Summary:
ZIP code 44145 is home to two middle-level schools — Lee Burneson Middle School (grades 7–8, 501 students) and Dover Intermediate School (grades 5–6, 471 students) — which together enroll 972 students in the Westlake City district. Westlake City ranks 66th of 773 Ohio districts, placing it in the 91st percentile with a 5-star rating, and both schools share that district profile.
Test results are strong at both schools. Every reported Ohio State Test score in 2025–2026 and 2024–2025 beat the state average. In 2025–2026, Dover Intermediate School averaged 86.9% proficient and Lee Burneson Middle School 85.4% — roughly +28.1 and +30.0 points over state; the year before, the averages were 84.8% and 83.9%. Dover Intermediate School's top 2025–2026 marks were Science 5 at 86.9%, Math 5 at 81.1%, Math 6 at 81.9%, ELA 5 at 86.0%, and ELA 6 at 85.5%. Lee Burneson Middle School posted ELA 7 at 87.6%, ELA 8 at 85.4%, Science 8 at 82.4%, and Math 7 at 73.2%.
Lee Burneson Middle School stands out for ranked performance: 93rd of 1,046 schools in 2025–2026 (91st percentile, 5 stars), up from 123rd and 113th in the prior two years, plus 100% proficient in Geometry and Algebra I End-of-Course tests in both years. Dover Intermediate School hit 100% in 7th Grade Mathematics, versus 74.9% district and 48.6% state. Those 100% figures likely reflect small advanced-course cohorts, not whole grade levels. Dover Intermediate School's chronic absenteeism (13.9%) was lower than Lee Burneson Middle School's (15.4%) and the district's (16.6%). Free/reduced lunch rates are close (23.14% and 24.15%), as are student-teacher ratios (13.0 and 13.1). Dover's 2018–2019 per-student spending was $12,162, about 26.9% higher than Lee's $9,581 — an outdated figure.
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