4%		$20,947	$489	$20,458

Cities Near Zip Code 60061

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Vernon Hills	0.12 mi	19	162^nd
Mundelein	1.72 mi	16	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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