Westlake High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Atlanta, Georgia

Westlake High School in Atlanta, Georgia enrolled 2,056 students in 2024-25 with 113.7 full-time teachers, 18.1 students per teacher against the Georgia high-school median of 15.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 37% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 46% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 91% (Georgia: 84.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

2,461 students in 2022-23, 2,156 students in 2023-24, 2,056 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 118.6 to 113.7.

Students enrolled at Westlake High School by school year2022-23: 2,461, 2023-24: 2,156, 2024-25: 2,05601k2k3k2022-232,4612023-242,1562024-252,056
Students enrolled at Westlake High School by school year2022-23: 2,461, 2023-24: 2,156, 2024-25: 2,05601k2k3k2022-232,4612023-242,1562024-252,056
Students enrolled at Westlake High School by school year2022-23: 2,461, 2023-24: 2,156, 2024-25: 2,05601k2k3k2022-232,4612023-242,1562024-252,056
Students enrolled at Westlake High School by school year2022-23: 2,461, 2023-24: 2,156, 2024-25: 2,05601k2k3k2022-232,4612023-242,1562024-252,056
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,461118.620.8
2023-242,156112.519.2
2024-252,056113.718.1

18.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 83 of every 100 Georgia high schools

Among the 476 Georgia high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Georgia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 51.6; Westlake High School 18.1; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWestlake High School 18.1state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Georgia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 51.6; Westlake High School 18.1; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWestlake High School 18.1state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Georgia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 51.6; Westlake High School 18.1; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWestlake High School 18.1state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Georgia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 51.6; Westlake High School 18.1; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWestlake High School 18.1state median 15.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

12 AP courses and one counselor per 378 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Westlake High School enrolled 2,270 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 229 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses12
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 378 of the 2,270 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions229
  • Chronically absent46.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

93.4% of students were Black, 3.4% Hispanic, 2.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black93.4%
  2. Hispanic3.4%
  3. Two or more races2.3%
  4. Asian0.4%
  5. White0.2%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Westlake High School scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtGeorgia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2237%51%39.6%
Math, 2022-2346%46% (2021-22)38.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

91% of the 593 students in Westlake High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtGeorgia
Four-year graduation rate91%90%84.4%
Students in the class5937,547134,822

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Atlanta

26 public high schools in Atlanta report 2024-25 enrollment; Westlake High School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
North Atlanta High School2,36816.526.1%
Lakeside High School2,23417.042.3%
Westlake High School2,05618.141.4%
Riverwood International Charter School1,73716.135.9%
Midtown High School1,69616.424.1%
Maynard Jackson High School1,54914.581.8%
Druid Hills High School1,46815.837.8%
Benjamin E. Mays High School1,33812.0100.0%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Westlake High School

  1. D. M. Therrell High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 5.0 miles away: 964 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).5.0 mi
  2. Benjamin E. Mays High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 5.2 miles away: 1,338 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).5.2 mi
  3. Compare Westlake High School with D. M. Therrell High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Fulton County spends per student$15,183 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,183
  5. The largest public schools in GeorgiaWestlake High School is the number 58 by size of 478 Georgia high schools open in 2024-25.#58 of 478
  6. Georgia schools by students per teacher18.1 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 15.8 for high schools.18.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Westlake High School

  1. How many students attend Westlake High School?
    2,056 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,461 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Atlanta, GA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Westlake High School?
    18.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for high schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Westlake High School a Title I school?
    Westlake High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Westlake High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Westlake High School scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Westlake High School?
    91% of the 593 students in Westlake High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Westlake High School in?
    Fulton County, NCES district ID 1302280. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130228001031 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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