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Westlake High School

3300 Middletown Rd, Waldorf, MD 20603 · (301) 645-8857 · Charles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,216 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,216
High
DISTRICT 1,348 · STATE 1,185
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
622 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 54%
Community
3
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
333
Grade 10
286
Grade 11
288
Grade 12
309
Student demographics
White
383%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 31%
Hispanic
14112%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 24%
Black
88873%
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 32%
Asian
615%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7%
Two+
827%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
64353%
Female
57247%

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Test scores

MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)
English Language Arts
46.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,216
+6 (+0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.6:1
% White
3%
was 7%
% Hispanic
12%
was 7%
% Black
73%
was 76%
% Asian
5%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Westlake High School

Westlake High School operates as a mid-tier high school in Waldorf, Maryland, one of the schools within Charles County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 1,216 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Charles County Public Schools comprises 38 schools with combined enrollment of 28,162 students; Westlake High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Westlake High School records that 73% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian, 3% White. By comparison, Charles County as a whole is about 49% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Westlake High School has 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.3:1, putting Westlake High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Westlake High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 44.0%; this one comes in at 26.6%, -17.3 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Charles County put median household earnings sit near $122,816, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Charles County runs 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 28,162 students), of which Westlake High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Billingsley Elementary School, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Westlake High School comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 38.5%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 1,210 students in 2018 compared to 1,216 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 7% to 12%.

On this page, the feed for Westlake High School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Charles County at a glance

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Population
170,527
Census ACS
Median income
$122,816
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
28,162 students

Quick facts

School name
Westlake High School
District
Charles County Public Schools
Address
3300 Middletown Rd, Waldorf, MD 20603
Phone
(301) 645-8857
County
Charles County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,216
Teachers (FTE)
74
Student–teacher ratio
16.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
622 (51%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
240027000144
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Charles County Public Schools
Other schools in Waldorf
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Westlake High School
What is the total enrollment at Westlake High School?
Westlake High School enrolls approximately 1,216 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Westlake High School serve?
Westlake High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Westlake High School have?
Westlake High School employs 74 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
How diverse is Westlake High School?
Westlake High School reports a student body of 3% White, 12% Hispanic, 73% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Westlake High School in?
Westlake High School is part of Charles County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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