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WESTLAKE ACADEMY
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 46 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About WESTLAKE ACADEMY
Set in WESTLAKE, Texas, WESTLAKE ACADEMY is a high-enrollment multi-level school, part of WESTLAKE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL. It hosts 877 students across grades K through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 485 students each, so WESTLAKE ACADEMY sits 81% above that benchmark.
Operationally, WESTLAKE ACADEMY answers to WESTLAKE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
On demographics, WESTLAKE ACADEMY reports that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 24% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, WESTLAKE ACADEMY reports 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.
Zooming out to the county, Tarrant County reports that median household income runs about $84,207, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which WESTLAKE ACADEMY is one.
Nearest neighbor: LAKEVIEW EL, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The school occupies a residential site. As a public charter, WESTLAKE ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
Over the past 7-year window. WESTLAKE ACADEMY's enrollment has grew 3% since 2018, when it stood at 853 (now 877). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 60% to 49%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.
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