School Information
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GreatSchools Rating:
9
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Educational Climate:
Above Average
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Technology Measure:
Not Reported
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Type:
State Department Of Education
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Grades:
Kindergarten - 12th Grade
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District:
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Students/Teacher:
NOT REPORTED
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Students/Grade:
40.8
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Number Students:
0000530
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Number Teachers:
NOT REPORTED
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Number Classrooms:
30
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Expense/Pupil:
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Poverty Level:
NOT REPORTED
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Number Computers:
0
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Number PCs:
0
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Number Macs:
0
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Principal:
Mr Rod Harding
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CHARTER SCHOOL
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GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAMS
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ESL
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SPECIAL EDUCATION
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT
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BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
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ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS
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YEAR ROUND CLASSES
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VOC-TECH
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ADULT EDUCATION
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NCLB SCHOOL
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BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL
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COALITION OF ESSENTIAL SCHOOLS
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AYP SCHOOL
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INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
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MAGNET SCHOOL
School Ratings & Reviews
School Ratings (48 ratings)
Parent Review |
Rating:
Posted 2012-06-20
"We had Miss MacFarlane for second grade. A complete nightmare. She was very mean to my son. My children went to Montesssori most of their lives and after considerable research we decided to enroll my youngest one in Westlake since it claims to be a natural extension of Montessori. No, not true. I dare say this particular teacher was stricter than my older son's teachers in Catholic school. Several other kids exhibited terrible behavior in the classroom..I volunteered regularly, however, she had something negative to say every day about my son who in comparison to these other students had a pretty good behavior and attitude. She took issue with myson's younger age. Well, yes, he was smarter and moved through the school system at a faster pace. Bit I guess to this teacher that was not appropriate since she told me that we may consider holding him back even though he had all A's in every subject except behavior. Unbelievable. I guess you have to be blond with blue eyes to exceed at this school. Otherwise your out of luck!"
Parent Review |
Rating:
Posted 2012-01-30
"All I have to say are good things about the school. I feel my daughter is now getting a better education in terms of strong and solid curriculum. I feel she's going to be prepared to compete with Other students in college and will be better prepared. I love that it's small and students have this ambiance of small community and fellowship. I specially enjoy the topics they are discussing in world history. I feel that the school is really preparing them to be international citizens. An this is the least I expect for my child. I am bilingual and my daughter is trilingual . There's do much more you expect from your kids and it's our duty to offer them the very best. This is why Im proud to say that she's a student at Westlake academy !"
Parent Review |
Rating:
Posted 2011-07-18
"Westlake's second graduating class (May 2011) of 32 seniors received over $4.5 million in scholarships. The Academy is rated EXEMPLARY again this year. The teachers are invested in their careers. Parents are invested--they helped contribute over $500,000 this year. What's not to love??"
Parent Review |
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Posted 2011-01-23
"Confused re: low performance comments. The school repeatedly attains exemplary status, regardless of the fact that the focus is not on teaching to the TAKS. Recently, last year's first senior class returned for a visit and reported that they have had an easy transition to college life and academics, despite the fact that many of them are enrolled in challenging &/or honors college programs. That alone has sold me on our decision to send our child to WA. He has been there 2 yrs, & the level of work to which he has been exposed (in primary) has been much more complex and cognitively challenging than that of his same grade peers in the local "exemplary" public elementary. I don't disagree that some amount of parental involvement is required for success in this setting, but, then again, why have children if you're not willing or able to spend time them, helping with schoolwork or otherwise??"
Parent Review |
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Posted 2010-09-21
"Our son attended school here for one year, and after a disappointing year, we decided to leave. MANY other students and families have also recently left the school. Although we believe firmly in the school's mission statement and are impressed with the IB program, their execution of the program is abysmal. The school is run by a Board and Town CEO with absolutely no background in education, changes are made seemingly at a whim, turnover of teachers and administrative staff is high, and a small group of wealthy parents enjoys a disproportionate amount of influence over decision-makers. Our son actually did well at Westlake, but the lack of structure, proper supervision, and truly rigorous academic instruction led us back to our local public school in Carroll ISD."