Westland’s public schools beat 66% of Pennsylvania districts
The public schools Westland’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 66% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation.
The short version on Westland’s schools
Westland shares its schools with neighboring towns
Every school on Westland’s path is shared: Fort Cherry El Ctr and Fort Cherry JSHS. Mount Pleasant sends its kids to all the same schools. The elementary school earns the best grade on the path (B+); the middle school earns the lowest (B−). See the path ↓
How it compares with its neighbors
Counting the two towns on its borders, Westland ranks 2nd of 3. Compare ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Westland compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Pennsylvania’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Pennsylvania only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Westland.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
How students score
Westland vs. its neighbors
Westland’s schools rank 2nd of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Pennsylvania districts.
Every school in Westland
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Westland families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Westland
There’s no college in Westland, but 33 are within 30 miles. The closest is Penn Commercial Business/Technical School in Washington, 6.9 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Westland. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 23 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.