You face many choices today for the education of your child. Public school, home school, private school... you want what is best for your child, and you have the responsibility to "train up a child in the way he should go."

In considering a Christian education, Westlake Christian Academy stands ready to come alongside you and assist in the task of making disciples, prepared and ready for service in our Lord's kingdom. We offer a faculty that shares your priority for building up students in their Christian faith in a world that has become increasingly hostile to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The foremost goal of WCA is to become the first choice of parents and students seeking a Christ-centered elementary and secondary education where the truth of the Bible is integrated into every aspect of school life. We aim to teach students to think, speak, write, and act in a Christian manner in preparation for life's challenges and to model Christ in their school, church, workplace, and community.

We focus on:

• Expanding each student's Biblical worldview.
• Building Christian Character.
• Instilling a commitment to lifelong learning.

The faculty and staff devote their energy to each student's academic competency, preparing each for higher education and leadership potential, while facilitating career/life planning skills.

There are a number of ways to evaluate a school’s academic program. One of those is a comparison of test scores. One common instrument which Westlake Christian Academy uses is student ACT score results.

The ACT test is a nationally recognized college assessment tool used:

• to help students make better decisions about which colleges to attend and which programs to study
• to provide information helpful to colleges both in the process of admitting students and in ensuring their success after enrollment

ACT test scores results are a good indicator of college readiness. Westlake is pleased that on the average, its students score just as well or better than many local schools. Within its resources, Westlake Christian Academy desires to provide as many students as possible with a quality Christian education which prepares them for a life of service in their community. Thus Westlake accepts students with a wide range of academic ability and is diligent to develop their intellectual capabilities.

The following table provides an overview of Westlake ACT scores as compared to those of Lake County schools.

Rank based on five year average

Rank	Lake County Schools	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	5-Year Average
1	Deerfield High School	25.5	25.3	26.0	26.4	26.3	25.9
2	Stevenson High School	25.6	25.3	25.7	25.7	26.2	25.7
3	Lake Forest High School	25.4	25.5	25.6	25.6	26.3	25.7
4	Highland Park High School	25.2	25.5	25.8	25.3	25.2	25.4
5	Carmel Catholic High School	25.0	25.2	24.6	25.7	25.5	25.2
6	Libertyville High School	24.7	24.8	25.0	24.9	25.3	24.9
7	Barrington High School	24.0	24.0	24.3	24.3	24.4	24.2
8	Vernon Hills High School	23.2	24.0	24.0	24.7	24.7	24.1
9	Lake Zurich High School	22.8	22.8	23.7	23.9	24.0	23.4
10	Westlake Christian Academy	22.4	23.4	21.8	22.1	24.7	22.9
11	Grayslake Central High School	21.5	21.9	22.7	23.6	23.3	22.6
12	Grayslake North High School	n/a	n/a	21.7	22.4	21.6	21.9
13	Warren High School	21.7	21.8	21.7	21.9	22.1	21.8
14	Wheeling High School	21.3	21.6	22.1	21.0	21.8	21.6
15	Lakes Community High School	n/a	21.2	20.8	21.5	22.3	21.5
16	Mundelein High School	21.0	21.5	21.2	20.9	20.9	21.1
17	National Average	21.1	21.2	21.1	21.1	20.5	21.0
18	Antioch Community High School	20.7	20.4	21.4	21.1	21.0	20.9
19	Wauconda Community High School	20.7	19.9	20.3	21.1	21.5	20.7
20	Illinois State Average	20.5	20.5	20.7	20.6	20.5	20.6
21	Grant Community High School	19.9	20.3	20.4	20.8	20.7	20.4
22	Zion-Benton High School	18.6	18.1	18.4	18.1	18.7	18.4
23	Round Lake High School	18.2	17.9	18.2	18.5	18.2	18.2
24	Waukegan High School	16.8	17.0	16.9	17.0	16.8	16.9
25	North Chicago High School	16.8	16.3	15.4	15.8	15.7	16.0