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Westlake High School

2400 Union Rd SW, Atlanta, Fulton County, 30331

2,461
Pupils
20.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Westlake High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Atlanta, Fulton County. The school has 2,461 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fulton County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 118.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Fulton County
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Westlake High School enrolls 2,461 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 118.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.

Male students
1,147 (47%)
Female students
1,314 (53%)
Teachers (FTE)
118.6
Student-teacher ratio
20.8:1
Grade span
9–12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American2,29593%
Hispanic or Latino873.5%
Two or more races592.4%
Asian10<1%
White6<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

1,067 of the school's 2,461 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 904 qualify for free lunch and 163 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 9–12Title I

Westlake High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-60, state senate district 38, state house district 61.

School district: Fulton County

Westlake High School is one of 108 schools in Fulton County, based in Atlanta, Georgia. The district serves 87,019 students district-wide and employs 6,050 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,461 students, Westlake High School is larger than the district average of about 806 students per school.

87,019
District students
108
Schools
6,050
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

27%
Math proficient
95%
Graduation rate
14%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices AP courses (15) 🏛️ Dual enrollment Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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