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How has Robert Taft Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,067
Middle
DISTRICT 1,064 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CROWN POINT COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180249000297
Robert Taft Middle School
1000 S Main, Crown Point, IN 46307 · (219) 663-1507 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,067 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
239 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 376 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 355 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 336 | 31% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Robert Taft Middle School→Crown Point High School
Based on grade levels within Crown Point Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
51.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
57.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Robert Taft Middle School
Robert Taft Middle School's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Taft Middle School this school | 1,067 | 22.4% | 54.4% |
| Hal E Clark Middle School Saint John | 1,032 | 22.1% | 50.0% |
| Colonel John Wheeler Middle School Crown Point | 1,061 | 27.0% | 52.9% |
| Benjamin Franklin Middle School Valparaiso | 823 | 24.5% | 62.5% |
| Noblesville West Middle School Noblesville | 1,330 | 23.8% | 60.1% |
| Westfield Middle School Westfield | 1,585 | 20.4% | 58.4% |
Matched among Indiana middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Robert Taft Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #50 of 324 | #2 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #40 of 325 | #2 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #62 of 325 | #4 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,067 | #27 of 334 | #1 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #282 of 314 | #13 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.1% | #141 of 315 | #15 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.4% | #313 of 330 | #19 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #163 of 187 | #12 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,067
-33 (-3%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 824
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 19.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,067 | 58.5 | 18.2:1 | 22% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 1,079 | 61.3 | 17.6:1 | 20% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 1,091 | 57 | 19.1:1 | 23% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 1,100 | 58 | 19.0:1 | 22% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 1,100 | 53 | 20.8:1 | 23% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 994 | 48 | 20.7:1 | 23% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 908 | 46 | 19.7:1 | 26% (234) |
| 2000-01 | 839 | 46 | 18.2:1 | 11% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 824 | 38 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert Taft Middle School.
About Robert Taft Middle School
Robert Taft Middle School is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Crown Point, Indiana. A total of 1,067 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Indiana is about 594 students, so this school is 80% bigger than average.
Within Crown Point Community School Corp, Robert Taft Middle School is one of 10 schools. The district enrolls 9,147 students.
By race and ethnicity, Robert Taft Middle School is 71% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. In Lake County overall, about 55% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Robert Taft Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.
With 58.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Robert Taft Middle School was 18.2:1. The 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 22%. Across public schools in Lake County, the average is 47%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Robert Taft Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Indiana schools: 54.4% actual against 59.7% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Lake County, median household income is about $71,493, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of Lake County number 121 and enroll about 74,661.
Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Robert Taft Middle School ranks 6th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 54.4% against a local average of 62.0%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Robert Taft Middle School had 1,100 students in 2020-21 and 1,067 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease.
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Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
500,379
Census ACS
Median income
$71,493
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
74,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crown Point Community School Corp
- Crown Point High SchoolHigh · 3,038 students
- Colonel John Wheeler Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,061 students
- Winfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Jerry Ross Elementary SchoolElementary · 650 students
- Timothy Ball Elementary SchoolElementary · 638 students
- Lake Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 559 students
Other schools in Crown Point
- Crown Point High SchoolHigh · 3,038 students
- Colonel John Wheeler Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,061 students
- Winfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Jerry Ross Elementary SchoolElementary · 650 students
- Timothy Ball Elementary SchoolElementary · 638 students
- Lake Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 559 students
Nearby schools
- Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School0.5 mi · 494
- Solon Robinson Elementary School0.5 mi · 516
- Crown Point High School0.7 mi · 3,038
- Lake Street Elementary School1.0 mi · 559
- Colonel John Wheeler Middle School1.2 mi · 1,061
- Timothy Ball Elementary School2.1 mi · 638
Frequently asked questions
About Robert Taft Middle SchoolHow large is Robert Taft Middle School?
Robert Taft Middle School enrolls approximately 1,067 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Robert Taft Middle School serve?
Robert Taft Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Robert Taft Middle School have?
Robert Taft Middle School employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Robert Taft Middle School?
Student demographics at Robert Taft Middle School are roughly 71% White, 17% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Robert Taft Middle School in?
Robert Taft Middle School is part of Crown Point Community School Corp.
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