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Westlake High School

Public Grades 9-12

78^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 96% of Texas high schools

Summary

Westlake High School is a public high school in Austin, Texas, serving 2,811 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the highly-ranked Eanes Independent School District, which is ranked 10th out of 961 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westlake High School consistently outperforms the state and its district on STAAR End-of-Course exams, with 92.76% of students proficient or better in English I Reading compared to 51.26% for the state, and 92.53% proficiency in U.S. History compared to 67.94% statewide. The school maintains exceptional graduation rates, ranging from 96.8% to 98.8% over the past 5 years, and very low dropout rates, from 0.3% to 1.0%. Westlake High School's performance is strong across diverse student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, White, and multi-racial students, with the school ranking among the top 100 Texas high schools for most subgroups. The school's Gifted and Talented program is also highly ranked, placing in the top 100 Texas high schools for this subgroup.

While Westlake High School outperforms the state and its district on most metrics, some nearby schools, such as Richards School for Young Women Leaders, also demonstrate strong academic performance, particularly in specific subject areas or student subgroups. The presence of specialized schools, such as Travis County Juvenile Detention Center and Adult Transition Services, in the vicinity highlights the district's efforts to cater to the unique needs of specific student populations.

2,854

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,415

Per pupil spending ?

3.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4100 Westbank Dr
Austin, TX 78746-6599

(512) 732-9280

District: Eanes Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Westlake High School:

Elementary:	Barton Creek Elementary
	Bridge Point Elementary
	Cedar Creek Elementary
	Eanes Elementary
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	Forest Trail Elementary
	Valley View Elementary
Middle:	Hill Country Middle
	West Ridge Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.0%

Hispanic:

16.5%

Asian:

15.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (89% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Texas high schools

✓98% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school89%

District avg89%

Texas avg56%

78^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 961Eanes Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	78 of 1974	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	49 of 1990	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	47 of 1961	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	64 of 1876	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.5	61 of 1861	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	25 of 1857	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	30 of 1797	98.3%	★★★★★
2017	94.3	20 of 1777	98.9%	★★★★★
2016	81.7	60 of 1762	96.6%	★★★★★
2015	83.7	33 of 1743	98.1%	★★★★★
2014	84.6	49 of 1734	97.2%	★★★★★
2013	87.2	18 of 1652	98.9%	★★★★★
2012	73.9	180 of 1603	88.8%	★★★★☆
2011	81.1	57 of 1672	96.6%	★★★★★
2010	82.1	41 of 1568	97.4%	★★★★★
2009	85.3	25 of 1539	98.4%	★★★★★
2008	86.2	41 of 1510	97.3%	★★★★★
2007	85.8	46 of 1497	96.9%	★★★★★
2006	87.2	26 of 1430	98.2%	★★★★★
2005	88.3	20 of 1429	98.6%	★★★★★
2004	84.4	39 of 1427	97.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	239 of 834	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	90.4	59 of 1065	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	54.1	376 of 1069	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	89.9	70 of 1031	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	42 of 1020	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	58 of 1024	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	33 of 1013	96.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	58 of 428	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	94 of 530	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	67 of 525	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	42 of 507	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	81.7	38 of 488	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	21 of 487	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.9	37 of 486	92.4%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	75.7	206 of 1837	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	184 of 1829	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	74 of 1810	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	83.4	116 of 1784	93.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	118 of 1153	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	94 of 1437	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	79 of 1371	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	86 of 1278	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	98.8	17 of 1195	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	28 of 1136	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	23 of 1113	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	74 of 1504	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	52 of 1880	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	52 of 1891	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	72 of 1841	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	72 of 1815	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	25 of 1798	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	36 of 1781	98.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	221 of 964	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	88 of 1182	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	73.4	55 of 1172	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	74.9	76 of 1177	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	67.0	385 of 1145	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.1	250 of 1137	78.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	84 of 1453	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	68 of 1805	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	85 of 1820	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	71 of 1762	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	73 of 1743	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	58 of 1714	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	58 of 1691	96.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	107 of 1513	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	119 of 1884	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	79.4	174 of 1897	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	73.6	233 of 1847	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.7	98 of 1848	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	84.2	117 of 1818	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	115 of 1794	93.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	97 of 1515	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	107 of 1891	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	56 of 1913	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	67 of 1853	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	73 of 1840	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	35 of 1824	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	40 of 1803	97.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	85 of 598	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	46 of 731	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	22 of 677	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	24 of 664	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	81.5	56 of 588	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	44 of 604	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	19 of 582	96.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	53 of 1299	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	55 of 1548	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	34 of 1478	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	64 of 1418	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	44 of 1382	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	17 of 1357	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	16 of 1347	98.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	123 of 1294	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	81.0	115 of 1556	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	82 of 1576	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	82.7	105 of 1525	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	81.5	121 of 1510	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	40 of 1526	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	50 of 1539	96.8%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)89th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)86th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)86th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)77th percentile-19 vs school

African American (2025)71st percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Biology95%+33 vs state

English I Reading93%+42 vs state

U.S. History93%+25 vs state

English II Reading88%+32 vs state

Algebra I52%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Westlake High School	Public	9-12	4100 Westbank Dr	Austin	78746	Travis County	Eanes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 732-9280	2,854	207	13.7		1,741 (61.0%)	24 (0.8%)	471 (16.5%)	432 (15.1%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	183 (6.4%)	89	78^th of 1974 public high schools	96.0%		90.9	49^th of 1990 public high schools	97.5%	29	52.1	95.0	92.8	88.5	92.5									$10,415
Adult Transition Services	Public	12	1020 Walsh Tarleton	Austin	78746	Travis County	Eanes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 732-9020	22	5	4.4		12 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (13.6%)	5 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)								(n/a)														$45,461
Austin High School	Public	9-12	1715 W Cesar Chavez	Austin	78703	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2505	2,323	126	18.4	24.1%	1,198 (51.6%)	66 (2.8%)	905 (39.0%)	46 (2.0%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	103 (4.4%)	72.2	363^rd of 1974 public high schools	81.6%		74.3	328^th of 1990 public high schools	83.5%	35	28.0	76.3	71.0	75.6	88.0									$7,851
Richards School For Young Women Leaders	Public	6-12	2309 Panther Trail	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-3236	920	53	17.4	36.7%	373 (40.5%)	34 (3.7%)	426 (46.3%)	42 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.7%)	91.3	49^th of 1974 public high schools	97.5%		90.4	59^th of 1990 public high schools	97.0%	10	88.5	92.7	90.2	88.2	98.0	87.9	89.3	80.4	64.7	16.7	41.2	67.3	57.2	$7,958
Premier High School-Austin South Campus	Public, Charter	8-12	1701 W Ben White Blvd No 100a	Austin	78704	Travis County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 444-8442	143	6	23.8	57.3%	41 (28.7%)	7 (4.9%)	89 (62.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	35.4	1266^th of 1974 public high schools	35.9%		36	1291^st of 1990 public high schools	35.1%	25	38.7	36.4	34.8	41.2	75.0			50.0			16.7	33.3	16.7	$11,136
The University Of Texas At Austin International H	Public	9-12	1616 Guadalupe Ste 0134	Austin	78701	Travis County	University Of Texas At Austin High School	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 232-5000	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	87.8	90^th of 1974 public high schools	95.4%		89.5	69^th of 1990 public high schools	96.5%	21	70.0	87.5	86.7	85.2	88.2
Crockett Early College High School	Public	9-12	5601 Manchaca Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2532	1,529	106	14.4	65.5%	292 (19.1%)	83 (5.4%)	1,087 (71.1%)	18 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.1%)	26.1	1496^th of 1974 public high schools	24.2%		27.7	1456^th of 1990 public high schools	26.8%	40	13.4	45.7	36.3	43.1	56.3									$10,053
Travis County Juvenile Detention Center	Public	7-12	2515 S Congress Ave	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2554	30	6	5.4	76.7%	2 (6.7%)	9 (30.0%)	19 (63.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.3	1947^th of 1974 public high schools	1.4%		2.7	1958^th of 1990 public high schools	1.6%	11	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.3	0.0			0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	$33,271
Lone Star H S North (Tjjd)	Public	9-12	1800 Congress Ave Ste 13-1400	Austin	78701	Cooke County	Lone Star School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 665-0701	162				35 (21.6%)	58 (35.8%)	67 (41.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2.2	1954^th of 1974 public high schools	1.0%		3.4	1923^rd of 1990 public high schools	3.4%	31	0.0	11.8	1.9	0.0	12.5
Leadership Academy	Public	8-12	2515 S Congress	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2554	23	6	3.5	82.6%	3 (13.0%)	5 (21.7%)	14 (60.9%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.1	62.5									$53,904

Frequently Asked Questions about Westlake High School

What district is Westlake High School in?

Eanes Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Westlake High School?

Westlake High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barton Creek Elementary
Elementary : Bridge Point Elementary
Elementary : Cedar Creek Elementary
Elementary : Eanes Elementary
Elementary : Forest Trail Elementary
Elementary : Valley View Elementary
Middle : Hill Country Middle
Middle : West Ridge Middle

How many students attend Westlake High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,854 students attended Westlake High School.

What is the racial makeup of Westlake High School?

Students at Westlake High School are 61% White, 17% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

Is Westlake High School a good school?

Yes! Westlake High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 78^th of 1974 Texas high schools.

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