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Schools in Westville · Gateway Regional School District, Westville Borough School District

Westville’s public schools score below 71% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

In Westville, 20% of tested students are proficient in math, below the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Westville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

#348of 465 New Jersey townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% 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.

Reading proficiency
34%
▼ 15 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
▼ 16 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 4–10 pts vs NJ 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$33.7K
▲ 18% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Gateway Regional
Students per teacher
10.0
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,209 students on the public path
In brief

Westville’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 190 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Westville’s, its schools beat 55%, higher than their 29% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Westville runs its own schools through grade 6, then shares

Parkview Elementary School (PK–6) is Westville’s own. From grade 7, students attend the Gateway Regional School District with National Park, Wenonah and Woodbury Heights: Gateway Regional High School in Woodbury Hts. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 34% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 49% and 36% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey (the state reports Westville’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Gateway Regional spends $33,693 per student and Westville Borough $23,406, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Westville’s grade

C− Test scoresA− Graduation

C: better than 29% of New Jersey school districts, #348 of 465 New Jersey towns. Graduation is above the New Jersey average; test scores are below it.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 29%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (190)Better than 55%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 615 test results and a graduating class of 145 could put Westville anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Westville’s students in the tested grades sat them (611 in math, 618 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Westville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Parkview Elementary SchoolWestville Borough School DistrictC−
7–12Gateway Regional High Schoolin Woodbury HtsC

Westville runs its own schools through grade 6 (Westville Borough School District). From grade 7, students attend the Gateway Regional School District, shared with National Park, Wenonah and Woodbury Heights. Its school is in Woodbury Hts. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Westville

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Gateway Regional School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 1 schools · 862 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$33,693NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C+
Westville Borough School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 347 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$23,406NJ $28,441 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 7–12, Gateway Regional School District37%
State average 48.6% · 430 students tested
Math · 7–12, Gateway Regional School District21%
State average 35.5% · 424 students tested
Reading · PK–6, Westville Borough School District27%
State average 48.6% · 188 students tested
Math · PK–6, Westville Borough School District17%
State average 35.5% · 187 students tested

Westville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Westville’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WestvilleCWestville Borough PK–6 · Gateway Regional 7–12
BellmawrC+Bellmawr Borough PK–8 · Black Horse Pike Regional 9–12
West DeptfordC+West Deptford Township
BrooklawnC−Brooklawn Borough
DeptfordCDeptford Township
Gloucester CityC−Gloucester City

Philadelphia, PA borders Westville but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Westville

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Westvilleby address
Parkview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C−
347 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Westvillein other towns
Gateway Regional High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Woodbury Hts
C
862 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Westville’s schools

Are Westville’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Westville children attend score below 71% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #348 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 55%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Westville in?

Two districts: Westville Borough School District runs grades PK–6, and Gateway Regional School District runs grades 7–12, shared with National Park, Wenonah and Woodbury Heights.

What is Westville’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Gateway Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.

How much does Westville spend per student?

$33,693 in Gateway Regional School District and $23,406 in Westville Borough School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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 New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.