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Westlake High School

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Westlake High School ranks 111 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 87% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Westlake High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Westlake, Ohio, with a total enrollment of 1,063 students. The school is part of the Westlake City School District, which is ranked 90 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Westlake High School has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in Ohio, with a statewide ranking between 79 and 150 over the past 10 years, and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westlake High School students consistently outperform the state and district averages on Ohio State Tests across various subjects, including American Government, American History, Biology, English II, Geometry, and Algebra I. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 62.7% in Geometry to 88.7% in American History, compared to the state averages of 42.8% and 71.2%, respectively. The school also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 96.6% to 97.7% over the past three school years, significantly higher than the state average.

Westlake High School's academic performance and other key metrics are generally stronger than those of the nearby high schools analyzed, including John Marshall School of Information Technology, John Marshall School of Business and Civic Leadership, Avon Lake High School, Avon High School, Olmsted Falls High School, North Ridgeville High School, Fairview High School, Rocky River High School, and North Olmsted High School. Westlake High School's statewide rankings and proficiency rates on state tests are consistently higher than these neighboring schools.

989

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,498

Per pupil spending ?

22%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27830 Hilliard Blvd
Westlake, OH 44145-3032

(440) 250-1002

District: Westlake City

Feeder schools for Westlake High School:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.6%

Asian:

7.6%

Hispanic:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (80% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Ohio high schools

✓97% 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 school80%

District avg83%

Ohio avg62%

111^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

90^th of 828Westlake City among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	111 of 855	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	113 of 864	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	102 of 867	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	150 of 836	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	137 of 819	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	116 of 836	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	79 of 800	90.1%	★★★★★
2017	75.7	98 of 773	87.3%	★★★★☆
2016	73.4	115 of 784	85.3%	★★★★☆
2015	74.5	89 of 778	88.6%	★★★★☆
2014	72.6	159 of 769	79.3%	★★★★☆
2013	77.2	82 of 767	89.3%	★★★★☆
2012	78.8	49 of 832	94.1%	★★★★★
2011	76.8	92 of 818	88.8%	★★★★☆
2010	77.9	87 of 819	89.4%	★★★★☆
2009	79.8	50 of 791	93.7%	★★★★★
2008	80.5	49 of 767	93.6%	★★★★★
2007	77.6	72 of 756	90.5%	★★★★★
2006	77.4	109 of 696	84.3%	★★★★☆
2005	79.9	96 of 689	86.1%	★★★★☆
2004	95.3	1 of 681	99.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	26 of 77	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.8	13 of 78	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	46 of 86	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	80.1	21 of 87	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	24 of 84	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	37 of 76	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.9	17 of 87	80.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	62.5	128 of 606	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	153 of 596	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	78 of 628	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	68 of 550	87.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	31 of 128	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	11.2	107 of 111	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	60.7	34 of 119	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	19 of 112	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	20 of 100	80.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	92 of 809	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	81 of 798	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	72 of 813	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	78.1	124 of 794	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	111 of 775	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	64 of 781	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	78.1	75 of 751	90.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	78.1	20 of 280	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	67.8	95 of 308	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.8	9 of 538	98.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	41 of 270	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	51 of 273	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	49 of 270	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	53 of 260	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.1	34 of 239	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	29 of 207	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	18 of 184	90.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	197 of 815	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	222 of 822	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	199 of 805	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	306 of 773	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	222 of 763	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	147 of 779	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	49 of 758	93.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	122 of 817	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	140 of 816	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	122 of 819	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	160 of 808	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	164 of 778	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	131 of 792	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	115 of 763	84.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	6 of 254	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	81.2	31 of 242	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	36 of 239	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	110 of 222	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	90 of 211	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.8	49 of 208	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	29 of 201	85.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	123 of 617	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	98 of 598	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	124 of 614	79.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	126 of 748	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	119 of 754	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	104 of 756	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	164 of 749	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	165 of 727	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	109 of 739	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	103 of 718	85.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)83rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)66th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History89%+18 vs state

English II88%+27 vs state

Biology86%+21 vs state

American Government85%+13 vs state

Algebra I72%+12 vs state

Geometry63%+20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Westlake High School	Public	9-12	27830 Hilliard Blvd	Westlake	44145	Cuyahoga County	Westlake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 250-1002	989	70	14.2	22.0%	758 (76.6%)	24 (2.4%)	73 (7.4%)	75 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.8%)	76	111^th of 855 public high schools	87.0%		76.5	113^th of 864 public high schools	86.9%	2	85.3	88.7	86.5	87.7	62.7	71.8	$15,498
Bay High School	Public	9-12	29230 Wolf Rd	Bay Village	44140	Cuyahoga County	Bay Village City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 617-7400	684	52	13.1	7.3%	622 (90.9%)	3 (0.4%)	31 (4.5%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)	88	17^th of 855 public high schools	98.0%		88.4	15^th of 864 public high schools	98.3%	2	96.7	97.7	93.0	92.1	84.0	88.6	$17,005
North Olmsted High School	Public	9-12	27301 Butternut Ridge Rd	North Olmsted	44070	Cuyahoga County	North Olmsted City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 588-5833	1,115	58	19.1		876 (78.6%)	61 (5.5%)	100 (9.0%)	32 (2.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.8%)	49.6	470^th of 855 public high schools	45.0%		52.2	439^th of 864 public high schools	49.2%	31	78.4	78.1	66.7	64.5	31.8	46.9	$14,080
Fairview High School	Public	9-12	4507 W 213 Street	Fairview Park	44126	Cuyahoga County	Fairview Park City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 356-3500	484	26	18.6	23.3%	405 (83.7%)	22 (4.5%)	19 (3.9%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	73.9	137^th of 855 public high schools	84.0%		68.4	218^th of 864 public high schools	74.8%	81	84.9	82.7	94.7	79.6	66.0	67.1	$15,447
Rocky River High School	Public	9-12	20951 Detroit Rd	Rocky River	44116	Cuyahoga County	Rocky River City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 356-6800	792	56	14.1	14.9%	683 (86.2%)	12 (1.5%)	32 (4.0%)	26 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.7%)	86.9	23^rd of 855 public high schools	97.3%		90.5	4^th of 864 public high schools	99.5%	19	97.5	93.5	94.7	89.3	84.7	85.9	$17,668
Avon Lake High School	Public	9-12	175 Avon Belden Rd	Avon Lake	44012	Lorain County	Avon Lake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 933-6290	1,054	63	16.7	15.4%	939 (89.1%)	20 (1.9%)	35 (3.3%)	14 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.3%)	78.8	85^th of 855 public high schools	90.1%		81.1	68^th of 864 public high schools	92.1%	17	90.9	90.5	87.5	81.3	72.9	73.0	$16,473
Avon High School	Public	8-12	37545 Detroit Rd	Avon	44011	Lorain County	Avon Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 934-6171	1,417	69	20.4	14.3%	1,135 (80.1%)	41 (2.9%)	122 (8.6%)	56 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (4.4%)	83.6	47^th of 855 public high schools	94.5%		79	91^st of 864 public high schools	89.5%	44	90.2	93.2	92.2	85.7	78.7	83.1	$10,306
Olmsted Falls High School	Public	9-12	26939 Bagley Rd	Olmsted Falls	44138	Cuyahoga County	Olmsted Falls City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 427-6100	1,228	60	20.6	20.1%	1,095 (89.2%)	39 (3.2%)	45 (3.7%)	30 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.5%)	74.8	126^th of 855 public high schools	85.3%		72.6	167^th of 864 public high schools	80.7%	41	85.3	94.9	85.2	84.7	68.4	59.6	$12,834
North Ridgeville High School	Public	9-12	34600 Bainbridge Rd	North Ridgeville	44039	Lorain County	North Ridgeville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 327-1992	1,248	66	18.9	31.1%	1,058 (84.8%)	30 (2.4%)	99 (7.9%)	20 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.1%)	71.9	162^nd of 855 public high schools	81.1%		74.1	147^th of 864 public high schools	83.0%	15	89.9	87.0	78.9	70.7	56.7	78.1	$11,332
John Marshall School of Information Technology	Public	9-12	3952 W 140th St	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6850	486	30	16.2		117 (24.1%)	189 (38.9%)	135 (27.8%)	23 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.3%)	16.7	691^st of 855 public high schools	19.2%		14.4	701^st of 864 public high schools	18.9%	10	45.5	40.4	43.3	44.9	13.6	46.3	$15,528

Frequently Asked Questions about Westlake High School

What district is Westlake High School in?

Westlake City

Is Westlake High School a good school?

Westlake High School ranks 111^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Westlake High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 989 students attended Westlake High School.

What schools feed into Westlake High School?

Westlake High School is fed by the following schools:

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

What is the racial makeup of Westlake High School?

Students at Westlake High School are 77% White, 8% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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