Crown Point High School
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Crown Point High School | |
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Address | |
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 | Russ Marcinek[1] |
Teaching staff | 119.39 (on a FTE basis) |
Grades | 9-12 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | 2,784 (2017-18)[2] |
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[3] |
Accreditation | AdvancED |
Newspaper | Inklings |
Feeder schools | Taft Middle School John Wheeler Middle School |
Website | www |
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File:Crown point.jpg |
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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[4]
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:[7]
- Baseball (boys')
- Basketball (boys' and girls')
- Girls state champs - 1984, 1985[8]
- Cross country (boys' and girls')
- Football (boys')
- Golf (boys' and girls')
- Gymnastics (girls')
- Soccer (boys' and girls')
- Boys state champs - 2011, 2013[8]
- Softball (girls')
- State champs - 2017[8]
- Swimming (boys' and girls')
- Tennis (boys' and girls')
- Boys state champs - 1972[8]
- Track (boys' and girls')
- Volleyball (girls')
- Wrestling (boys')
- State champs - 2009[8]
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[9]
- Tre Manchester - film producer and director[10]
See also
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Crown Point High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ "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.