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Schools in Vernon Hills · Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73, Libertyville Community High School District 128

Vernon Hills’s public schools outscore 95% of Illinois districts

In Vernon Hills, 60% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Vernon Hills, 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.

#20of 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
58%
▲ 28 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
60%
▲ 34 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 7 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$31.0K
▲ 44% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125
Students per teacher
12.8
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
11,096 students on the public path
In brief

Vernon Hills’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 58% and math 60% 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

Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 spends $20,485 per student and Libertyville Community High School District 128 $33,792, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then three middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 8% since 2021–22. 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 Vernon Hills’s grade

A+ Test scoresA− Graduation

A+: better than 95% of Illinois school districts, #20 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 95%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (669)Better than 99%
AA+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 5,252 test results and a graduating class of 1,127 could put Vernon Hills anywhere from A to A+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Vernon Hills’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,862 in math, 5,643 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressA+

Parts of Vernon Hills (5% and 2% of its land) are served by Diamond Lake School District 76 and Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Four districts serve Vernon Hills

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

Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73Grades PK–8 · 9 schools · 3,496 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,485IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Libertyville Community High School District 128Grades 9–12 · 2 schools · 3,196 students, down 4% since 2022–23 · 13.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$33,792IL $21,567 · FY2024
A+
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+
Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103Grades PK–8 · 3 schools · 1,878 students, up 1% since 2021–22 · 11.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$24,430IL $21,567 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 7345%
State average 29.9% · 2375 students tested
Math · PK–8, Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 7342%
State average 25.8% · 1778 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Libertyville Community High School District 12861%
State average 29.9% · 831 students tested
Math · 9–12, Libertyville Community High School District 12860%
State average 25.8% · 873 students tested
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–8, Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 10369%
State average 29.9% · 1328 students tested
Math · PK–8, Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 10375%
State average 25.8% · 1149 students tested

Vernon Hills vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Vernon Hills’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Vernon HillsA+Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 PK–8 · Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103 PK–8 · Libertyville Community High School District 128 9–12
MundeleinB+Mundelein Elementary School District 75 PK–8 · Fremont School District 79 PK–8 · Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 9–12
Buffalo GroveAKildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 PK–8 · Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 PK–8 · Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated K–8
Mettawa—Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 PK–8 · Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103 PK–8 · Rondout School District 72 K–8
LincolnshireA+Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103 PK–8 · Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 9–12
LibertyvilleA+Libertyville School District 70 PK–8 · Libertyville Community High School District 128 9–12
Indian Creek—Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 PK–8 · Libertyville Community High School District 128 9–12 · Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 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 7 neighbors share Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 with Vernon Hills for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Vernon Hills

9 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 Vernon Hillsin other towns
Laura B Sprague School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Lincolnshire
525 students11:1Rate it →
Hawthorn Sch of Dual Language
Elementary · Grades K–5
B
413 students10:1Rate it →
Hawthorn Sch for Young Learners
Elementary · Grades K
248 students10:1Rate it →
Daniel Wright Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lincolnshire
A+
720 students11:1Rate it →
Hawthorn Middle School North
Middle · Grades 6–8
A−
627 students11:1Rate it →
Hawthorn Middle School South
Middle · Grades 6–8
A
609 students11:1Rate it →
Adlai E Stevenson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lincolnshire
A+
4,758 students16:1Rate it →
Libertyville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Libertyville
A+
1,777 students14:1Rate it →
Vernon Hills High School
High · Grades 9–12
A+
1,419 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Vernon Hills’s schools

Are Vernon Hills’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Vernon Hills children attend outscore 95% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #20 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 99%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Vernon Hills in?

Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 3,496 students in 9 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Vernon Hills are served by Diamond Lake School District 76 and Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96.

Where do Vernon Hills kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Adlai E Stevenson High School, Libertyville High School and Vernon Hills High School.

What is Vernon Hills’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 Vernon Hills spend per student?

$20,485 in Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73, $33,792 in Libertyville Community High School District 128, $31,024 in Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 and $24,430 in Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103 (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.