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Westlake High School

2370 Union Road, Sw, Atlanta, GA, 30331-8021 -

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Definition of Terms

Westlake High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Fulton County, GA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1595 students

% Male / % Female

47% / 53%

Total Classroom Teachers

87 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 593 students

Grade 10 - 358 students

Grade 11 - 357 students

Grade 12 - 287 students

This School

(GA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:18

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(GA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	2%
% Hispanic	1%	6%
% Black	97%	39%
% White	n/a	52%
% Unknown	1 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

(GA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

40%

33%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(GA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Fulton County School District

This School's Agency

(GA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	95	7
Number of Students Managed	81,665 students	3,848 students
District Total Revenue	$827,152,000	$34,253,000
District Expenditure	$819,896,000	$34,226,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,129	$8,902
District Expenditure / Student	$10,040	$8,894
District Graduation Rates	87%	75%

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posted on November 17, 2009 at 05:00:00 am
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posted on November 13, 2009 at 08:01:00 am
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M. Basketball. Marcus Thornton Signs National Letter of Intent with Clemson Basketball (Clemson Tigers)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 05:36:21 pm
The Clemson men's basketball program announced the signing of Marcus Thornton to a national letter of intent on Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period. Thornton, a 6-8 forward from Atlanta, GA, will play for the Tigers beginning in 2010.
Jets LB Pace wants to make up for lost time (Newsday)
posted on October 13, 2009 at 01:47:37 am
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Ex-Florida QB considering UA (Arizona Daily Star)
posted on September 9, 2009 at 07:22:52 am
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Westlake High School is a secondary school located in unincorporated Fulton County, Georgia, United States. The school has an Atlanta, Georgia address but is outside of the Atlanta city limits. It is a suburban high school located in a predominantly middle class community.
History
As a part of the Fulton County School System consolidation plan, Westlake was formed in 1988 by the closing of Westwood High School and Lakeshore High School. The new school uses the old Westwood High School facility. Its motto is Where Excellence is Delibrate.
Magnet Program
Westlake High School's Math/Science Magnet Program prepares students for the academic and career fields of math, science, engineering, and technology through rigorous instruction, relevant experiences and supportive relationships.
Goals
The magnet program at Westlake seeks to provide an academically rigorous foundation for math, science, engineering and technology based careers. The students are exposed to special courses that offer real world problems and inquiry based instruction. The program develops partnerships with universities and businesses so that students have access to relevant instructional and internship experiences in medical science, engineering and technology. Students are also encouraged to participate in academic, athletic, and artistic extracurricular activities that support their achievement.
Magnet programs of study
Westlake's magnet program is modeled after college programs in medical science, engineering and computer science. Each course of study has associated extracurricular clubs and teams as well as junior and senior summer research internship opportunities available at both Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University. Additionally, students attend monthly forums with guest speakers from college and industry on topics ranging from college planning to careers.
Recent achievements
National 1^st place Biology Award in NAACP ACT-SO competition
National 2^nd place Science Award in National Institutes of Health competition
Regional Semi-Finalists Engineering Award in Siemens Westinghouse Competition
Regional 1^st place Tri-Math-Alon Award in National Society of Black Engineers competition
Application requirements
Students wishing to participate in the magnet program must live in Fulton county and must meet academic crieria including having taken Algebra I in 8th grade, having a minimum grade of 80/100 in all math and science classes, no failing classes, and having a minimum cumulative average of 80.
Athletics
1999 GHSA Boys Basketball Champions
2002 GHSA Boys Basketball Champions
2008 GHSA AAAAA Girls Track Champions
New Facility
Construction for a new Westlake facility began in October 2006 and the facility officially opened in August 2008, housing over 2,500 high school students in 99 classrooms. The architectural firm of Gardner, Spencer, Smith, Tench & Jarbeau, P.C. designed the new building while H.J. Russell & Company handled the initial phase of construction. The school had previously been housed in the old Westwood High School building since its opening in 1988.
Notable alumni
Adam "Pacman" Jones
Keith Adams
Ian Allen
Keyaron Fox
Sean Jones
Anthony Mitchell
Kasim Reed
Cameron Newton
A.J. Moye

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