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Enrollment
477
Middle
DISTRICT 485 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT PLEASANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362016001850
WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
825 WESTLAKE DR, THORNWOOD, NY 10594 · (914) 769-8540 · Westchester County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of New York public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
52 students
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 168 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 160 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 149 | 31% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL→WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MOUNT PLEASANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
67.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
76.7%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 76.7% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 80.9% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (69.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 477 | 10.9% | 69.7% |
| PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT SCHOOL CROTON ON HUDSON | 463 | 12.7% | 77.0% |
| SOMERS MIDDLE SCHOOL SOMERS | 553 | 14.1% | 72.1% |
| ALBERT G PRODELL MIDDLE SCHOOL SHOREHAM | 457 | 6.3% | 69.3% |
| PLEASANTVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL PLEASANTVILLE | 495 | 14.1% | 75.2% |
| NESAQUAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL SAINT JAMES | 466 | 15.0% | 68.9% |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #139 of 766 | #23 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #217 of 768 ▼ 46 | #28 of 40 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #136 of 768 ▲ 10 | #23 of 40 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #367 of 796 | #26 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #126 of 683 | #5 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.4% | #465 of 688 | #37 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.9% | #755 of 773 | #28 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.2% | #78 of 168 | #4 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
477
+51 (+12%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 9.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 477 | 52.8 | 9.0:1 | 11% (52) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 49.5 | 9.4:1 | 11% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 429 | 47.8 | 9.0:1 | 14% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 47 | 9.1:1 | 15% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 43.4 | 10.2:1 | 8% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 44 | 10.8:1 | 8% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | 38 | 13.2:1 | 6% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 558 | 48 | 11.6:1 | 1% (8) |
| 1990-91 | 364 | 24 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public medium-sized middle school in THORNWOOD, New York. The school reports 477 students in grades 6 through 8.
MOUNT PLEASANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is responsible for 4 schools, WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL included, with 1,941 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 76% White. After that, the student body is 16% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Westchester County is about 52% White. WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 39%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.0:1 at WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL, with 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 11%. For comparison, public schools in Westchester County average 38%.
Measured against New York public middle schools, WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL, the prediction is 71.0% and the result is 69.7%.
Within Westchester County, median household income is about $118,976, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 255 public schools in Westchester County, with a combined enrollment of about 140,968.
The closest public school, WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile from WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL saw enrollment rise 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Westchester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
999,677
Census ACS
Median income
$118,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
255
140,968 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MOUNT PLEASANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 566 students
- COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 481 students
- HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 417 students
Other schools in THORNWOOD
- WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 566 students
- COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 481 students
Other Westlake Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Westlake Middle. WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Westlake Middle SchoolBROOMFIELD, CO · 853 students
- Westlake Middle SchoolErie, PA · 477 students
- Westlake MiddleOakland, CA · 279 students
Nearby schools
- WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 566
- COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 481
- CEDAR KNOLLS ACADEMY1.1 mi · 61
- LINDEN HILL HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 66
- EDENWALD SCHOOL1.1 mi · 86
- MOUNT PLEASANT-COTTAGE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 122
Frequently asked questions
About WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 477 students in grades 06-08.
Is WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 9.0:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 76% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MOUNT PLEASANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.