The Future Needs Servant Leaders.
The Future Needs Lutheran West.
Our world is calling for something more. Not just intelligence, but integrity. Not just success, but purpose.
Not just leaders — servant leaders.
At Lutheran West, we answer that call by raising students who lead with both confidence and compassion. Grounded in Christian faith, challenged by rigorous academics, and shaped by a thriving 6–12 experience, we’re preparing students to serve boldly in a world that needs more light.
We’ve developed five Centers of Excellence — in Honors, Business, STEM, the Arts, and Athletics — allowing every student to find their path, their people, and their purpose. We don’t just prepare them for college. We prepare them to change lives.
The future is coming fast. At Lutheran West, we’re building the kind of leaders it’s waiting for.


Go West for Excellence
Lutheran West is a private 6th-12th grade school known for academic excellence and community focus. Committed 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. We develop young people who go on to live as disciples who are rooted and grounded in the love of Christ.
Fulfilling our mission means that we encourage students to explore their God-given gifts and interests: academically, athletically, creatively, socially, and spiritually.

Lutheran West In Numbers
740
Students
110
Faculty & Staff Members
180
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 S. Bahr
Head of School, 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 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.