Original Research by School Decision on Westlake Academy
Westlake Academy is a small district-level entity in Cuyahoga County that serves kindergarten and first-grade students. The enrollment is very small, with most students in kindergarten and only a handful in first grade.
The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Black, Hispanic, and American Indian students. The data does not provide information on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, nor does it report rates for students with individualized education plans or English learners, so a parent would want to ask the school directly about those populations.
State academic proficiency data were not available for this entity. Kindergarten and first grade are not tested under Ohio's state assessment system, which typically begins in third grade, so there are no state test results to report. Similarly, a graduation rate does not apply here because the district does not serve high school grades. What this means is that academic performance cannot be measured against state benchmarks or neighboring districts at the K-1 level.
One metric that does apply is chronic absenteeism. The district's chronic absenteeism rate places it above the midpoint among Cuyahoga County's districts, meaning absenteeism is higher than the county median. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand whether this reflects particular challenges among the current cohort, staffing or programming factors, or other circumstances.
The district brief found no major recent curriculum changes, levies, or referenda within the past several years that would reshape the parent experience. A consolidated elementary school building opened previously but falls outside the recent window of change.
Because this is a very small, early-grades-only entity with limited data publicly reported, prospective families should plan to speak directly with the school about academic approach, classroom structure, special services, and enrollment procedures. The data available here covers only enrollment and demographics; the full picture of what learning and support look like day-to-day would need to come from the school itself.
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