Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School

Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Crown Point, Indiana, one of the schools within Crown Point Community School Corp. Current enrollment sits at 494 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Crown Point Community School Corp comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 9,147 students; Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School is among them.

Demographically, Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School lists that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 19% Hispanic, 4% Asian. By comparison, Lake County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Roughly 14% of students at Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Lake County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.3%.

Across the wider county, Lake County reports that median household income runs about $71,493, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School is one of 121 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students).

The closest other public school is Crown Point High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 60.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 18%: 605 students in 2018 compared to 494 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 80% to 74% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.