📍 3300 Middletown Rd, Waldorf, Charles County, 20603
Westlake High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Waldorf, Charles County. The school has 1,229 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charles County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. 69% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 21 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westlake High School enrolls 1,229 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 66 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Black or African American, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 5.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 914 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 131 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 69 | 5.6% |
| White | 59 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 50 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
536 of the school's 1,229 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 462 qualify for free lunch and 74 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.
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 MD-50, state senate district 28, state house district 28.
Westlake High School is one of 39 schools in Charles County Public Schools, based in La Plata, Maryland. The district serves 28,162 students district-wide and employs 1,801 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,229 students, Westlake High School is larger than the district average of about 722 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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