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Westlake High School

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Westlake High School ranks 193 rd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 84% of New York high schools

Summary

Westlake High School is a public high school located in Thornwood, New York, serving 540 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Mount Pleasant Central School District, which is ranked 154 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westlake High School consistently performs well on Regents/Common Core exams, with high proficiency rates across subjects like English Language Arts (90.97%), Global History and Geography (87.41%), U.S. History and Government (90.51%), and Algebra I (80.72%) - significantly higher than the state averages. The school also excels for certain student subgroups, ranking 143rd out of 1,206 New York high schools for female students and 90th out of 1,149 for special education students. Westlake High School maintains a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.3% to 98.4%, and a low dropout rate of 0.7% to 4.9%.

Compared to nearby schools like Byram Hills High School and Pleasantville High School, Westlake High School outperforms them in academic achievement, student group performance, and graduation/dropout rates. This success may be attributed to the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.1 to 10.0, and its increased per-student spending, from $21,822 in 2020-2021 to $36,680 in 2023-2024.

566

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,799

Per pupil spending ?

18.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

825 Westlake Dr
Thornwood, NY 10594-2120

(914) 769-8311

District: Mount Pleasant Central School District

Feeder schools for Westlake High School:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.8%

Hispanic:

16.4%

Asian:

5.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2014 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (84% vs 66% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of New York high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

Worth a look

!Living Environment scores 15 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg85%

New York avg66%

193^rd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

154^th of 874Mount Pleasant Central School District among New York 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	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	193 of 1234	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	191 of 1242	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	281 of 1228	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	198 of 1190	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	221 of 1207	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	230 of 1210	81.0%	★★★★☆
2017	71.6	241 of 1221	80.3%	★★★★☆
2016	69.9	236 of 1255	81.2%	★★★★☆
2015	69.5	236 of 1255	81.2%	★★★★☆
2014	67.4	319 of 1237	74.2%	★★★★☆
2013	76.0	171 of 1217	85.9%	★★★★☆
2012	73.8	220 of 1198	81.6%	★★★★☆
2011	76.3	100 of 1165	91.4%	★★★★★
2010	74.0	143 of 1117	87.2%	★★★★☆
2009	73.6	127 of 1086	88.3%	★★★★☆
2008	74.2	108 of 1027	89.5%	★★★★☆
2007	75.4	80 of 1002	92.0%	★★★★★
2006	73.7	111 of 986	88.7%	★★★★☆
2005	75.9	59 of 935	93.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	60.2	178 of 637	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	34.5	410 of 583	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	143 of 1206	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	196 of 1219	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	144 of 1197	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	102 of 1155	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	75.6	204 of 1193	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	224 of 1176	81.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	218 of 885	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	148 of 865	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	47.7	391 of 851	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	228 of 760	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	256 of 815	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	269 of 791	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	297 of 1179	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	387 of 1170	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	582 of 1155	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	514 of 1101	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	516 of 1179	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.1	803 of 1154	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	241 of 1201	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	201 of 1211	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	407 of 1191	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	299 of 1154	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	239 of 1190	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	232 of 1176	80.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	90 of 1149	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.8	104 of 1144	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	65.0	290 of 1130	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	88 of 1038	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	91 of 1132	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	87 of 1095	92.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	211 of 788	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	158 of 781	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	186 of 776	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	155 of 738	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.1	223 of 793	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	216 of 765	71.8%	★★★★☆

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)92nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)72nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts91%+16 vs state

U.S. History and Government91%+15 vs state

Global History and Geography87%+11 vs state

Algebra I81%+25 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences80%+24 vs state

Life Science Biology61%+3 vs state

Living Environment42%-15 vs state

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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

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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	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westlake High School	Public	9-12	825 Westlake Dr	Thornwood	10594	Westchester County	Mount Pleasant Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 769-8311	566	58	9.8	18.7%	429 (75.8%)	5 (0.9%)	93 (16.4%)	33 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	77.3	193^rd of 1234 public high schools	84.4%		77	191^st of 1242 public high schools	84.6%	2			91.0			87.4	41.7		90.5	80.7	61.1		80.4						100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$35,799	$555	$35,245
Linden Hill High School	Public	6-12	226 Linda Ave	Hawthorne	10532	Westchester County	Hawthorne-Cedar Knolls Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 749-2977	66	14	4.7	39.4%	8 (12.1%)	33 (50.0%)	19 (28.8%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.6%)								(n/a)																			99.2	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$81,363	$1,360	$80,003
Edenwald School	Public	7-12	1075 Broadway	Pleasantville	10570	Westchester County	Mount Pleasant-Cottage Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 769-0456	86	13	6.8	88.4%	9 (10.5%)	46 (53.5%)	27 (31.4%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	0.7	1234^th of 1234 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)			0.0			14.3	0.0			0.0					0.0		0.0	0.0	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	$103,558	$1,230	$102,328
Valhalla High School	Public	9-12	300 Columbus Ave	Valhalla	10595	Westchester County	Valhalla Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 683-5014	424	45	9.3	31.1%	195 (46.0%)	25 (5.9%)	157 (37.0%)	26 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	71	310^th of 1234 public high schools	74.9%		72	309^th of 1242 public high schools	75.1%	1		100.0	90.2			86.7	50.0		84.0	66.7	69.0	100.0	78.3						97.2	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.4	$41,128	$641	$40,487
Pleasantville High School	Public	9-12	60 Romer Ave	Pleasantville	10570	Westchester County	Pleasantville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 741-1420	559	57	9.8	19.7%	415 (74.2%)	9 (1.6%)	78 (14.0%)	31 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.5%)	86.1	45^th of 1234 public high schools	96.4%		84.7	41^st of 1242 public high schools	96.7%	4	91.4		92.2		92.2	93.4	95.4		92.7	87.5									98.7	99.2	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.3	99.3	$37,119	$362	$36,757
Briarcliff High School	Public	9-12	444 Pleasantville Rd	Briarcliff Manor	10510	Westchester County	Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 488-8325	463	57	8.1	5.6%	273 (59.0%)	20 (4.3%)	67 (14.5%)	81 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	89.1	19^th of 1234 public high schools	98.5%		88.6	9^th of 1242 public high schools	99.3%	10	95.7	100.0	95.0			95.1	85.7		99.0	90.2	94.8	100.0	86.4						99.3	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.5	99.8	$41,319	$39	$41,280
Byram Hills High School	Public	9-12	12 Tripp Ln	Armonk	10504	Westchester County	Byram Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 273-9200	740	79	9.3	6.6%	591 (79.9%)	6 (0.8%)	48 (6.5%)	66 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.8%)	88.8	20^th of 1234 public high schools	98.4%		87.3	22^nd of 1242 public high schools	98.2%	2	90.7		98.3			100.0			96.0	93.6	95.3		75.3						99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.9	99.9	$45,526	$401	$45,125
Horace Greeley High School	Public	9-12	70 Roaring Brook Rd	Chappaqua	10514	Westchester County	Chappaqua Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 238-7201	1,122	106	10.5	7.0%	774 (69.0%)	10 (0.9%)	85 (7.6%)	192 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.1%)	83.8	68^th of 1234 public high schools	94.5%		85.9	31^st of 1242 public high schools	97.5%	37	95.9		93.7			96.4	56.3		78.6	42.3									99.9	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.9	100.0	$39,665	$23	$39,642
Alexander Hamilton High School	Public	7-12	98 S Goodwin Ave	Elmsford	10523	Westchester County	Elmsford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 592-7311	493	47	10.3	46.7%	22 (4.5%)	109 (22.1%)	320 (64.9%)	29 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.2%)	36.8	784^th of 1234 public high schools	36.5%		32	835^th of 1242 public high schools	32.8%	51	57.9	85.7	72.7			68.6	53.9	72.2	56.9	46.3		30.3		59.4	42.0	43.1	17.5	38.9	98.2	99.1	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.1	98.9	99.8	$41,950	$900	$41,049
Sleepy Hollow High School	Public	9-12	210 N Broadway	Sleepy Hollow	10591	Westchester County	Union Free School District Of The Tarrytowns	No	No	No	No	(914) 631-8838	843	68	12.4	56.0%	227 (26.9%)	26 (3.1%)	548 (65.0%)	21 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.5%)	60.3	510^th of 1234 public high schools	58.7%		59.9	523^rd of 1242 public high schools	57.9%	13	73.3	84.6	78.2	22.2	55.1	79.9	39.1	93.4	76.4	68.1		80.3							89.2	93.3	91.9	91.9	91.9	93.5	92.1	90.4	$33,742	$441	$33,300

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