Westtown School

Westtown School is a Quaker, coeducational, college preparatory day and boarding school located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, outside of Philadelphia. Founded in 1799 by the Religious Society of Friends, Westtown enrolls 687 students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.

Westtown is a Quaker school affiliated with the Friends General Conference branch of the Religious Society of Friends. The school requires all students to attend Meeting for Worship together with adults in the community who voluntarily attend. Westtown uses the traditional Quaker practice of coming to unity in making some high-level decisions.

Westtown has been coeducational since its founding in 1799. Westtown students come from 16 states and 13 countries.