Photo: Steve Shook · CC BY 2.0Cedar Lake’s public schools outscore 92% of Indiana districts
On the state math tests, 55% of Cedar Lake’s students scored proficient, above the Indiana average (38%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Cedar Lake, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Indiana, not nationally.
From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.
Cedar Lake’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 56% and math 55% across both districts in spring 2022, against 41% and 38% statewide; 98% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Hanover Community School Corporation spends $12,481 per student and Crown Point Community School Corporation $13,085, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Cedar Lake’s grade
A: better than 92% of Indiana school districts, #51 of 592 Indiana towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Indiana average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cedar Lake, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Cedar Lake · depends on your address
Robert Taft Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,067 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Crown Point
Colonel John Wheeler Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,061 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Crown Point
Hanover Central Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 647 students · 16:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Cedar Lake · depends on your address
Robert Taft Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,067 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Crown Point
Colonel John Wheeler Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,061 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Crown Point
Hanover Central Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 647 students · 16:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Cedar Lake · depends on your address
Robert Taft Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,067 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Crown Point
Colonel John Wheeler Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,061 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Crown Point
Hanover Central Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 647 students · 16:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Cedar Lake · depends on your address
Crown Point High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,038 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Crown Point
Hanover Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 857 students · 18:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Cedar Lake · depends on your address
Crown Point High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,038 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Crown Point
Hanover Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 857 students · 18:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Cedar Lake · depends on your address
Crown Point High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,038 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Crown Point
Hanover Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 857 students · 18:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Cedar Lake · depends on your address
Crown Point High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,038 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Crown Point
Hanover Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 857 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Cedar Lake runs its own schools through grade 12 (Hanover Community School Corporation). From grade PK, students attend the Crown Point Community School Corporation, shared with Center, Crown Point, Winfield and Winfield. Its elementary school is in Crown Point. Parts of Cedar Lake (10% of its land) are served by Tri-Creek School Corporation instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Cedar Lake
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Cedar Lake vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Cedar Lake’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Lake | A | Hanover Community School Corporation PK–12 · Crown Point Community School Corporation PK–12 |
| West Creek | A | Tri-Creek School Corporation |
| Cedar Creek | A | Tri-Creek School Corporation |
| Center | A | Crown Point Community School Corporation |
| Hanover | A | Hanover Community School Corporation |
Every school in Cedar Lake
14 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Cedar Lake’s schools
Are Cedar Lake’s schools good?
By Indiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Cedar Lake children attend outscore 92% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #51 of 592 Indiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Cedar Lake in?
Two districts: Hanover Community School Corporation runs grades PK–12, and Crown Point Community School Corporation runs grades PK–12, shared with Center, Crown Point, Winfield and Winfield.
Where do Cedar Lake kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Crown Point High School and Hanover Central High School.
What is Cedar Lake’s graduation rate?
98% of the class of 2023 in Crown Point Community School Corporation graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.
How much does Cedar Lake spend per student?
$12,481 in Hanover Community School Corporation and $13,085 in Crown Point Community School Corporation (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Cedar Lake families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Cedar Lake → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, 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 Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.