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825 Westlake Dr

Thornwood, NY 10594
(School attendance zoneSchool attendance zones are designated boundaries around public schools that determine student eligibility for attending a particular school. Students whose homes are located within a particular school's attendance zone are eligible for enrollment. School officials determine and periodically adjust attendance zones based on community demographics and other local factors. shown in map)

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Tel: (914)769-8311

whs.mtplcsd.org

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Westlake High School serves 589 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the NY average of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 55%.
Westlake High School operates within the Mount Pleasant Central School District.
Mount Pleasant Central School District's 100% graduation rate is higher than the NY state average of 87%.

School Overview

The student population of 589 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 45 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	589 students

Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers	45 teachers

Students by Grade

School Comparison

The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.28 is less than the state average of 0.37. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(NY) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	13:1	15:1

Asian	5%	9%

Hispanic	10%	25%

Black	1%	18%

White	84%	45%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.28	0.37

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	7%	45%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	1%	6%

District Comparison

Mount Pleasant Central School District's student population of 1,913 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 100% has increased from 99% over five years.
The revenue/student of $27,941 in this district is less than the state average of $32,940. The district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $26,160 is less than the state average of $31,547. The district spending/student has grown by 8% over four years.

School District Name	Mount Pleasant Central School District
Number of Schools Managed	4	2
Number of Students Managed	1,913	935

Graduation Rate	100%	87%

District Total Revenue	$55 MM	$31 MM

District Spending	$51 MM	$30 MM

District Revenue / Student	$27,941	$32,940

District Spending / Student	$26,160	$31,547

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores

Source: 2015 (latest year available) NCES, NY Dept. of Education

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