Westlake Academy IB
ONLY TX municipality to charter + operate its own K-12 school
City · Tarrant County
Westlake
Population ~1,623 · carroll-isd
Distinctive by Design
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Corporate corridor
Schwab, Fidelity, Wells Fargo, McKesson at Solana
Vaquero + Tom Fazio golf
Ben Hogan-era prestige · among wealthiest ZIPs in TX
Local News
Westlake headlines
What's happening in Westlake right now
📈 Growth
Charles Schwab anchors a 70-acre corporate campus
Schwab's North Texas headquarters at Circle T Ranch totals roughly 1.16 million square feet and houses more than 5,000 employees, making the firm the largest employer in a town of fewer than 1,700 residents. Source: City of Westlake economic development office.
2024 · Source: westlake-tx.org
🏛️ Civic
Town hall sits inside Solana
Westlake operates its municipal offices out of the Solana office complex, the Ricardo Legorreta–designed business park first built in the 1980s for IBM. The town remains technically a 'Type A general-law' municipality despite hosting Fortune-500 anchors. Source: Town of Westlake.
Ongoing · Source: westlake-tx.org
🎓 Schools
Westlake Academy: a municipally run charter
The town founded Westlake Academy in 2003 as the only municipally owned International Baccalaureate K-12 charter school in Texas, with the Board of Trustees serving as the school's governing board. Source: Westlake Academy.
Ongoing · Source: westlakeacademy.org
🎓 Schools
Westlake Academy: only Texas municipality to charter and operate its own school
Westlake Academy is the only TX municipality to hold a charter and operate its own school district. The K-12 International Baccalaureate program is governed by the Town Council acting as Board of Trustees. Source: Westlake Academy.
From across Tarrant County
🗳️ Election
Contested mayor races in nine Tarrant cities on May 2 ballot
The May 2, 2026 ballot featured contested races for mayor in nine Tarrant cities: Arlington, Euless, Keller, Kennedale, North Richland Hills, Pelican Bay, Sansom Park, Westlake, and Westover Hills. The slate also included numerous city council positions, school board trustee seats, and other municipal offices across the county. Source: NBC 5 DFW / Tarrant County Elections.
🗳️ Politics
Taylor Rehmet (D) wins Texas State Senate District 9 special election
In Tarrant County's state Senate District 9 special election held November 4, 2025, Democrat Taylor Rehmet finished as the top vote-getter, ahead by roughly 14,000 votes and a margin of nearly 15%. Rehmet replaces Republican Kelly Hancock, who left the seat in 2025 to become acting state comptroller. Rehmet completes the remainder of Hancock's term. Source: NBC 5 DFW.
Around Town
Around Town
Westlake's places, people, and traditions
Landmark
Deloitte University
A 727,000-square-foot, roughly $300 million Deloitte learning center opened in 2011 on a wooded campus off SH 170. The 800-room facility hosts about 45,000 Deloitte employees and Fortune 100/500 trainees each year.
Year-round
Landmark
The Plaza at Solana
Architect Ricardo Legorreta's bold magenta-and-yellow office complex, built in the 1980s, was the first of its kind in the DFW Metroplex and remains one of the most photographed business parks in North Texas.
Year-round
Heritage
Among the wealthiest communities in America
Westlake routinely lands at or near the top of national 'richest small town' lists by median household income, a function of its low population (about 1,623 in 2020) and concentration of executive housing in Vaquero and Terra Bella.
Ongoing
Park
Glenwyck Farms trails
Westlake's network of equestrian-style trails connects its low-density residential pods through preserved pasture and post-oak savanna, a deliberate echo of the Circle T Ranch that once covered most of the town.
Year-round
Known for
- Charles Schwab corporate campus
- Solana office complex (Legorreta design)
- Deloitte University
- One of the most affluent communities in the U.S.
The Story of Westlake
Westlake is one of the smallest — and wealthiest — towns in Texas, with roots in the same 1847 wagon train that settled the Denton Creek country. But the modern town is a creature of the mid-twentieth century.
In 1956 Dallas attorney and oilman J. Glenn Turner founded the 2,000-acre Circle T Ranch near Grapevine Lake, and that year the area's ranchers and homeowners voted to incorporate. The name Southlake was already taken, so they chose Westlake.
It stayed tiny — just 112 residents in 1960 — and changed hands when oil magnate Nelson Bunker Hunt bought the Circle T Ranch in the mid-1970s; the Solana office complex rose in the 1980s.
Today Westlake, straddling the Tarrant–Denton line, is a small enclave of corporate campuses and luxury estates, regularly ranked among the most affluent communities in the country.
Sources: Texas State Historical Association, Handbook of Texas; Town of Westlake.
🗓️ Coming this week Full calendar →
TUE
28
Birdville ISD Board of Trustees
6:30pm · agenda online
TUE
2
Tarrant County Commissioners Court
10am · agenda online
TUE
2
Fort Worth City Council
7pm · agenda online
TUE
2
Arlington City Council
6:30pm · agenda online
MON
8
Northwest ISD Board of Trustees
6:30pm · agenda online
MON
8
Keller ISD Board of Trustees
6:30pm · agenda online
MON
8
Carroll ISD Board of Trustees
5:30pm · agenda online
🎈 Kids Trading Post · Westlake 2 activities →
Storytime, classes, camps, leagues, and open-play in Westlake, sourced from libraries and partner orgs. Updated nightly · no manual data entry.
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Sports
Westlake Sports (Carroll ISD + Northwest ISD)
School-district athletics + city rec
ISD Athletics
Carroll ISD + Northwest ISD — Carroll Dragons + Byron Nelson Bobcats
Westlake students participate in Carroll ISD + Northwest ISD athletics. UIL classification varies by HS enrollment.
Source: Carroll ISD + Northwest ISD
Community Rec
Westlake parks + community programs
City Parks & Rec coordinates youth + adult community recreation programs scaled to Westlake's pop.
Source: City of Westlake
Cross-District
Friday-night football in the surrounding district
For HS football fans, the closest district games are in Carroll ISD + Northwest ISD stadiums — typically a short drive within the Mid-Cities or NE/NW Tarrant corridor.
Source: Carroll ISD + Northwest ISD
⭐ Game of the week
Carroll Dragons — district football (anchor program)
🏈 District football ·
Tarrant County's anchor programs — Carroll (8 state titles), Keller (top-of-district 5A), Mansfield (B-rated district), Arlington Martin (AISD flagship), Fossil Ridge (KISD power program) — get priority weekly coverage from the news radar. Carroll Dragons headline the off-season anchor framing; weekly schedule populates from MaxPreps DFW + each ISD's athletics site.
📜 On this day in Tarrant County sports
1988
🏈 Carroll (Southlake) Dragons claim 1st state football championship — beginning of the dynasty that would produce 8 UIL state titles. Under coach Bob Ledbetter.
1993
🏈 Carroll Dragons capture their 3rd state football title (1988, 1992, 1993 = three-in-a-row 3A run under Coach Ledbetter; QB Kris Brown led the '93 squad past Cuero).
2011
🏈 Carroll Dragons win their 8th and most recent UIL state football title — capping the program's run as Tarrant County's most successful HS football dynasty.
2018
🥎 Mansfield Tigers softball reaches UIL state semifinals — anchor moment for MISD's growing softball program under HC Gregory George's broader program leadership.
2026
🏃 Keller ISD sends 11 athletes to UIL State Track & Field — multiple medal-stand finishes per district release.
📻 Radio guide
Southlake Carroll Dragons football
KKGM 1630 AM (Fort Worth; news/sports) — exclusive radio home of Carroll football
Dragon Sports Network
Aledo Bearcats football (Tarrant-area marquee program)
KTFW-FM 92.1 'Hank FM' (LKCM Radio Group; country) — flagship for Aledo broadcasts
Aledo Sports Network
Arlington ISD football (Martin · Lamar · Bowie)
NFHS Network (streaming platform) — official AISD broadcast partner
NFHS Network
Mansfield Tigers football
NFHS Network (streaming platform) — Mansfield ISD live broadcasts
NFHS Network
Keller / Fossil Ridge (Keller ISD) football
NFHS Network (streaming platform) — Keller ISD live broadcasts
NFHS Network
Fort Worth-area HS football game of the week
KTCU-FM 88.7 'The Choice' (TCU student station, Fort Worth)
KTCU 88.7
🏆 UIL playoff bracket
No active Tarrant County UIL playoff bracket on the desk. Populates when a Tarrant County team is in a UIL playoff round (football, basketball, baseball/softball, volleyball). Source: UIL playoff records.
Activities
Things to do in Westlake
Kids, library, sports, fitness, classes, camps, open play — sourced from libraries, parks, and partner orgs across Westlake.
camp
Camp Forge Summer Program
June 1–26, 2026; open to community
Westlake Academy / Town of Westlake · Westlake Academy, 2600 J.T. Ottinger Rd, Westlake
event
Westlake Spring Concert Series
Thursday evenings · live music
Town of Westlake — Parks & Recreation · Westlake Academy, 2600 J.T. Ottinger Rd, Westlake
Civic & Government
Civic & Government
Westlake city hall, schools, and county connection
Government
Type A general-law municipality
Westlake operates with a mayor and five aldermen, supported by a town manager. The town's offices share space with Westlake Academy in the Solana area.
Schools
Served by Carroll ISD, Keller ISD, and Westlake Academy
Westlake straddles three school attendance footprints: Carroll ISD (Southlake schools), Keller ISD, and the town's own Westlake Academy charter, which most resident students attend.
County
Tarrant County (judge Tim O'Hare)
Westlake sits primarily in Tarrant County with a portion in Denton County. Commissioners Court meets at 100 E. Weatherford St., Fort Worth. Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare; sheriff Bill Waybourn.
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By the Numbers
By the Numbers
Pop
~1,623 residents
One of smallest incorporated municipalities in DFW despite hosting major corporate campuses employing thousands daily.
Recent census · Source: Wikipedia
Wealth
Among wealthiest ZIPs in TX
Westlake ZIP consistently ranks among wealthiest in TX by median household income + home value — dominance of Vaquero-type estate communities.
Reference · Source: Wikipedia
School Rating
Carroll ISD A (95)
Northern Westlake — A rating from TEA, score ~95, among top-performing districts in state.
Recent · Source: TEA
Year
70 years since 1956
2026 marks 70th year — transformed from sparsely settled rural area into high-end suburban + corporate enclave.
1956-2026 · Source: TSHA
Counties
Two counties, one town
Across Tarrant + Denton — requires coordination with two sets of county-level services.
Reference · Source: Wikipedia
Population
1,623
Type
city
School District
carroll-isd
Home prices by city
Median home prices across Tarrant County (in progress).
| City | Median price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Westlake | — | Tarrant's wealthiest small-town |
| Southlake | — | Carroll ISD area |
| Colleyville | — | |
| Trophy Club | — | |
| Keller | — | |
| Fort Worth | — | County seat |
| Arlington | — |
Updated 2026-05-27
Ask the Desk
Questions about Westlake
What are Tarrant County's 2025 property tax rates?
Tarrant County (general portion): ~$0.19 per $100. City of Fort Worth: $1.0624. City of Arlington: $1.0929 (down ~1¢ from 2024). Combined rates from Fort Worth ISD + City of Fort Worth + Tarrant County College bring the total for most Fort …
Who is Tarrant County's County Judge?
Tim O'Hare. He is the 33rd County Judge of Tarrant County since the county's founding in 1849, took office January 1, 2023, and his current term runs through January 1, 2027. He is running for re-election November 3, 2026, and has said the …
Who is Tarrant County's Sheriff?
Bill E. Waybourn. Source: Tarrant County elected officials (tarrantcountytx.gov).
Who is the State Senator for Tarrant County's District 9?
Taylor Rehmet (Democrat), who won the November 4, 2025 special election to replace Republican Kelly Hancock — Hancock left to become acting state comptroller. Rehmet won by roughly 14,000 votes (~15% margin) and is completing the remainder …
Which ISD serves Westlake?
Carroll ISD serves the majority of Westlake (the Southlake Dragons school district). Carroll ISD earned an A in TEA 2025 accountability — all 11 Carroll campuses A-rated three years running (2023, 2024, 2025) — and enrolls approximately 8,3…
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History
Founded 1956
From the Circle T Ranch to corporate campuses
The area that became Westlake was for most of the twentieth century part of the Circle T Ranch, a working cattle operation. Residents incorporated the town on December 26, 1956 partly to fend off annexation by surrounding municipalities. For decades Westlake stayed a sparsely populated grass-and-oak enclave, but the IBM-anchored Solana development in the 1980s and the Vaquero residential community in the late 1990s transformed it into a corporate-residential hybrid. Charles Schwab moved its corporate headquarters from San Francisco to a new Circle T Ranch campus that opened in 2019, and Deloitte University, Fidelity Investments and TD Ameritrade have all built major facilities in the town. Today Westlake's residents number roughly 1,600 but its daytime workforce is many times that. Sources: Town of Westlake; TSHA Handbook of Texas; Wikipedia.
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