Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Westport’s public schools outscore 97% of Connecticut districts
On the state math tests, 76% of Westport’s students scored proficient, above the Connecticut average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Westport, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Connecticut, not nationally.
From Connecticut state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Westport’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 44 Connecticut towns with household incomes within a quarter of Westport’s, its schools beat 80%, lower than their 97% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 81% and math 76% in spring 2022, against 50% and 40% statewide; 99–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $29,927 per student, against $25,892 across Connecticut (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Pierrepont School (private), The Learning Community Day School (private), Landmark Preschool (private) and Cajal Academy Inc (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Westport’s grade
A+: better than 97% of Connecticut school districts, #2 of 152 Connecticut towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Connecticut average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Westport, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Westport · depends on your address
Bedford Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 710 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Coleytown Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 484 students · 10:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Westport · depends on your address
Bedford Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 710 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Coleytown Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 484 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Westport · depends on your address
Bedford Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 710 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Coleytown Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 484 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Westport
Staples High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,629 students · 11:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Westport
Staples High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,629 students · 11:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Westport
Staples High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,629 students · 11:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Westport
Staples High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,629 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Westport’s public schools are run by Westport School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Westport vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Connecticut towns that share Westport’s borders.
Every school in Westport
12 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Westport’s schools
Are Westport’s schools good?
By Connecticut’s own tests, yes: the public schools Westport children attend outscore 97% of Connecticut’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #2 of 152 Connecticut towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 80%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Westport in?
Westport School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 5,161 students in 8 schools (2024–25).
Where do Westport kids go to high school?
Staples High School, with 1,629 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Westport’s graduation rate?
99–100% of the class of 2023 in Westport School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Connecticut.
How much does Westport spend per student?
$29,927 in Westport School District (FY2024), against $25,892 across Connecticut. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Westport?
Yes: Pierrepont School (nonsectarian, grades K–12, 114 students), The Learning Community Day School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 106 students), Landmark Preschool (nonsectarian, grades K, 18 students) and Cajal Academy Inc (special education, grades 2–12, 11 students).
Parents talk
What Westport families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Westport → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Connecticut. Stars are from neighbors.