1
Enrollment
617
Middle
DISTRICT 570 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COCALICO SD·NCES 420627006289
Cocalico Middle School
South 6th Street, Denver, PA 17517 · (717) 336-1471 · Lancaster County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
275 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 219 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 185 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 213 | 35% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Cocalico Middle School→Cocalico SHS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cocalico SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.4%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
58.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.4% | 58.4% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 52.1% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cocalico Middle School
Cocalico Middle School's state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cocalico Middle School this school | 617 | 44.6% | 58.7% |
| Valley View Middle School Archbald | 565 | 44.4% | 39.1% |
| Eastern Lebanon Co Middle School Myerstown | 556 | 44.8% | 36.7% |
| Klinger Middle School Southampton | 599 | 46.9% | 51.0% |
| Crossroads Middle School Lewisberry | 541 | 40.3% | 50.2% |
| Susquenita Middle School Duncannon | 562 | 43.2% | 39.8% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cocalico Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #115 of 479 | #5 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #66 of 513 ▲ 24 | #3 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #136 of 513 ▲ 55 | #10 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #226 of 522 | #7 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #35 of 486 | #5 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #301 of 486 | #24 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.6% | #308 of 510 | #15 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #92 of 332 | #4 of 15 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
617
-98 (-14%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 617 | 59.1 | 10.4:1 | 45% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 634 | 57 | 11.1:1 | 43% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 682 | 58.8 | 11.6:1 | 43% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 715 | 56 | 12.8:1 | 38% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 730 | 52.5 | 13.9:1 | 36% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 661 | 52 | 12.7:1 | 34% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 795 | 58 | 13.7:1 | 25% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 852 | 48 | 17.8:1 | 17% (143) |
| 1990-91 | 511 | 33 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cocalico Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (730 to 617); teachers up 13% (52.5 to 59.1).
About Cocalico Middle School
Cocalico Middle School is a public middle-grades school run by Cocalico SD in Denver, Pennsylvania. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 617 students.
Cocalico SD is the district for Cocalico Middle School. It has 5 schools and 2,852 students.
White students are 81% of those enrolled at Cocalico Middle School. The next largest groups are 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. That is in line with Lancaster County, where about 82% of residents are White. A diversity index of 32% means there is a 32% chance two randomly chosen students at Cocalico Middle School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 59.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.4:1. Across middle schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 13.2:1. Roughly 45% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Lancaster County, the average eligibility rate is 55%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 58.5% for Cocalico Middle School. The school posts 58.7%, within a point of the prediction.
The county, Lancaster County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $86,959 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Lancaster County has 114 public schools with about 62,719 students, including Cocalico Middle School.
Denver Elementary School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Cocalico Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 62.6% proficiency; Cocalico Middle School posts 58.7%.
Cocalico Middle School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The school shrank from 715 students in 2020-21 to 617 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 12.8:1 in 2020-21 to 10.4:1 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Cocalico Middle School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
557,931
Census ACS
Median income
$86,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
114
62,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cocalico SD
- Cocalico SHSHigh · 991 students
- Denver Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Adamstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Reamstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
Other schools in Denver
- Cocalico SHSHigh · 991 students
- Denver Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Brecknock Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
Nearby schools
- Denver Elementary School0.1 mi · 460
- Cocalico SHS0.4 mi · 991
- Reamstown Elementary School1.9 mi · 375
- Highland Elementary School3.6 mi · 438
- Ephrata Middle School3.9 mi · 601
- Ephrata Intermediate School3.9 mi · 568
Frequently asked questions
About Cocalico Middle SchoolHow many students attend Cocalico Middle School?
Cocalico Middle School enrolls approximately 617 students in grades 06-08.
Is Cocalico Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cocalico Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Cocalico Middle School?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Cocalico Middle School.
How diverse is Cocalico Middle School?
Cocalico Middle School reports a student body of 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Cocalico Middle School?
Cocalico Middle School is overseen by Cocalico SD in Lancaster County.
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