These grants allow West Lake to reduce class size, offer after-school and summer programs, and additional opportunities for students, faculty, and community.

Even the teachers at WLJH represent the multicultural makeup of West Lake, as many of them have cultural backgrounds outside the United States.

The Media center is a central lab that can be used by all students for research, with access to online information and many other library systems.

They have three laptop computer carts (with wireless Internet access) that teachers can check out and use in their classroom.

West Lake has a small studio where student video broadcasts are created and shown during the morning announcements.