Hawthorn Woods

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Hawthorn Woods is a village in Fremont and Ela townships in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The village is located approximately 40 miles northwest of downtown Chicago. Hawthorn Woods was officially incorporated in 1958. Major transportation arteries include Midlothian Road, Old McHenry Road, Algonquin Road, Halfday Road, and the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway. The new Hawthorn Woods Country Club, whose golf course was designed by golf professional Arnold Palmer, is located within the village’s perimeter.

Hawthorn Woods, previously inhabited by the Potawatomi tribe. After the famous Treaty of Chicago (1833) which brought thousands of Native Americans in the Midwest to cede their lands. Yankee farmers would later claim this land, the area became a popular destination for both German and Dutch immigrants. The Lake County Discovery Museum, Cuneo Museum & Gardens, and the Fort Hill Heritage Museum are all accessible in Hawthorn Woods.

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RATING* SCHOOL NAME GRADES SCHOOL TYPE
4 May Whitney Elementary School Preschool - 5th Grade Public
4 Seth Paine Elementary School Kindergarten - 5th Grade Public
5 Sarah Adams Elementary School Kindergarten - 5th Grade Public
5 Spencer Loomis Elementary School Kindergarten - 5th Grade Public
5 Country Meadows Elementary School 1St Grade - 5th Grade Public
5 Isaac Fox Elementary School Kindergarten - 5th Grade Public
5 Kildeer Countryside Elementary School 1St Grade - 5th Grade Public
5 Woodlawn Middle School 6th Grade - 8th Grade Public
5 Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus 6th Grade - 8th Grade Public
5 Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus 6th Grade - 8th Grade Public
5 Lake Zurich High School 9th Grade - 12th Grade Public
N/A St Francis De Sales School Preschool - 8th Grade Catholic/Religious
N/A Montessori School Of Long Grove Preschool - 6th Grade Private/Charter
N/A St Matthew Early Childhood Center Preschool - Preschool Private/Charter
N/A Quentin Road Christian School Preschool - 12th Grade Private/Charter
N/A Long Grove Country School Preschool - Kindergarten Private/Charter
N/A Kindercare Learning Center - Lake Zurich Preschool - Kindergarten Private/Charter
N/A Bright Horizons At Kemper Lake Preschool - Preschool Private/Charter
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