Education in a Christ-Centered Community
Lutheran West is a private 6th-12th grade school known for academic excellence and community focus. With a commitment to Christian values, Lutheran West offers a supportive environment in which students can grow and thrive academically, creatively, athletically, spiritually, and socially.
Go for the Faith and Community
Lutheran West prepares and equips students to excel in service, leadership, and learning while living as disciples who are rooted and grounded in the love of Christ.
Fulfilling our mission means that we are dedicated to encouraging students to explore their God-given gifts and interests: academically, athletically, creatively, socially, and spiritually.
Lutheran West In Numbers
679
Students
86
Faculty & Staff Members
100+
Course Offerings
75
Year History
Lutheran West is more than a school. It’s a place where students grow, explore, and develop. It’s an encouraging community rooted in Christian values.”
Joel Bahr
Head of Schools, Lutheran West
Cleveland’s First Lutheran High School
Cleveland’s first Lutheran high school, located downtown near Cleveland State University, was founded in 1948. Due to eminent domain, the school was one of many buildings torn down in the summer of 1958 to make way for construction of the I-90 Innerbelt.
A Strong Alumni Network
The over 6,000 alumni that have graduated from Lutheran West have gone on to do great things in their professions and in their communities. Our alumni are a diverse group of men and women who have followed a wide variety of paths in their lives, but one thing is common amongst them: they will attribute part of their successes to their time at Lutheran West. And what’s more, Lutheran West graduates help one another, forming a truly invaluable network when it comes to career opportunities, personal relationships, and continued faith-based support in each other’s lives.