Is Westlake High School a good school?

Westlake High School ranks 191 st of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Westlake High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 547 students attended Westlake High School.

What is the racial makeup of Westlake High School?

Students at Westlake High School are 75% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Westlake High School?

Westlake High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Columbus Elementary School Elementary : Hawthorne Elementary School Middle : Westlake Middle School

Westlake High School

Summary:

Westlake High School is a public high school located in Thornwood, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 547. The school is part of the Mount Pleasant Central School District, which is ranked 124 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westlake High School has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 20% of New York high schools over the past decade. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 191 out of 1,242 high schools in the state, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students consistently outperform the state average on Regents/Common Core exams, with proficiency rates ranging from 90-97% in subjects like English Language Arts, Earth Science, Global History, and U.S. History. However, the school's performance on the Algebra I exam is an area of focus, with proficiency rates around 70-83%, slightly below the state average. Westlake High School also has a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.3% to 97.2% over the past few years, which is generally on par with or above the state average.

Westlake High School has a diverse student population, with a significant representation of Hispanic (23-29%) and White (52-57%) students. The school's performance on key metrics is generally consistent across different student subgroups, with female students and special education students performing particularly well. However, the school has experienced relatively high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.3% to 37.8% in recent years, which is an area of concern and may impact student learning and achievement. Additionally, the school's performance on key metrics for English Language Learner (ELL) students is an area of focus, with rankings ranging from 178 to 410 out of New York high schools, indicating room for improvement in supporting this student population.

Detail:

Public 9-12

825 Westlake Dr
Thornwood, NY 10594-2120

(914) 769-8311

District: Mount Pleasant Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
191^st of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,178

Feeder schools for Westlake High School:

Elementary:	Columbus Elementary School
	Hawthorne Elementary School
Middle:	Westlake Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.0

Number of students: 547

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.3%

Hispanic:

17.4%

Asian:

5.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 19%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Westlake High School ranks better than 84.6% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.04. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Westlake High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (75.3%), Hispanic (17.4%), Asian (5.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 19% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Westlake High School is 10. (See more...)

Compare Westlake High School employs 54.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Westlake High School is $24,178.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Westlake High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Westlake High School 191^st of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Westlake High School in the ranking list.)

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Mount Pleasant Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Mount Pleasant Central School District 124^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Westlake High School

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Rank History for all students at Westlake High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	75.93	59^th	935	93.7%
2006	73.68	111^th	986	88.7%
2007	75.41	80^th	1002	92.0%
2008	74.22	108^th	1027	89.5%
2009	73.55	127^th	1086	88.3%
2010	73.98	143^rd	1117	87.2%
2011	76.35	100^th	1165	91.4%
2012	73.83	220^th	1198	81.6%
2013	76.04	171^st	1217	85.9%
2014	67.37	319^th	1237	74.2%
2015	69.45	236^th	1255	81.2%
2016	69.92	236^th	1255	81.2%
2017	71.62	241^st	1221	80.3%
2018	73.89	230^th	1210	81.0%
2019	74.84	221^st	1207	81.7%
2022	75.63	198^th	1190	83.4%
2023	72.45	281^st	1228	77.1%
2024	77.04	191^st	1242	84.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Westlake High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	34.50	410^th	583	29.7%
2024	60.19	178^th	637	72.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Westlake High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	85.29	87^th	1095	92.1%
2019	85.90	91^st	1132	92.0%
2022	83.13	88^th	1038	91.5%
2023	64.97	290^th	1130	74.3%
2024	83.78	104^th	1144	90.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Westlake High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.07	803^rd	1154	30.4%
2019	55.23	516^th	1179	56.2%
2022	51.91	514^th	1101	53.3%
2023	47.54	582^nd	1155	49.6%
2024	60.60	387^th	1170	66.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Westlake High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.14	224^th	1176	81.0%
2019	75.64	204^th	1193	82.9%
2022	80.45	102^nd	1155	91.2%
2023	79.01	144^th	1197	88.0%
2024	76.72	196^th	1219	83.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Westlake High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.17	232^nd	1176	80.3%
2019	72.81	239^th	1190	79.9%
2022	69.49	299^th	1154	74.1%
2023	64.14	407^th	1191	65.8%
2024	76.16	201^st	1211	83.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Westlake High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.46	269^th	791	66.0%
2019	63.81	256^th	815	68.6%
2022	64.03	228^th	760	70.0%
2023	47.67	391^st	851	54.1%
2024	74.77	148^th	865	82.9%

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Rank History for White students at Westlake High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.25	216^th	765	71.8%
2019	65.10	223^rd	793	71.9%
2022	68.77	155^th	738	79.0%
2023	67.44	186^th	776	76.0%
2024	70.17	158^th	781	79.8%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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by a student
Sunday, February 3, 2019

westlake high school was the worst experience of my entire life. I was bullied daily and not ONE teacher seemed to care until it got to the point I had to transfer schools. my guidance counselor (nick dipaolo) told me I should look into marrying rich because my life would be going nowhere if I chose not to go to college. i’m 20 years old and still have nightmares about this place Close Quote

Enrollment information for Westlake High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	489	7	12	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	518
1990	484	6	11	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	505
1991	469	6	10	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	488
1992	483	4	15	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	511
1993	466	2	14	13	6	n/a	n/a	0	501
1994	446	1	16	16	6	n/a	n/a	0	485
1995	453	5	18	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	489
1996	453	5	18	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	489
1997	448	6	16	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	488
1998	469	6	14	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	505
1999	463	3	12	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	500
2000	498	3	17	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	545
2001	506	3	18	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	539
2002	483	4	21	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	533
2003	483	4	21	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	533
2004	481	4	21	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	526
2005	476	2	23	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	528
2006	470	2	19	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	524
2007	479	2	27	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	539
2008	487	5	23	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	551
2009	526	4	21	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	584
2010	520	5	27	31	1	n/a	n/a	5	589
2011	517	8	27	39	1	0	2	0	594
2012	512	6	26	41	1	0	1	0	587
2013	490	6	34	43	1	0	1	0	575
2014	487	9	34	57	0	0	0	0	587
2015	492	8	33	55	0	0	1	0	589
2016	468	6	28	57	0	0	1	0	560
2017	462	8	22	58	0	0	2	0	552
2018	464	5	20	60	0	0	5	0	554
2019	447	5	16	65	0	0	5	0	538
2020	453	3	19	80	0	0	6	0	561
2021	426	4	22	84	0	0	7	0	543
2022	419	3	25	77	0	0	4	0	528
2023	412	6	28	95	0	0	6	0	547

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Westlake High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	518	45.8	11.3	n/a
1990	505	39.9	12.6	n/a
1991	488	40.7	11.9	n/a
1992	511	39.3	13.0	n/a
1993	501	37.8	13.3	n/a
1994	485	36.9	13.1	2.3
1995	489	37.5	13.0	3.1
1996	489	37.5	13.0	3.1
1997	488	33.6	14.5	4.1
1998	505	32.8	15.4	4.8
1999	500	34.7	14.4	4.4
2000	545	39.4	13.8	3.7
2001	539	40.6	13.3	5.6
2002	533	49.6	10.7	3.4
2003	533	49.6	10.7	3.4
2004	526	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	528	39.7	13.3	4.4
2006	524	39.0	13.4	6.1
2007	539	40.4	13.3	5.6
2008	551	42.6	12.9	5.1
2009	584	45.4	12.9	5.7
2010	589	43.0	13.6	2.7
2011	594	46.6	12.7	4.2
2012	587	45.9	12.7	5.6
2013	575	46.7	12.3	6.4
2014	587	44.5	13.1	6.6
2015	589	45.0	13.0	8.8
2016	560	54.0	10.3	10.2
2017	552	51.9	10.6	5.8
2018	554	47.0	11.7	5.4
2019	538	46.8	11.4	6.3
2020	561	55.7	10.0	n/a
2021	543	54.2	10.0	13.6
2022	528	55.2	9.5	15.2
2023	547	54.2	10.0	19

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Westlake High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	518	45.8	11.3	n/a
1990	505	39.9	12.6	n/a
1991	488	40.7	11.9	n/a
1992	511	39.3	13.0	n/a
1993	501	37.8	13.3	n/a
1994	485	36.9	13.1	2.3
1995	489	37.5	13.0	3.1
1996	489	37.5	13.0	3.1
1997	488	33.6	14.5	4.1
1998	505	32.8	15.4	4.8
1999	500	34.7	14.4	4.4
2000	545	39.4	13.8	3.7
2001	539	40.6	13.3	5.6
2002	533	49.6	10.7	3.4
2003	533	49.6	10.7	3.4
2004	526	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	528	39.7	13.3	4.4
2006	524	39.0	13.4	6.1
2007	539	40.4	13.3	5.6
2008	551	42.6	12.9	5.1
2009	584	45.4	12.9	5.7
2010	589	43.0	13.6	2.7
2011	594	46.6	12.7	4.2
2012	587	45.9	12.7	5.6
2013	575	46.7	12.3	6.4
2014	587	44.5	13.1	6.6
2015	589	45.0	13.0	8.8
2016	560	54.0	10.3	10.2
2017	552	51.9	10.6	5.8
2018	554	47.0	11.7	5.4
2019	538	46.8	11.4	6.3
2020	561	55.7	10.0	n/a
2021	543	54.2	10.0	13.6
2022	528	55.2	9.5	15.2
2023	547	54.2	10.0	19

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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