📍 1000 Garden Drive, Westlake, Calcasieu Parish, 70669
Westlake High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Westlake, Calcasieu Parish. The school has 529 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 6 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westlake High School enrolls 529 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 18% Black or African American and 3.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 396 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 95 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
230 of the school's 529 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 199 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Westlake High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 LA-30, state senate district 27, state house district 35.
Westlake High School is one of 58 schools in Calcasieu Parish, based in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The district serves 27,851 students district-wide and employs 1,917 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 529 students, Westlake High School is close to the district average of about 480 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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