Westlake High School is a public high school in unincorporated territory of Travis County, Texas, west of and adjacent to Austin. The school is a part of the Eanes Independent School District. Westlake High School is the only high school in the Eanes ISD and serves West Lake Hills, Rollingwood, parts of Southwest Austin, as well as parts of unincorporated Travis County. The school was established in 1969 and opened in 1970.
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Extracurricular activities
Westlake was moved to the state's highest classification in 2014 when Texas added a 6A classification.
Other sports
Basketball
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
Track
Flag football
Dance
Awards and recognition
In Newsweek Magazine's list of America's top High Schools Westlake was ranked #72 in 2011, #160 in 2012, #93 in 2013, and #117 in 2014.
In high school rankings by The Washington Post, Westlake was #52 in 2010, #59 in 2011, #106 in 2012, #136 in 2013, and #136 in 2014.
In the U.S. News & World Report's 2023-2024 rankings, Westlake is listed as #299 out of 17,680 schools.
In popular culture
Neptune High, the high school in Veronica Mars, is partially based on Westlake, where the father of writer-producer Rob Thomas once served as vice-principal.