Crown Point High School
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.
| Crown Point High School | |
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| Address | |
1500 S Main Street , , 46307 | |
| Coordinates | 41°23′23″N 87°21′38″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Crown Point Community School Corporation |
| Superintendent | Dr. Todd Terrill |
| Principal | Russ Marcinek[1] |
| Teaching staff | 125.30 (on a FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 2,874 (2018-19)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 22.94[2] |
| School 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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Academics
CPHS is accredited by AdvancED.[4] For the 2011-2012 school year, Crown point was ranked 1,386 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 in the 2014-2015 school year was 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 students were eligible for free or reduced cost lunch.[6]
Sport
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]
- American football (boys')
- Baseball (boys')
- Basketball (boys' and girls')
- Girls state champions - 1984, 1985[8]
- Cross country (boys' and girls')
- Golf (boys' and girls')
- Gymnastics (girls')
- Soccer (boys' and girls')
- Boys state champions - 2011, 2013[8]
- Softball (girls')
- State champions - 2017[8]
- Swimming (boys' and girls')
- Tennis (boys' and girls')
- Boys state champions - 1972[8]
- Track (boys' and girls')
- Volleyball (girls')
- Wrestling (boys')
- State champions - 2009[8]
Notable alumni
- Spike Albrecht - former player for the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball and Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball teams
- Tre Manchester - film producer and director[9]
- Dan Plesac - former professional baseball player, baseball analyst on MLB Network
- Jerry L. Ross - astronaut
- Geoffrey G. Slaughter - Indiana Supreme Court justice[10]
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See also
References
- "Crown Point High School reveals new principal", The Times of Northwest Indiana
- "Crown Point High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- "Rivalry-Crown Point High School (IN)". MaxPreps. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- "AdvancED - Institution Summary". Cognia. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- "Crown Point High School in CROWN POINT, IN - Best High Schools". US News. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Crown Point High School". U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- "IHSAA 2014-2015 School directory" (pdf). IHSAA. p. 44. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- "IHSAA State Championships by School". IHSAA. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- "Crown Point High School class of 2010". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "Crown Point native joins Indiana Supreme Court". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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