Westlake High School

Summary:

Westlake High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Westlake, Ohio, with a student population of 1,066. The school is part of the Westlake City School District, which is ranked 83 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westlake High School consistently performs well academically, with proficiency rates exceeding state averages in all tested subjects, including American Government, American History, Biology, English II, Geometry, and Algebra I. The school's strong academic performance is reflected in its statewide ranking, which has ranged from 79 to 150 out of 800-864 Ohio high schools over the past 10 years. Westlake High School also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 94.9% to 97.7% over the past five years, consistently outperforming the state average. Additionally, the school has a strong focus on gifted and talented education, ranking among the top 20 high schools in Ohio for this student subgroup in the 2023-2024 school year.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as John Marshall School of Information Technology, John Marshall School of Business and Civic Leadership, and North Olmsted High School, Westlake High School's academic performance and student outcomes are generally stronger, with higher proficiency rates, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. While Westlake High School has a predominantly White student population, the school has seen an increase in the percentage of Hispanic and Asian students in recent years, reflecting the growing diversity in the Westlake community.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 27830 Hilliard Blvd
       Westlake, OH  44145-3032


(440) 250-1002

District: Westlake City

SchoolDigger Rank:
113th of 864 Ohio High Schools


Feeder schools for Westlake High School:

Elementary:    Westlake Elementary School
Middle:    Dover Intermediate School
    Lee Burneson Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.9 Help
Number of students:  1,066

Racial breakdown:

White:
79.1%
Hispanic:
7.3%
Asian:
6.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  14.9% Help


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Compare Details Westlake High School ranks better than 86.9% of high schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.46. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Westlake High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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.
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Westlake High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Westlake High School 113th of 864 Ohio public high schools. (See Westlake High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Westlake City:

SchoolDigger ranks Westlake City 83rd of 839 Ohio 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 OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 95.26 1st 681 99.9%
2005 79.88 96th 689 86.1%
2006 77.39 109th 696 84.3%
2007 77.62 72nd 756 90.5%
2008 80.54 49th 767 93.6%
2009 79.79 50th 791 93.7%
2010 77.93 87th 819 89.4%
2011 76.75 92nd 818 88.8%
2012 78.83 49th 832 94.1%
2013 77.21 82nd 767 89.3%
2014 72.61 159th 769 79.3%
2015 74.50 89th 778 88.6%
2016 73.40 115th 784 85.3%
2017 75.72 98th 773 87.3%
2018 77.38 79th 800 90.1%
2019 75.82 116th 836 86.1%
2021 72.41 137th 819 83.3%
2022 72.75 150th 836 82.1%
2023 77.88 102nd 867 88.2%
2024 76.46 113th 864 86.9%
See the entire list of Ohio High School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Westlake High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.60 29th 201 85.6%
2019 76.76 49th 208 76.4%
2021 60.42 90th 211 57.3%
2022 51.64 110th 222 50.5%
2023 80.33 36th 239 84.9%
2024 81.22 31st 242 87.2%
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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 OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.35 20th 100 80.0%
2019 78.69 19th 112 83.0%
2021 60.75 34th 119 71.4%
2022 11.15 107th 111 3.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Westlake High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 63.44 124th 614 79.8%
2024 69.87 98th 598 83.6%
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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 OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.90 49th 758 93.5%
2019 72.76 147th 779 81.1%
2021 63.65 222nd 763 70.9%
2022 58.92 306th 773 60.4%
2023 68.93 199th 805 75.3%
2024 68.40 222nd 822 73.0%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Westlake High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.13 75th 751 90.0%
2019 83.12 64th 781 91.8%
2021 78.77 111th 775 85.7%
2022 78.14 124th 794 84.4%
2023 84.43 72nd 813 91.1%
2024 83.93 81st 798 89.8%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Westlake High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.66 68th 550 87.6%
2019 76.22 78th 628 87.6%
2021 61.55 153rd 596 74.3%
2022 62.50 128th 606 78.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Westlake High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.84 9th 538 98.3%
2023 67.82 95th 308 69.2%
2024 78.15 20th 280 92.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Westlake High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.44 115th 763 84.9%
2019 78.10 131st 792 83.5%
2021 72.31 164th 778 78.9%
2022 74.68 160th 808 80.2%
2023 80.06 122nd 819 85.1%
2024 77.99 140th 816 82.8%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Westlake High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.85 17th 87 80.5%
2019 63.78 37th 76 51.3%
2021 72.84 24th 84 71.4%
2022 80.10 21st 87 75.9%
2023 60.25 46th 86 46.5%
2024 80.85 13th 78 83.3%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Westlake High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.56 18th 184 90.2%
2019 80.70 29th 207 86.0%
2021 81.06 34th 239 85.8%
2022 74.22 53rd 260 79.6%
2023 79.48 49th 270 81.9%
2024 76.29 51st 273 81.3%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Westlake High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.92 103rd 718 85.7%
2019 79.50 109th 739 85.3%
2021 71.11 165th 727 77.3%
2022 73.45 164th 749 78.1%
2023 80.65 104th 756 86.2%
2024 79.13 119th 754 84.2%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, 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: Ohio Department of Education

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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
1988 874 6 19 5 0 n/a n/a 0 904
1989 1064 9 31 7 0 n/a n/a 0 1111
1990 1028 9 35 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1078
1991 1033 5 26 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1070
1992 1026 5 14 7 0 n/a n/a 0 1052
1993 1077 7 24 9 0 n/a n/a 0 1117
1994 1093 8 32 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1139
1995 1214 9 43 8 0 n/a n/a 0 1274
1996 1214 9 43 8 0 n/a n/a 0 1274
1997 1131 4 33 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1171
1998 1130 12 35 5 0 n/a n/a 0 1182
1999 1146 14 42 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1208
2000 1152 16 42 8 0 n/a n/a 0 1218
2001 1141 14 50 9 2 n/a n/a 0 1216
2002 1145 8 36 3 0 n/a n/a 3 1195
2003 1145 8 36 3 0 n/a n/a 3 1195
2004 1140 8 50 4 1 n/a n/a 9 1212
2005 1200 12 41 8 0 n/a n/a 14 1275
2006 1255 21 44 5 0 n/a n/a 16 1341
2007 1293 18 39 11 1 n/a n/a 15 1377
2008 1291 28 34 10 1 n/a n/a 22 1386
2009 1238 29 42 13 1 n/a n/a 25 1348
2010 1211 22 46 15 1 n/a n/a 35 1330
2011 1214 28 59 27 2 1 32 0 1363
2012 1194 27 66 39 2 2 25 0 1355
2013 1210 26 62 42 1 2 34 0 1377
2014 1167 29 59 49 1 2 32 0 1339
2015 1093 19 61 49 0 3 33 0 1258
2016 1033 23 67 59 1 7 37 0 1227
2017 971 20 63 61 1 7 42 0 1165
2018 979 26 65 67 2 12 47 0 1198
2019 957 28 59 53 2 11 49 0 1159
2020 928 23 57 58 1 7 49 0 1123
2021 927 21 52 57 1 6 54 0 1118
2022 894 20 59 73 0 2 48 0 1096
2023 843 22 69 78 0 2 52 0 1066

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

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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
1988 904 57.0 15.8 0
1989 1111 72.0 15.4 n/a
1990 1078 71.5 15.0 n/a
1991 1070 74.7 14.3 n/a
1992 1052 73.5 14.3 n/a
1993 1117 75.4 14.8 0
1994 1139 80.5 14.1 0
1995 1274 95.1 13.4 0
1996 1274 95.1 13.4 0
1997 1171 97.2 12.0 0
1998 1182 92.3 12.8 0
1999 1208 91.9 13.1 0
2000 1218 87.0 14.0 0.3
2001 1216 83.5 14.6 0.6
2002 1195 81.8 14.6 n/a
2003 1195 81.8 14.6 n/a
2004 1212 81.1 14.9 n/a
2005 1275 80.5 15.8 0
2006 1341 81.6 16.4 5.3
2007 1377 85.3 16.1 6.3
2008 1386 79.0 17.5 n/a
2009 1348 81.0 16.6 9.7
2010 1330 80.6 16.4 12.6
2011 1363 81.6 16.6 15.3
2012 1355 83.6 16.1 13.6
2013 1377 81.6 16.8 17.3
2014 1339 83.0 16.1 16.2
2015 1258 n/a n/a 18.3
2016 1227 64.0 19.1 19.1
2017 1165 67.5 17.2 18.5
2018 1198 69.7 17.1 18.8
2019 1159 69.0 16.7 17.2
2020 1123 69.0 16.2 18.6
2021 1118 63.1 17.7 n/a
2022 1096 62.2 17.6 n/a
2023 1066 62.9 16.9 14.9

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 High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 904 57.0 15.8 0
1989 1111 72.0 15.4 n/a
1990 1078 71.5 15.0 n/a
1991 1070 74.7 14.3 n/a
1992 1052 73.5 14.3 n/a
1993 1117 75.4 14.8 0
1994 1139 80.5 14.1 0
1995 1274 95.1 13.4 0
1996 1274 95.1 13.4 0
1997 1171 97.2 12.0 0
1998 1182 92.3 12.8 0
1999 1208 91.9 13.1 0
2000 1218 87.0 14.0 0.3
2001 1216 83.5 14.6 0.6
2002 1195 81.8 14.6 n/a
2003 1195 81.8 14.6 n/a
2004 1212 81.1 14.9 n/a
2005 1275 80.5 15.8 0
2006 1341 81.6 16.4 5.3
2007 1377 85.3 16.1 6.3
2008 1386 79.0 17.5 n/a
2009 1348 81.0 16.6 9.7
2010 1330 80.6 16.4 12.6
2011 1363 81.6 16.6 15.3
2012 1355 83.6 16.1 13.6
2013 1377 81.6 16.8 17.3
2014 1339 83.0 16.1 16.2
2015 1258 n/a n/a 18.3
2016 1227 64.0 19.1 19.1
2017 1165 67.5 17.2 18.5
2018 1198 69.7 17.1 18.8
2019 1159 69.0 16.7 17.2
2020 1123 69.0 16.2 18.6
2021 1118 63.1 17.7 n/a
2022 1096 62.2 17.6 n/a
2023 1066 62.9 16.9 14.9

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Westlake High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $12,848
2022 $13,099
2023 $13,768

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Westlake High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 116th of 836 High schoolsRanks 102nd of 867 High schools
 2.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course American Government (Westlake High School)91.787.8
 3.9%
   End of Course American Government (Westlake City)91.787.8
 3.9%
   End of Course American Government (Ohio)77.772
 5.7%
End of Course American History (Westlake High School)88.684.1
 4.5%
   End of Course American History (Westlake City)88.684.1
 4.5%
   End of Course American History (Ohio)78.169.7
 8.4%
End of Course Biology (Westlake High School)88.686
 2.6%
   End of Course Biology (Westlake City)88.786
 2.7%
   End of Course Biology (Ohio)73.763.7
 10%
End of Course English II (Westlake High School)86.983.5
 3.4%
   End of Course English II (Westlake City)86.983.5
 3.4%
   End of Course English II (Ohio)66.260.8
 5.4%
End of Course Geometry (Westlake High School)64.266.4
 2.2%
   End of Course Geometry (Westlake City)68.169
 0.9%
   End of Course Geometry (Ohio)50.141.8
 8.3%
End of Course Algebra I (Westlake High School)76.170.5
 5.6%
   End of Course Algebra I (Westlake City)84.481.8
 2.6%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ohio)61.153
 8.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students11591066
 8%
African American2822
 21.4%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian5969
 16.9%
Hispanic5378
 47.2%
Pacific Islander112
 81.8%
White957843
 11.9%
Two or More Races4952
 6.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients17.2%14.9%
 2.3%


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Westlake High School ranks 113th of 864 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Westlake High School are 79% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Westlake High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Westlake Elementary School
Middle : Dover Intermediate School
Middle : Lee Burneson Middle School

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,066 students attended Westlake High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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