Photo: Dennisyerger84 · CC BY-SA 3.0Winfield’s public schools outscore 94% of Indiana districts
Math proficiency in Winfield’s districts is 56%, above the Indiana average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Winfield, 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.
Winfield’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 206 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Winfield’s, its schools beat 88%, lower than their 94% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
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 Winfield’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 Winfield, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Winfield · 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
7th grade in Winfield · 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
8th grade in Winfield · 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
9th grade in Winfield
Crown Point High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,038 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Crown Point
10th grade in Winfield
Crown Point High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,038 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Crown Point
Winfield’s public schools are run by Crown Point Community School Corporation, which also serves Cedar Lake, Center, Crown Point and Winfield. 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
Winfield vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Winfield’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Winfield | A | Crown Point Community School Corporation |
| Porter | B+ | Porter Township School Corporation |
| Center | A | Crown Point Community School Corporation |
| Ross | C+ | Merrillville Community School |
| Merrillville | C+ | Merrillville Community School |
Every school in Winfield
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 Winfield’s schools
Are Winfield’s schools good?
By Indiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Winfield 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 88%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Winfield in?
Crown Point Community School Corporation, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 9,147 students in 10 schools (2024–25).
Where do Winfield kids go to high school?
Crown Point High School in Crown Point, with 3,038 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Winfield’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 Winfield 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 Winfield 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.