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Hawthorn District #73 serves nearly 3,900 students. Individual Hawthorn schools have received both the "Excellence in Education" and "Drug Free Schools" awards from the U.S. Dept. of Education. Students score well above average state scores on the ISAT. Copies of the School Report Card are available.

Contacting Us

Our District Contact Information page has addresses and phone numbers for each of our buildings.

Where We Are

Hawthorn School District 73 is located at the intersection of Illinois Route 60 (Townline Road) and Aspen Drive in Vernon Hills, Illinois. All of our schools are within approximately 1/2 mile of each other.

Map of District

Attendance Area

In general, our attendance area includes the following (Note: These descriptions are general. For information about a specific home address, please visit www.lakecountyil.gov and the county's Property Tax Assessment Information webpage, or call the Hawthorn District Office at 847-990-4200.):

  • All Vernon Hills addresses, except for a portion of the Deerpath subdivision
  • Eastern edge of Mundelein
  • Southern portion of Libertyville, approximately south of Golf Rd.
  • East to St. Mary's Rd. (Mettawa)

All or a portion of the following subdivisions and developments are in our attendance area:

Aspen Pointe
Cambridge West
Centennial Crossing
Concord Grove
Deerpath
Diamond Point
Green Tree/Cambridge
Gregg's Landing
Grosse Pointe
Hawthorn Club
Indian Creek
Lakewood
New Century Town
Museum Gardens
The Park/Madison at Butterfield
Plymouth Farms
Red Top/Cambridge
Westwood

North and South Neighborhoods

Hawthorn is divided into North and South Neighborhoods. Our North Neighborhoods lie north of Route 60 (Townline Road) and west of Lake Charles. Our South Neighborhoods lie south of Route 60 (Townline Road) and east of Lake Charles.

Enrollment in Hawthorn's elementary schools is based on geography, space availability and parent preference. North Neighborhood families may indicate their school attendance preference from among the following schools: Elementary North, Aspen Elementary, Townline Elementary or the School of Dual Language. South Neighborhood families may indicate their school attendance preference from among the following schools: Elementary South, Aspen Elementary, Townline Elementary or the School of Dual Language.

Students in grades 6 through 8 attend Middle North if they live in the North Neighborhoods or Middle South if they live in the South Neighborhoods.