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Schools in Hawthorn Woods · Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125, Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95

Hawthorn Woods’s public schools outscore 92% of Illinois districts

In Hawthorn Woods, 56% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Hawthorn Woods, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#50of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
56%
▲ 27 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
47%
▲ 21 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 7 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.8K
▼ 4% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95
Students per teacher
14.7
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
14,247 students on the public path
In brief

Hawthorn Woods’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 54 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hawthorn Woods’s, its schools beat 59%, lower than their 92% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 56% and math 47% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 spends $31,024 per student and Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 $20,810, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Six elementary schools, then three middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Hawthorn Woods’s grade

A Test scoresA− Graduation

A: better than 92% of Illinois school districts, #50 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 92%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (54)Better than 59%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 5,511 test results and a graduating class of 1,127 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Hawthorn Woods’s students in the tested grades sat them (5,065 in math, 5,956 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hawthorn Woods, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A+

Parts of Hawthorn Woods (3% of its land) are served by Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Four districts serve Hawthorn Woods

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 4,758 students, up 8% since 2021–22 · 16.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$31,024IL $21,567 · FY2024
A+
Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 5,772 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,810IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 2,282 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$24,690IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Fremont School District 79Grades PK–8 · 3 schools · 2,086 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,615IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 12572%
State average 29.9% · 1109 students tested
Math · 9–12, Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 12572%
State average 25.8% · 1062 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 9560%
State average 29.9% · 2911 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 9547%
State average 25.8% · 2288 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Mundelein Consolidated High School District 12034%
State average 29.9% · 506 students tested
Math · 9–12, Mundelein Consolidated High School District 12027%
State average 25.8% · 503 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Fremont School District 7945%
State average 29.9% · 1430 students tested
Math · PK–8, Fremont School District 7932%
State average 25.8% · 1212 students tested

Hawthorn Woods vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Hawthorn Woods’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hawthorn WoodsALake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 PK–12 · Fremont School District 79 PK–8 · Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 9–12
Lake ZurichALake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 PK–12 · Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 9–12
FremontA−Fremont School District 79 PK–8 · Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 9–12
ElaA+Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 PK–12 · Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 PK–8 · Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 9–12
MundeleinB+Mundelein Elementary School District 75 PK–8 · Fremont School District 79 PK–8 · Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 9–12
KildeerA+Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 PK–12 · Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 PK–8 · Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 9–12
Long GroveA+Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 PK–8 · Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 9–12

4 of the 6 neighbors share Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 with Hawthorn Woods for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Hawthorn Woods

12 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Hawthorn Woodsin other towns
Fremont Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Mundelein
743 students14:1Rate it →
May Whitney Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Zurich
A−
677 students12:1Rate it →
Isaac Fox Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lake Zurich
A
520 students17:1Rate it →
Spencer Loomis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A−
516 students16:1Rate it →
Seth Paine Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A−
495 students14:1Rate it →
Sarah Adams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lake Zurich
A+
429 students12:1Rate it →
Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus
Middle · Grades 6–8
A
697 students13:1Rate it →
Fremont Jr High/Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mundelein
A−
692 students14:1Rate it →
Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lake Zurich
A
599 students11:1Rate it →
Adlai E Stevenson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lincolnshire
A+
4,758 students16:1Rate it →
Mundelein Cons High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mundelein
B+
2,282 students16:1Rate it →
Lake Zurich High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Zurich
A+
1,839 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Hawthorn Woods’s schools

Are Hawthorn Woods’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Hawthorn Woods children attend outscore 92% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #50 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 59%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Hawthorn Woods in?

Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 4,758 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Hawthorn Woods are served by Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96.

Where do Hawthorn Woods kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Adlai E Stevenson High School, Mundelein Cons High School and Lake Zurich High School.

What is Hawthorn Woods’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Hawthorn Woods spend per student?

$31,024 in Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125, $20,810 in Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95, $24,690 in Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 and $19,615 in Fremont School District 79 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.