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Schools in Westlake · Northwest Independent School District, Keller Independent School District

Westlake’s public schools outscore 74% of Texas districts

Math proficiency in Westlake’s districts is 50%, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Westlake, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
62%
▲ 10 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
▲ 9 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 5 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.8K
▼ 16% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024 · Northwest Independent
Students per teacher
15.3
TX 14.9
Schools in town
2
60,718 students on the public path
In brief

Westlake’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 37 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Westlake’s, its schools beat 51%, lower than their 74% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 62% and math 50% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Northwest Independent spends $10,825 per student and Keller Independent $11,042, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Westlake Academy and Primrose School of Westlake at Entrada (private) are in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Westlake’s grade

A− Test scoresC+ Graduation

B+: better than 74% of Texas school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 74%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (37)Better than 51%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 33,969 test results and a graduating class of 2,891 could put Westlake anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Westlake’s students in the tested grades sat them (34,066 in math, 33,873 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Westlake, with each school’s own grade.

46 schools teach K in Westlake’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C− to A+, so check the specific school.
Sendera Ranch El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haslet
B−
813 students14:1Rate it →
Lizzie Curtis El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
B
783 students15:1Rate it →
W R Hatfield El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
B+
756 students15:1Rate it →
Carl E Schluter El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haslet
A−
752 students15:1Rate it →
Haslet El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haslet
B+
733 students15:1Rate it →
J C Thompson El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haslet
C+
726 students14:1Rate it →
Prairie View El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rhome
C−
720 students13:1Rate it →
Seven Hills El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rhome
C+
707 students14:1Rate it →
Roanoke El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Roanoke
A−
705 students15:1Rate it →
Wayne A Cox El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Roanoke
A
701 students14:1Rate it →
Lance Thompson El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Argyle
A
701 students15:1Rate it →
Berkshire El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
688 students13:1Rate it →
Molly Livengood Carter El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haslet
680 students15:1Rate it →
J Lyndal Hughes El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Roanoke
B
672 students14:1Rate it →
Justin El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Justin
B
667 students15:1Rate it →
O A Peterson
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
B−
655 students14:1Rate it →
Clara Love El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Justin
C
648 students14:1Rate it →
Samuel Beck El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Trophy Club
A+
642 students15:1Rate it →
Freedom El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
B
639 students15:1Rate it →
Kay Granger El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Keller
A
637 students14:1Rate it →
Parkview El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
B−
618 students13:1Rate it →
Caprock El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
B−
608 students14:1Rate it →
Johnie R Daniel El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Northlake
593 students14:1Rate it →
Sunset Valley El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
B−
592 students14:1Rate it →
Lone Star El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
A
569 students15:1Rate it →
Alan and Andra Perrin El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
565 students14:1Rate it →
Basswood El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
C+
563 students14:1Rate it →
Bluebonnet El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
B
546 students13:1Rate it →
Ridgeview El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
A
534 students16:1Rate it →
Sonny & Allegra Nance El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
A−
533 students12:1Rate it →
Heritage El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Keller
C
529 students15:1Rate it →
Willis Lane El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
A
510 students16:1Rate it →
Eagle Ridge El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
A−
499 students15:1Rate it →
Bette Perot El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
A
498 students16:1Rate it →
Lakeview El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Roanoke
A+
487 students14:1Rate it →
Park Glen El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fort Worth
A
479 students16:1Rate it →
Florence El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Southlake
A
475 students15:1Rate it →
North Riverside El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
C
469 students13:1Rate it →
Woodland Springs El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
B+
466 students15:1Rate it →
Keller-Harvel El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
A−
464 students15:1Rate it →
Friendship El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
C+
464 students13:1Rate it →
Independence El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
A−
447 students13:1Rate it →
Liberty El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Colleyville
A
414 students14:1Rate it →
Hidden Lakes El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
A+
396 students13:1Rate it →
Shady Grove El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
A
378 students14:1Rate it →
Whitley Road El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Watauga
C−
323 students12:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–546 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A+
6–814 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+
9–129 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A+

Westlake runs its own schools through grade 12 (Northwest Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Keller Independent School District, shared with Keller and Watauga. Its elementary school is in Haslet. Parts of Westlake (18% of its land) are served by Carroll Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Westlake

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Northwest Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 37 schools · 32,098 students · 15.4 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$10,825TX $12,815 · FY2024
B+
Keller Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 42 schools · 32,042 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 15.2 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$11,042TX $12,815 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Northwest Independent School District61%
State average 51.1% · 15633 students tested
Math · PK–12, Northwest Independent School District48%
State average 40.9% · 15276 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Keller Independent School District62%
State average 51.1% · 18240 students tested
Math · PK–12, Keller Independent School District52%
State average 40.9% · 18790 students tested

Westlake vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Westlake’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WestlakeB+Northwest Independent PK–12 · Keller Independent PK–12
RoanokeB+Northwest Independent
KellerA−Keller Independent
SouthlakeA+Carroll Independent
Trophy ClubB+Northwest Independent

2 of the 4 neighbors share Northwest Independent with Westlake for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Westlake

71 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Westlakein other towns
Sendera Ranch El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haslet
B−
813 students14:1Rate it →
Lizzie Curtis El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
B
783 students15:1Rate it →
W R Hatfield El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
B+
756 students15:1Rate it →
Carl E Schluter El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haslet
A−
752 students15:1Rate it →
Haslet El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haslet
B+
733 students15:1Rate it →
J C Thompson El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haslet
C+
726 students14:1Rate it →
Prairie View El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rhome
C−
720 students13:1Rate it →
Seven Hills El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rhome
C+
707 students14:1Rate it →
Roanoke El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Roanoke
A−
705 students15:1Rate it →
Wayne A Cox El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Roanoke
A
701 students14:1Rate it →
Lance Thompson El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Argyle
A
701 students15:1Rate it →
Berkshire El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
688 students13:1Rate it →
Molly Livengood Carter El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haslet
680 students15:1Rate it →
J Lyndal Hughes El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Roanoke
B
672 students14:1Rate it →
Justin El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Justin
B
667 students15:1Rate it →
O A Peterson
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
B−
655 students14:1Rate it →
Clara Love El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Justin
C
648 students14:1Rate it →
Samuel Beck El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Trophy Club
A+
642 students15:1Rate it →
Freedom El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
B
639 students15:1Rate it →
Kay Granger El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Keller
A
637 students14:1Rate it →
Parkview El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
B−
618 students13:1Rate it →
Caprock El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
B−
608 students14:1Rate it →
Johnie R Daniel El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Northlake
593 students14:1Rate it →
Sunset Valley El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
B−
592 students14:1Rate it →
Lone Star El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
A
569 students15:1Rate it →
Alan and Andra Perrin El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
565 students14:1Rate it →
Basswood El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
C+
563 students14:1Rate it →
Bluebonnet El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
B
546 students13:1Rate it →
Ridgeview El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
A
534 students16:1Rate it →
Sonny & Allegra Nance El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
A−
533 students12:1Rate it →
Heritage El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Keller
C
529 students15:1Rate it →
Willis Lane El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
A
510 students16:1Rate it →
Eagle Ridge El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
A−
499 students15:1Rate it →
Bette Perot El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
A
498 students16:1Rate it →
Lakeview El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Roanoke
A+
487 students14:1Rate it →
Park Glen El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fort Worth
A
479 students16:1Rate it →
Florence El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Southlake
A
475 students15:1Rate it →
North Riverside El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
C
469 students13:1Rate it →
Woodland Springs El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
B+
466 students15:1Rate it →
Keller-Harvel El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
A−
464 students15:1Rate it →
Friendship El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
C+
464 students13:1Rate it →
Independence El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
A−
447 students13:1Rate it →
Liberty El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Colleyville
A
414 students14:1Rate it →
Hidden Lakes El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
A+
396 students13:1Rate it →
Shady Grove El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Keller
A
378 students14:1Rate it →
Whitley Road El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Watauga
C−
323 students12:1Rate it →
Timberview Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Fort Worth
A−
967 students15:1Rate it →
Indian Springs Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Keller
A
891 students15:1Rate it →
CW Worthington Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Haslet
1,201 students17:1Rate it →
Gene Pike Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Justin
B+
1,137 students16:1Rate it →
Medlin Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Trophy Club
A
1,109 students17:1Rate it →
John M Tidwell Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Roanoke
A−
1,062 students16:1Rate it →
Truett Wilson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Haslet
B+
941 students14:1Rate it →
Leo Adams Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Haslet
B+
915 students14:1Rate it →
Chisholm Trail Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rhome
B−
878 students14:1Rate it →
Fossil Hill Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fort Worth
B
831 students14:1Rate it →
Vista Ridge Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fort Worth
B−
786 students15:1Rate it →
Hillwood Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Fort Worth
A−
1,126 students17:1Rate it →
Trinity Springs Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Keller
A−
931 students17:1Rate it →
Keller Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Keller
A+
894 students16:1Rate it →
V R Eaton H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Fort Worth
A−
3,288 students18:1Rate it →
Timber Creek H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Fort Worth
A
2,970 students17:1Rate it →
Byron Nelson H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Trophy Club
A
2,969 students19:1Rate it →
Keller H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Keller
A+
2,951 students19:1Rate it →
Northwest H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Justin
A
2,672 students17:1Rate it →
Central H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Keller
A−
2,410 students16:1Rate it →
Fossil Ridge H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Keller
B+
2,140 students15:1Rate it →
James M Steele Early College H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Roanoke
A+
309 students16:1Rate it →
Keller Collegiate Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Keller
296 students20:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Westlake Academy
Grades K–12
A+
Charter
877 students15:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Primrose School of Westlake at Entrada
Elementary · Grades PK–K
Private · Nonsectarian
80 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Westlake’s schools

Are Westlake’s schools good?

By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Westlake children attend outscore 74% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 51%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Westlake in?

Two districts: Northwest Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Keller Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Keller and Watauga.

Where do Westlake kids go to high school?

One of 9 high schools, depending on your address: V R Eaton H S, Timber Creek H S, Byron Nelson H S, Keller H S, Northwest H S, Central H S, Fossil Ridge H S, James M Steele Early College H S and Keller Collegiate Academy.

What is Westlake’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Keller Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does Westlake spend per student?

$10,825 in Northwest Independent School District and $11,042 in Keller Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Westlake?

Yes: Primrose School of Westlake at Entrada (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 80 students). Westlake also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.