West Lutheran High School
Plymouth, Minnesota
Learn academic and life skills, believe God’s Word, grow in Christian character, and achieve personal excellence.
West Lutheran International is excited to welcome students from all over the world. Located in Plymouth, Minnesota, West Lutheran sits 12 miles from downtown Minneapolis, providing safety for your student, yet allowing access to cultural, art, and sporting events.
West Lutheran International serves the whole student giving them a strong academic curriculum along with a rich cultural experience. West Lutheran has an established three-level ESL curriculum. Our English learner courses (ESL) are paired with regular English classes, allowing a student to spend 1/4th of their day on English mastery. The ESL curriculum includes a university preparatory ESL course that helps prepare an English learner for the TOEFL test, and the American college campus.
West Lutheran International students stay with a homestay families. This allows the student to have a true “cultural immersion” experience and receive the nurturing care of a family rather than dormitory housing. Often lasting, close friendships develop and become a very positive part of the students overall American education.
Over 90% of West Lutheran students are involved in sports, service, and leadership activities that broaden their educational experiences. Coaches and program advisors hold students to a high standard of excellence to help discover and develop talents and abilities.
At West Lutheran, your student will be surrounded by caring people. West Lutheran’s teachers provide counsel and religious instruction to develop Christian values and character. West Lutheran’s students mentor and assimilate international students in a close family atmosphere.
West Lutheran Pays Attention to Details
West Lutheran High School graduates show that we at West Lutheran pay attention to the big details. Take college readiness as an example. Over the last five years, West Lutheran students have averaged 10-20% higher than the average Minnesota student in college English readiness; over 20% higher in Math readiness and 10-20% high in readiness for college level reading. (Based on the ACT annual High School Profile Report).
West Lutheran Has a Focus
Some schools market themselves as prep schools while others model themselves as serving only a single niche such as fine arts or engineering. This is the “you might be the student for our school” approach. We see this as the wrong starting point.
At West Lutheran, we focus on the individual student, recognize his or her gifts, and push them to achieve. We accomplish this by offering a learning coordinator for the student that still struggles, to organize their learning or to help with other needs such as a special testing environment. For advanced students, AP and PSEO classes are taught here on campus by the teachers that have come to know them, but also teach these classes at the rigor of a college level course. Our class sizes are kept at a level that allows the teacher to pay attention to the individual student.
West Lutheran Has a Heart for Your Student
The relationship between students and faculty is different at a school with a 1:13 faculty to student ratio. In this setting a student’s gifts and needs stand out pretty quickly. In an average high school where class sizes are 30+ students, it is tough to adapt a class or instruction to the unique needs of a student. Why not choose a high school that is able to really know your student and is able to meet their needs?
School Overview
School Focus
Grades Offered
School Type
Supports Learning Differences (LD)
Religious Affiliation
Year Founded
Campus Size
College Prep
9-12
Co-ed
Yes
Christian
1979
10 acres
School Data
Student Teacher Ratio
Composite ACT Scores
Average GPA
Go on to College
13:1
22.89
3.56
95%
Finances
Endowment Size
Yearly Tuition International Home Stay
Yearly Tuition Day Students
% Students on Financial Aid
Merit Scholarships Offered
N/A
$39,450
$29,450
20%
Yes
Admission
Application Deadline
Accepts Standardized Application
SSAT Required
Acceptance Rate
Director of Admissions
Rolling
Yes
No
N/A
David Gartner, Principal
