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Colonel John Wheeler Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
401 W Joliet St
Crown Point, IN 46307
Phone
(219) 663-2173
District
Crown Point Community School Corp
County
LAKE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1046
Classroom Teachers
52

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

7

(10 is best)

Better than 66.1% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Colonel John Wheeler Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
38%
31%
39%
56%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
35%
47%
38%
43%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
37%
49%
43%
49%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
20
20
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 323 30.9%
Grade 7 382 36.5%
Grade 8 341 32.6%
Total 1046 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 73.2% 76.9% 67.7%
Black 4.3% 3.5% 14.1%
Hispanic 19.7% 16.5% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.3% 2.8% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 24.0% 23.0% 50.9%
Free lunch eligible 22.0% 20.8% 46.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.0% 2.2% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 51,410 6,833,037
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 802.3 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.2% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.2% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.4% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 17.3% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 18,219 2,653,596
Single Parent Households With Children 7.2% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.0% 90.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.9% 28.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 24.2% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 25.9% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.7% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.0% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.3% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.2% 11.9%
$15,000 or less 2.7% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,896 $44,377,000 41.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $559 $5,063,000 4.7%
Staff $416 $3,771,000 3.5%
General Administration $127 $1,147,000 1.1%
School Administration $513 $4,646,000 4.3%
Operation $1,059 $9,597,000 8.9%
Transportation $408 $3,699,000 3.4%
Other $355 $3,217,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,436 $31,140,000 28.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,596 $32,596,000 30.1%
Total Expenditures $11,928 $108,113,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,644 $5,847,671,000 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $574 $594,242,000 4.5%
Staff $515 $533,647,000 4.0%
General Administration $209 $216,618,000 1.6%
School Administration $667 $690,724,000 5.2%
Operation $1,217 $1,261,217,000 9.5%
Transportation $551 $570,491,000 4.3%
Other $366 $379,113,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,098 $4,246,052,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,018 $3,126,987,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $12,760 $13,220,710,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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