Editing Westbrook, Maine (section)

==Education==

[[File:Bridge Street School, Westbrook, ME.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Old Bridge Street School {{circa|1920}}]]
Westbrook's public schools are part of the Westbrook School Department.
* [[Westbrook High School (Maine)|Westbrook High School]] – Blue Blazes
* Westbrook Middle School, (grades 5–8) (formerly Fred C. Wescott Junior High School) –  Falcons
* Congin Elementary School, (grades K–4) – Cougars
* Canal School Elementary School, (grades K–4) – Coyotes
* Saccarappa Elementary School, (grades K–4) – Shining Stars

Westbrook High School's meal programs became one of Maine's first certified [[halal]] school meals programs in the State in April 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-10 |title=Halal meal initiative aims to boost school lunch participation for Muslim students in Maine |url=https://www.mainepublic.org/education-news/2024-05-10/halal-meal-initiative-aims-to-boost-school-lunch-participation-for-muslim-students-in-maine |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=Maine Public |language=en}}</ref> The meals are certified by the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Halal for All |url=https://ifanca.org/ |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=IFANCA |language=en-US}}</ref> 

The Wescott Junior High School building is now the Westbrook Community Center, with Westbrook Middle School occupying a newly constructed and subsequently expanded facility on a different site down the road from Westbrook High School. Other former schools in the city include Prides Corner Elementary School, which was closed in 2012 and subsequently demolished, with apartments and houses built on the property.