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Westlake High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
825 Westlake Dr
Thornwood, NY 10594
Phone
(914) 769-8311
District
MOUNT PLEASANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
WESTCHESTER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
547
Classroom Teachers
54

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

8

(10 is best)

Better than 71.1% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Westlake High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

100 80 60 40 20 0
87%
51%
87%
53%
No Data
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
10
10
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 144 26.3%
Grade 10 136 24.9%
Grade 11 126 23.0%
Grade 12 138 25.2%
Total 547 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.2% 78.1% 42.2%
Black 1.1% 0.8% 16.4%
Hispanic 17.6% 16.1% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.2% 5.0% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 19.0% 13.6% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 17.6% 12.3% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.5% 1.3% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 12,681 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,533.1 416
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.1% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.6% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.6% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.4% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 19.3% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,129 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 2.2% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.4% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 51.8% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 48.4% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.5% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.5% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.6% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 4.4% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.7% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 4.0% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $19,393 $37,584,000 55.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,573 $3,049,000 4.5%
Staff $1,165 $2,257,000 3.3%
General Administration $821 $1,591,000 2.4%
School Administration $1,266 $2,454,000 3.6%
Operation $2,022 $3,918,000 5.8%
Transportation $1,418 $2,748,000 4.1%
Other $730 $1,415,000 2.1%
Total Support $8,995 $17,432,000 25.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,458 $12,516,000 18.5%
Total Expenditures $34,846 $67,532,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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