Photo: T. Tolbert · CC BY-SA 3.0Crown Point’s public schools outscore 94% of Indiana districts
Math proficiency in Crown Point’s districts is 56%, above the Indiana average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Crown Point, 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.
Crown Point’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 57% and math 56% 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
The district spends $13,085 per student, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Seven elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
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 Crown Point’s grade
A: better than 94% of Indiana school districts, #33 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 Crown Point, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Crown Point · depends on your address
Robert Taft Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,067 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Colonel John Wheeler Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,061 students · 19:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Crown Point · depends on your address
Robert Taft Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,067 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Colonel John Wheeler Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,061 students · 19:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Crown Point · depends on your address
Robert Taft Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,067 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Colonel John Wheeler Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,061 students · 19:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Crown Point
Crown Point High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,038 students · 20:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Crown Point
Crown Point High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,038 students · 20:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Crown Point
Crown Point High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,038 students · 20:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Crown Point
Crown Point High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,038 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Crown Point’s public schools are run by Crown Point Community School Corporation, which also serves Cedar Lake, Center, Winfield and Winfield. Parts of Crown Point (16% of its land) are served by Merrillville Community School instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
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
Crown Point vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Crown Point’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Crown Point | A | Crown Point Community School Corporation |
| Merrillville | C+ | Merrillville Community School |
| Center | A | Crown Point Community School Corporation |
| Ross | C+ | Merrillville Community School |
Every school in Crown Point
10 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 Crown Point’s schools
Are Crown Point’s schools good?
By Indiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Crown Point children attend outscore 94% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #33 of 592 Indiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 95%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Crown Point in?
Crown Point Community School Corporation, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 9,147 students in 10 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Crown Point are served by Merrillville Community School.
Where do Crown Point kids go to high school?
Crown Point High School, with 3,038 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Crown Point’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 Crown Point spend per student?
$13,085 in Crown Point Community School Corporation (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Crown Point families are saying about school.
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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.