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Westlake Middle School

Summary:

Westlake Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Mount Pleasant Central School District in Thornwood, NY. With 429 students, the school is ranked 256 out of 1,504 New York middle schools and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westlake Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments. For example, in 2023-2024, 71.3% of 8th graders were proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 51.88%, and 77.05% of 7th graders were proficient in Math compared to the state average of 57.08%. The school's students also perform exceptionally well on Regents exams, with 98.1% proficiency in Living Environment and 100% proficiency in Algebra I, significantly higher than the state averages. Westlake Middle School's subgroup performance is also noteworthy, ranking in the top 25% of New York middle schools for Hispanic students and Special Education students in recent years.

The school's strong academic performance is further highlighted by its relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.9 to 9.3 over the past few years, which is lower than many of the nearby schools, such as Seven Bridges Middle School and H.C. Crittenden Middle School, which are ranked among the top 50 middle schools in New York. While Westlake Middle School has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (around 14-15%), some of the nearby schools, such as Anne M. Dorner Middle School and Sleepy Hollow Middle School, have significantly higher percentages (over 50%), indicating a more diverse socioeconomic makeup in the surrounding area.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 825 Westlake Dr
       Thornwood, NY  10594-2120

(914) 769-8540

District: Mount Pleasant Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
256th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $24,071 Help


Students who attend Westlake Middle School usually attend:

High:    Westlake High School

Feeder schools for Westlake Middle School:

Elementary:    Columbus Elementary School
    Hawthorne Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  9.4 Help
Number of students:  466

Racial breakdown:

White:
74.5%
Hispanic:
16.7%
Asian:
5.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  10.9% Help


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Compare Details Westlake Middle School ranks better than 83% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.19. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (74.5%), Hispanic (16.7%), Asian (5.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 10.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Westlake Middle School is 9.4. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Westlake Middle School is $24,071.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Westlake Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Westlake Middle School 256th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Westlake Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Mount Pleasant Central School District:

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


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Rank History for Westlake Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Westlake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 81.16 178th 1095 83.7%
2007 83.84 131st 1123 88.3%
2008 84.30 102nd 1185 91.4%
2009 82.99 85th 1224 93.1%
2010 87.24 86th 1243 93.1%
2011 82.86 191st 1295 85.3%
2012 81.91 202nd 1337 84.9%
2013 75.70 271st 1373 80.3%
2014 69.40 338th 1401 75.9%
2015 67.95 383rd 1407 72.8%
2016 60.27 497th 1429 65.2%
2017 71.34 343rd 1455 76.4%
2018 69.25 383rd 1438 73.4%
2019 77.24 272nd 1439 81.1%
2021 63.17 371st 1242 70.1%
2022 79.22 238th 1479 83.9%
2023 71.05 371st 1500 75.3%
2024 78.19 256th 1504 83.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Westlake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.91 352nd 1170 69.9%
2019 60.97 243rd 1139 78.7%
2021 61.93 117th 522 77.6%
2022 77.17 129th 1283 89.9%
2023 49.57 522nd 1307 60.1%
2024 63.88 296th 1303 77.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Westlake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.16 539th 1245 56.7%
2019 60.85 370th 1241 70.2%
2021 42.44 491st 935 47.5%
2022 73.04 241st 1306 81.5%
2023 57.00 470th 1288 63.5%
2024 75.10 231st 1296 82.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Westlake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.13 300th 1353 77.8%
2019 78.19 254th 1370 81.5%
2021 64.44 306th 1066 71.3%
2022 78.33 232nd 1454 84.0%
2023 75.01 305th 1463 79.2%
2024 83.12 187th 1465 87.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Westlake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.45 428th 1352 68.3%
2019 75.03 279th 1366 79.6%
2021 58.44 374th 1071 65.1%
2022 77.02 249th 1455 82.9%
2023 67.62 398th 1464 72.8%
2024 72.06 323rd 1464 77.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Westlake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 53.97 207th 388 46.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Westlake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.87 341st 810 57.9%
2019 67.18 208th 826 74.8%
2021 22.58 383rd 449 14.7%
2022 74.08 156th 914 82.9%
2023 74.57 184th 943 80.5%
2024 78.07 144th 953 84.9%
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Rank History for White students at Westlake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.13 314th 763 58.8%
2019 65.18 252nd 716 64.8%
2021 55.32 261st 614 57.5%
2022 67.61 214th 748 71.4%
2023 57.02 331st 772 57.1%
2024 63.89 255th 778 67.2%
See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for White Students!

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.

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Data source: NY State Education Department

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by a parent
Monday, June 6, 2011

Open Quote My daughter attended this school and it is excellent. Unfortunatly, we had to move back to the West Coast. She wants to move back just to go to school at Westlake Middle and High School. Unbeatable. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Westlake Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 362 0 11 0 0 n/a n/a 0 373
1990 344 0 12 0 0 n/a n/a 0 356
1991 352 0 10 2 0 n/a n/a 0 364
1992 347 0 11 6 0 n/a n/a 0 364
1993 328 0 9 4 0 n/a n/a 0 341
1994 338 2 8 0 0 n/a n/a 0 348
1995 518 2 9 7 0 n/a n/a 0 536
1996 518 2 9 7 0 n/a n/a 0 536
1997 511 2 12 15 0 n/a n/a 0 540
1998 520 1 16 11 0 n/a n/a 0 548
1999 528 3 14 12 0 n/a n/a 0 557
2000 540 1 17 11 0 n/a n/a 0 569
2001 520 1 18 19 0 n/a n/a 0 558
2002 510 0 14 19 2 n/a n/a 0 545
2003 510 0 14 19 2 n/a n/a 0 545
2004 510 1 15 16 4 n/a n/a 0 546
2005 558 1 12 17 0 n/a n/a 0 588
2006 427 2 18 15 0 n/a n/a 0 462
2007 445 5 17 15 0 n/a n/a 0 482
2008 425 5 21 22 0 n/a n/a 3 476
2009 413 3 26 21 0 n/a n/a 3 466
2010 395 3 26 22 0 n/a n/a 3 449
2011 428 5 23 43 1 0 0 0 500
2012 426 3 25 37 0 0 1 0 492
2013 418 3 20 33 0 0 1 0 475
2014 426 4 15 29 0 0 2 0 476
2015 408 3 13 37 0 0 2 0 463
2016 413 1 18 42 0 0 3 0 477
2017 388 3 22 58 0 0 3 0 474
2018 362 3 20 53 0 0 3 0 441
2019 351 2 25 57 0 0 3 0 438
2020 340 3 22 55 0 0 4 0 424
2021 342 2 21 58 0 0 3 0 426
2022 336 3 17 69 0 0 6 0 431
2023 321 3 21 77 0 0 7 0 429
2024 347 4 25 78 0 0 12 0 466

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 Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 373 23.9 15.6 n/a
1990 356 23.9 14.8 n/a
1991 364 24.9 14.6 n/a
1992 364 25.9 14.0 n/a
1993 341 26.0 13.1 n/a
1994 348 27.0 12.9 0.9
1995 536 34.7 15.4 2.2
1996 536 34.7 15.4 2.2
1997 540 34.0 15.9 2
1998 548 35.0 15.7 2.2
1999 557 40.3 13.8 0.9
2000 569 43.9 13.0 2.6
2001 558 48.3 11.6 1.4
2002 545 43.5 12.5 3.9
2003 545 43.5 12.5 3.9
2004 546 n/a n/a n/a
2005 588 43.6 13.5 4.8
2006 462 38.0 12.2 5.4
2007 482 37.7 12.8 3.5
2008 476 37.3 12.8 4
2009 466 42.3 11.0 3
2010 449 39.7 11.3 3.6
2011 500 38.5 12.9 6
2012 492 35.0 14.0 6.3
2013 475 33.4 14.2 6.5
2014 476 37.8 12.5 4.2
2015 463 43.0 10.7 8.6
2016 477 45.0 10.6 7.8
2017 474 44.8 10.5 6.1
2018 441 43.3 10.1 8.2
2019 438 43.4 10.0 8.2
2020 424 50.0 8.4 10.4
2021 426 47.6 8.9 15
2022 431 46.2 9.3 14.6
2023 429 47.7 8.9 14.2
2024 466 49.5 9.4 10.9

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 Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 373 23.9 15.6 n/a
1990 356 23.9 14.8 n/a
1991 364 24.9 14.6 n/a
1992 364 25.9 14.0 n/a
1993 341 26.0 13.1 n/a
1994 348 27.0 12.9 0.9
1995 536 34.7 15.4 2.2
1996 536 34.7 15.4 2.2
1997 540 34.0 15.9 2
1998 548 35.0 15.7 2.2
1999 557 40.3 13.8 0.9
2000 569 43.9 13.0 2.6
2001 558 48.3 11.6 1.4
2002 545 43.5 12.5 3.9
2003 545 43.5 12.5 3.9
2004 546 n/a n/a n/a
2005 588 43.6 13.5 4.8
2006 462 38.0 12.2 5.4
2007 482 37.7 12.8 3.5
2008 476 37.3 12.8 4
2009 466 42.3 11.0 3
2010 449 39.7 11.3 3.6
2011 500 38.5 12.9 6
2012 492 35.0 14.0 6.3
2013 475 33.4 14.2 6.5
2014 476 37.8 12.5 4.2
2015 463 43.0 10.7 8.6
2016 477 45.0 10.6 7.8
2017 474 44.8 10.5 6.1
2018 441 43.3 10.1 8.2
2019 438 43.4 10.0 8.2
2020 424 50.0 8.4 10.4
2021 426 47.6 8.9 15
2022 431 46.2 9.3 14.6
2023 429 47.7 8.9 14.2
2024 466 49.5 9.4 10.9

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.

Immunization Rates

Westlake Middle School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
201399.8%0.2%0.0%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%
201499.8%0.0%0.0%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%
201599.6%0.0%0.0%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%100.0%99.6%
201699.2%0.0%0.0%99.4%99.8%99.8%99.8%100.0%99.4%99.6%
201797.3%0.4%0.2%99.4%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.2%98.9%
201897.3%0.7%0.0%99.1%99.5%99.3%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.1%
201994.5%0.0%0.0%98.6%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%98.9%97.7%
202099.1%0.0%99.5%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.8%99.8%99.8%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Westlake Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $311 (1.4%) $21,479 (98.6%) $21,790
2020 $132 (0.6%) $22,875 (99.4%) $23,007
2021 $154 (0.7%) $23,109 (99.3%) $23,262
2022 $507 (2.1%) $23,925 (97.9%) $24,432
2023 $549 (2.3%) $23,522 (97.7%) $24,071

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Westlake Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 272nd of 1439 Middle schoolsRanks 371st of 1500 Middle schools
 5.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Westlake Middle School)5057
 7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Mount Pleasant Central School District)5056.6
 6.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4745.8
 1.2%
6th Grade Math (Westlake Middle School)7665.9
 10.1%
   6th Grade Math (Mount Pleasant Central School District)7665.9
 10.1%
   6th Grade Math (New York)4748.1
 1.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Westlake Middle School)5158.1
 7.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Mount Pleasant Central School District)5158.1
 7.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4048
 8%
7th Grade Math (Westlake Middle School)7081
 11%
   7th Grade Math (Mount Pleasant Central School District)6981
 12%
   7th Grade Math (New York)4451.9
 7.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Westlake Middle School)6353.8
 9.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Mount Pleasant Central School District)6352.6
 10.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4855.2
 7.2%
8th Grade Math (Westlake Middle School)3422.9
 11.1%
   8th Grade Math (Mount Pleasant Central School District)3422.9
 11.1%
   8th Grade Math (New York)3340.7
 7.7%
End of Course Common Core Algebra I (Westlake Middle School)100100
   End of Course Common Core Algebra I (Mount Pleasant Central School District)94.180.4
 13.8%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra I (New York)71.164.6
 6.5%
End of Course Living Environment (Westlake Middle School)10098.6
 1.4%
   End of Course Living Environment (Mount Pleasant Central School District)92.785
 7.7%
   End of Course Living Environment (New York)73.265.7
 7.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students438429
 2.1%
African American23
 50%
American Indian00
Asian2521
 16%
Hispanic5777
 35.1%
Pacific Islander00
White351321
 8.5%
Two or More Races37
 133.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients8.2%14.2%
 6%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Westlake Middle School

In the 2023-24 school year, 466 students attended Westlake Middle School.

Students who attend Westlake Middle School usually go on to attend Westlake High School

Students at Westlake Middle School are 74% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Westlake Middle School ranks 256th of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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