Crown Point High School
| Crown Point High School | |
|---|---|
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| Address | |
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1500 S Main Street , , 46307 | |
| Coordinates | 41°23′23″N 87°21′38″W / 41.38972°N 87.36056°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Crown Point Community School Corporation |
| Superintendent | Teresa A. Eineman |
| Principal | Chip Pettit |
| Teaching staff | 111.0 (on a FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 2,815[1] (2016–2017) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 24.08 |
| Color(s) | |
| Athletics conference | Duneland Athletic Conference |
| Team name | Bulldogs |
| Rivals | Lake Central High School Merrillville High School Portage High School Lowell High School[2] |
| Accreditation | AdvancED |
| Newspaper | Inklings |
| Feeder schools | Taft Middle School John Wheeler Middle School |
| Website | www |
| [3][4] | |
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Crown Point High School (CPHS) is a 9-12 public school located in Crown Point, Indiana, United States. It is the only high school in the Crown Point Community School Corporation.
Academics
CPHS is accredited by AdvancED.[4] For the 2011-2012 school year, Crown point was ranked 1386 nationally and 19 in Indiana in US News and World Report's annual school rankings.[5]
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 2,673 students enrolled as of the 2014-2015 school year is as follows:
- Male - 51.0%
- Female - 49.0%
- Native American - 0.5%
- Asian/Pacific islander - 2.6%
- Black - 2.3%
- Hispanic - 12.2%
- White - 80.2%
- Multiracial - 2.2%
21.2% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[3]
Athletics
The Crown Point Bulldogs compete in the Duneland Athletic Conference. The school colors are red and white. The following IHSAA sanctioned sports are offered:[6]
- Baseball (boys')
- Basketball (boys' and girls')
- Girls state champs - 1984, 1985[7]
- Cross country (boys' and girls')
- Football (boys')
- Golf (boys' and girls')
- Gymnastics (girls')
- Soccer (boys' and girls')
- Boys state champs - 2011, 2013[7]
- Softball (girls')
- State champs - 2017[7]
- Swimming (boys' and girls')
- Tennis (boys' and girls')
- Boys state champs - 1972[7]
- Track (boys' and girls')
- Volleyball (girls')
- Wrestling (boys')
- State champs - 2009[7]
Notable alumni
- Spike Albrecht - former player for the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball and Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball teams
- Dan Plesac - former professional baseball player, baseball analyst on MLB Network
- Jerry L. Ross - astronaut
- Geoffrey G. Slaughter - Indiana Supreme Court justice[8]
- Tre Manchester - film producer and director[9]
See also
References
- ^ IHSAA School Directory Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Rivalry-Crown Point High School (IN)". MaxPreps. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- ^ a b "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Crown Point High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ a b "AdvancED - Institution Summary". advanc-ed.org. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Crown Point High School in CROWN POINT, IN - Best High Schools - US News". usnews.com. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ "IHSAA 2014-2015 School directory" (pdf). ihsaa.org. IHSAA. p. 44. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "IHSAA State Championships by School". ihsaa.org. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Tribune, Chicago. "Crown Point native joins Indiana Supreme Court". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ Times, NWI. "Crown Point High School class of 2010". nwitimes.com. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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