Westlake Prep is the newest school of the Lutheran Education Association of Houston (LEAH) becoming the latest in the rich tradition of quality education in the Houston community.

It was 1949 when Houston gained its first television station KLEE -- now KPRC; its first freeway - the Gulf; and a nationally recognized hotel - the Shamrock.  The same year, a new community educational resource came into being as the original Lutheran High School opened its doors at the southern end of the then new Gulf freeway - now the intersection of the Gulf Freeway and the 610 loop.

During the 1950s land was purchased on the "far north side of Houston" in the suburban Garden Oaks District - now just outside the North 610 Loop at Shepherd.        However, it wasn’t until 1980 that the dream of a sister school became a reality in Lutheran High North (LHN).

Responding to Houston’s changing landscape, in 1998 the original campus moved south along the Gulf Freeway to a location just outside Beltway 8 becoming Lutheran South Academy (LSA), adding both a Lower (Pre-K3 - 5) and Middle (6,7,8) school programs in response to community needs.

The pioneering spirit of the 1940s that resulted in the original Lutheran High School and action oriented foresight in the 1950s that led to Lutheran High North surfaced again in 2002 as LEAH looked to the rapidly developing Westside of Houston.  Immediately it became obvious that the new Grand Parkway between US 59 and Interstate 10 was the central axis of current and future Westside growth.  A large tract of land was purchased just to the west and south of the recently completed West Park Tollway and the Grand Parkway interchange providing easy access from all directions.

Current plans for Westlake’s development involve phased growth determined from community needs assessments.  Be sure to complete the survey to include your input in the planning of this new school.

DID YOU KNOW?

·     LSA and LHN graduates have been accepted into Stanford, Notre Dame, Harvard, Rice, NYU, Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor. . .

·     LSA and LHN graduates average over $10,000 per graduate in college scholarships

·     LSA and LHN have been State Champions in Softball, Track, Volleyball, Swimming, Music, Basketball, etc.

·     LSA and LHN faculty and administration are nationally recognized and present professionally nationally