Adamstown El Sch

As a moderately sized elementary school in Adamstown, Pennsylvania, Adamstown El Sch educates 409 students from grades K through 5, run under Cocalico SD.

Within Cocalico SD, which oversees 5 schools and 2,852 students, Adamstown El Sch is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Adamstown El Sch records that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 12% Hispanic, 5% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Lancaster County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Adamstown El Sch higher than the state norm the norm. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lancaster County (around 55%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Adamstown El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.7%.

In the broader community, Lancaster County reports that the typical household earns roughly $86,959 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Adamstown El Sch is one of 114 public schools in Lancaster County (combined enrollment of about 62,719 students).

Brecknock El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.4 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Adamstown El Sch ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 61.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 411 students in 2018 compared to 409 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 5% to 12% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.