Colonel John Wheeler Middle School

Regular School · Crown Point, IN

Colonel John Wheeler Middle School is a regular school school in Crown Point, Indiana, serving grades 06–08 with 1,061 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.5:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

1,061

Teachers (FTE)

57.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	784	74%
Hispanic/Latino	167	16%
Two or more races	57	5%
Black or African American	28	3%
Asian	24	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	1,061	563M / 498F

English Language Learners: 28 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	39.0% +2pp	37.0%	933
Reading Proficiency	53.0% +10.8pp	42.2%	934
Science Proficiency	45.0%	—	313

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.41 grade levels

Math

-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

140 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

3.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,061	100%

Contact & Location

401 W Joliet St

Crown Point, IN 46307

Phone: (219)663-2173

District

Crown Point Community School Corp

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,054

District enrollment: 9,064

Other Schools in District

Douglas MacArthur Elem School Elementary
Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School Elementary
Jerry Ross Elementary School Elementary
Lake Street Elementary School Elementary
Solon Robinson Elementary School Elementary
Timothy Ball Elementary School Elementary
Winfield Elementary School Elementary
Crown Point High School High

View all 9 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 46307) → CensusDepth.com
Indiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Indiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

180249002417

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD