Westlake Academy
Public school (charter) in Westlake, Texas · Westlake Academy Charter School · Grades K–12
Westlake Academy serves 877 students in grades K–12 in Westlake (Tarrant County). It is the only school in Westlake Academy Charter School. By enrollment it is the 57th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 14.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 59.37 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | K–12 |
| District | Westlake Academy Charter School |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 480025409511 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Westlake Academy Charter School | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 877 | 877 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 14.8 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 75% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Westlake Academy in context
Size
Westlake Academy is the only school in Westlake Academy Charter School, so its 877 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest schools are a median 12.6 miles away and have a median of 628 students, so Westlake Academy is larger than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 85 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 47, against an average of 67 per grade. This year grade 12 has 55% more students than kindergarten (73 against 47). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 48.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (24.4%). Asian students are next, at 24.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Westlake Academy has 59.37 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 877 students would have about 79.7 teachers, so Westlake Academy has 20.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other school is Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound, 7.4 miles away in Texas College Preparatory Academies. There are 0 schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 48.8% |
| Asian | 24.2% |
| Hispanic | 12.8% |
| Two or more races | 7.5% |
| Black | 5.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
50.2% of students are girls and 49.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 47 |
| Grade 1 | 53 |
| Grade 2 | 57 |
| Grade 3 | 60 |
| Grade 4 | 57 |
| Grade 5 | 63 |
| Grade 6 | 73 |
| Grade 7 | 73 |
| Grade 8 | 74 |
| Grade 9 | 85 |
| Grade 10 | 81 |
| Grade 11 | 81 |
| Grade 12 | 73 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2600 J T Ottinger Rd, Westlake, TX 76262
Phone: (817)490-5757
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Westlake Academy. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 7.4 mi | 949 | 16.8 | 10.2% |
| Great Hearts Prairie View | Great Hearts Texas | 9.3 mi | 919 | 22.9 | 28.2% |
| Founders Classical Academy - Lewisville | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 11.7 mi | 912 | 15.8 | 20.6% |
| Learning Center | Lewisville ISD | 12.1 mi | 244 | 7.3 | 67.2% |
| Treetops School International | Treetops School International | 13.2 mi | 343 | 12 | 7% |
| Responsiveed - Online | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 14.0 mi | 281 | 16.2 | – |
| Alternative Discipline Campus | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 14.1 mi | 51 | 5.1 | 76.5% |
| Universal Academy - Coppell | Universal Academy | 14.8 mi | 1,302 | 21 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.