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Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Did Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 students succeed or flounder in their 2023-24 school year ELA tests?

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Robin Cleek Board President | Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73

Robin Cleek Board President | Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73

In the 2023-24 school year, 53.4% of the students in Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 2,309 students in Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 1,233 (53.4%) passed.

The percentage of Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 3.6% compared to the previous school year.

Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 roughly covers seven schools within Lake County and has a main office in Vernon Hills.

The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing toward state standards in English language arts and mathematics.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

Students Who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 School Year
SchoolDistrictStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)
Hawthorn Elementary School NorthHawthorn Community Consolidated School District 7350.6%14.7%
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary SchoolHawthorn Community Consolidated School District 7348.4%4.8%
Hawthorn Middle School NorthHawthorn Community Consolidated School District 7344.9%17.8%
Hawthorn Townline Elementary SchoolHawthorn Community Consolidated School District 7342%10.8%
Hawthorn Middle School SouthHawthorn Community Consolidated School District 7341.3%12.4%
Hawthorn Elementary School SouthHawthorn Community Consolidated School District 7332.7%6.1%
Hawthorn School of Dual LanguageHawthorn Community Consolidated School District 7332.2%3.5%

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