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Schools in Center Township · West Greene School District

Center Township’s public schools score below 58% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduation

In Center Township, 31% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Center Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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
52%
▼ 3 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 5 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Spent per student
$22.8K
▲ 5% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.8
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
640 students on the public path
In brief

Center Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1989 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Center Township’s, its schools beat 30%, lower than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 52% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $22,797 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is West Greene JSHS. See the path ↓

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 Center Township’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 42% of Pennsylvania school districts. Test scores are below the Pennsylvania average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1989)Better than 30%
Towns in Greene County (20)Better than 40%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 320 test results could put Center Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Center Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (309 in math, 330 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–6West Greene El CtrWest Greene School DistrictB
7–12West Greene JSHSWest Greene School DistrictC−

Center Township’s public schools are run by West Greene School District, which also serves Aleppo, Freeport, Gilmore and Gray and others. 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.

West Greene School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 640 students · 9.8 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$22,797PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 55.1% · 330 students tested
Math31%
State average 36.1% · 309 students tested

Center Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Center Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Center TownshipC+West Greene
FranklinC+Central Greene
Gray—West Greene
Jackson—West Greene
Morris—West Greene
WayneC+Central Greene
Richhill—West Greene

4 of the 6 neighbors share West Greene with Center Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Center Township

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

District schools in Center Townshipby address
West Greene El Ctr
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Waynesburg
B
333 students9:1Rate it →
West Greene JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Waynesburg
C−
307 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Center Township’s schools

Are Center Township’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Center Township children attend score below 58% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 30%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Center Township in?

West Greene School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 640 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Center Township spend per student?

$22,797 in West Greene School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Center Township families are saying about school.

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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 Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.