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Westlake High School

Honors & Recognitions

  • TEA Met Standard School (Highest Ranking)
  • U. S. Blue Ribbon School
  • Texas Successful Schools Award for Outstanding Performance

  • Westlake HS was named #1 comprehensive public high school in Texas and in Austin by Niche and #19 in the nation for 2024-25.*
    * excludes magnets, charters and schools that require an admission process

  • The National Merit Scholarship Program recognized 105 Westlake students for 2024-25, with 35 Finalists, 46 Commended, three African American Scholars, 19 Hispanic Scholars and two Indigenous Scholars.  National Merit Semifinalists represent less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors.

  • The WHS Rocket League team dominated the competition to win the PlayVS State Championship! Congratulations Kiran Seth, Yuan Dong, Eshann Yalmanchili and Jude Smith.

  • In the 2023-24 school year, 87% of the Advanced Placement tests Westlake students have taken scored a three or higher.

  • The Class of 2024 had 99 percent accepted to admission at the college level.

  • The Class of 2024 includes three Westlake High School students earning perfect ACT scores.

  • Westlake's Chap Band garnered the following in competitions during 2024-25:
    BOA Austin - 6th in Finals
    Vista Ridge Marching Fest - 2nd in Finals and award for Outstanding Visual Performance
    UIL Region - Received Superior Ratings (Division 1) from all judges
    BOA Waco - 3rd in Finals out of 30 bands

  • The Chap Band and EVE participated in the 2024 Rose Bowl Parade. They are one of only 15 schools in the U.S. to receive this prestigious invitation, highlighting their exceptional talent, dedication, and reputation as one of the nation’s top overall band programs. 

  • WHS Robotics teacher Norman Morgan was recognized with the top individual award in robotics - the 2024 Woodie Flowers Award.   This award celebrate effective communication in the art and science of engineering and design and is only given to one of over 10,000 coaches, mentors, and volunteers from around the world.  

  • Westlake High School was ranked #299 in the nation by 2023-24 U.S. News and World Report rankings. Westlake ranked first in the state for both 5A and 6A comprehensive four-year public high schools.*
    * excludes magnets, charters and schools that require an admission process

  • In 2024, Westlake High School's team won the national high school pilot program for Future City Engineering in Washington, D.C. In addition to a huge trophy, each team member received a $10,000 scholarship. 

  • Westlake HS's CyberPatriot Team competed in CyberPatriot state and national competitions and finished #3 in Texas, #10 in the U.S. during their first year of the CyberPatriot team in 2024. The team works to direct students toward careers in cybersecurity or other computer, science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines.  

  • The WHS Model United Nations delegation brought home 3 accolades at the University of Texas (CTMUN) conference: Harper Quale - Best Delegate (1st), Saransh Jain - Outstanding Delegate (2nd) and Adrita Roy - Best Delegate (1st). November 2023.

  • The Westlake HS Business Incubator team, Notifeye, was the recipient of $15,000 in the National Pitch competition of INCubatoredu by Uncharted Learning, NFP. This makes six out of the past seven years and the third consecutive year a business from Westlake High School has been funded at the national level.  

  • The Westlake Advanced Vertical Robotics (AVR) team competed at the National Championships for the fourth consecutive year. 

  • Westlake High School senior Reuben Paul and junior Grant Steinauer were named finalists for the Texas Business Hall of Fame Outstanding High School Entrepreneur Award. The award was created to recognize high school students who demonstrate an early inclination to entrepreneurship and business leadership. Reuben won the award and both students will attend an awards luncheon and induction dinner in San Antonio next month.

  • Westlake High School had 6 students selected in 2023 as All-State musicians by the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA), an honor that only the top three percent of musicians who initially audition achieve.

  • The 2023 Westlake Boys Golf team won their sixth consecutive state title and 13th overall state golf title, more than any other Texas 6A school in history. 

  • In 2023, Westlake Wrestlers Nick Wang and Grady O were named to the Texas High School Coaches Association Academic All-State Team. Westlake made up 40% of the student-athletes achieving the honor.

  • Westlake Theatre was recognized by the Texas Educational Theatre Association with an Award of Distinction (Outstanding Campus) at the 2023 awards ceremony and annual conference. 

  • Westlake High School Latin students, The Texas Intermediate Certamen team, won 1st place in the nation, the first National Championship for a team consisting mostly of Westlake students. A variety of academic tests challenged their knowledge in such subjects as Latin Grammar, Mythology, Roman History and many more.