Westlake Academy, Westlake TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Westlake Academy

Westlake Academy is a charter school serving kindergarten through twelfth grade in the suburban community of Westlake, Texas, within Tarrant County. The school operates as a municipality-run charter under the Town of Westlake, which funds and governs it. The enrollment runs across all grade levels, with a roughly balanced distribution from early childhood through high school, and the student body is demographically diverse: a plurality of students identify as white, with substantial representation among Asian, Hispanic, and multiracial families as well.

The school's academic results show particular strength in tested subjects across the elementary and middle grades. In mathematics, proficiency rates range from the high end in fourth grade and sixth through eighth grades, down to the mid-range in third and fifth grades. In English language arts, proficiency is more consistently strong across all tested grades, with especially high performance in sixth and eighth grades. Science proficiency in eighth grade is solid, while fifth-grade science is notably lower. Eighth-grade social studies proficiency is below the school's standing in other subjects, suggesting a relative soft spot. The school does not report free-or-reduced-price lunch counts, special education enrollment rates, or English learner enrollment, so a reader cannot see the economic or language composition of the student body through those metrics. A graduation rate was not available, likely because this is among the first cohorts to reach twelfth grade under current enrollment patterns.

When positioned against other districts in Tarrant County, Westlake Academy's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, indicating performance well above the county midpoint. The school sits notably above the typical county district across tested subjects and grades, a meaningful distinction in a diverse county.

Recent changes to the school's program include a new free language program for kindergarten through second grade, delivered during the regular school day. Students receive instruction in Arabic in the first semester and Spanish in the second, providing early, structured exposure to multiple languages at no additional cost to families. This represents a shift toward language diversity in the early-grades curriculum.

In December, the Town Council approved amendments to the Academy's admissions policies, removing a set of secondary boundary districts from the school's acceptance zone for transfer admission. This change affects families in surrounding areas who seek openings at the school, though officials reported that no students from the affected districts were then enrolled. The Council also eliminated a formal notice-of-intent-to-return form for kindergarten through eighth grade, streamlining administrative processes.

The town government, which operates the Academy, proposed a property tax rate increase beginning fiscal year 2025-2026, marking the first increase since 2020. The town also issued bonds for facility expansion, including a significant expansion of the Academy's Arts and Sciences building. For families considering this school, these municipal decisions directly affect both local property taxes and the school's physical capacity in coming years.

The school's setting in Westlake places it in an affluent suburban area where median home values are substantially above both the state and national benchmarks. Rental costs are modest. The town itself is an incorporated municipality within the broader Dallas-Fort Worth region, though detailed information about the town's character, major employers, or specific growth patterns was not available from the research conducted.

Data on staffing, discipline, attendance, and course offerings was not provided, so a parent may want to look into those areas directly with the school to understand classroom ratios, campus culture, and the breadth of high school pathways and electives available.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=95%Cohort of 67 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,779 schools plotted. 59 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 372%

School 72% · District 72%

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Grade 486%

School 86% · District 86%

▲ 45 pts above state median · ▲ 48 pts above county median

Grade 579%

School 79% · District 79%

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 41 pts above county median

Grade 690%

School 90% · District 90%

▲ 56 pts above state median · ▲ 53 pts above county median

Grade 891%

School 91% · District 91%

▲ 49 pts above state median · ▲ 53 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 387%

School 87% · District 87%

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 42 pts above county median

Grade 483%

School 83% · District 83%

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 38 pts above county median

Grade 592%

School 92% · District 92%

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 44 pts above county median

Grade 694%

School 94% · District 94%

▲ 42 pts above state median · ▲ 41 pts above county median

Grade 788%

School 88% · District 88%

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 39 pts above county median

Grade 893%

School 93% · District 93%

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

Science

Grade 565%

School 65% · District 65%

▲ 42 pts above state median · ▲ 48 pts above county median

Grade 888%

School 88% · District 88%

▲ 46 pts above state median · ▲ 50 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 868%

School 68% · District 68%

▲ 44 pts above state median · ▲ 43 pts above county median

This schoolWESTLAKE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income80%Higher-income95%15 pp gap