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Which teacher or staff member at Cocalico SHS deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
991
High
DISTRICT 570 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COCALICO SD·NCES 420627006290
Cocalico SHS
South 4th Street, Denver, PA 17517 · (717) 336-1423 · Lancaster County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL991 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
410 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 249 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 266 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 243 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 233 | 24% |
Student demographics
31%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
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
78.6%
PA avg 51.1% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
66.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.6% | 66.4% |
| 2023-24 | 72.3% | 61.1% |
% 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
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 SHS
Cocalico SHS's state test result (66.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cocalico SHS this school | 991 | 41.4% | 66.8% |
| Daniel Boone Area High School Birdsboro | 940 | 39.5% | 56.5% |
| Solanco High School Quarryville | 980 | 43.7% | 46.0% |
| Upper Perkiomen High School Pennsburg | 1,021 | 35.5% | 64.1% |
| Northern Lebanon SHS Fredericksburg | 997 | 41.0% | 40.3% |
| Eastern Lebanon Co SHS Myerstown | 773 | 42.4% | 53.1% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #90 of 576 | #7 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #70 of 626 ▲ 16 | #7 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #79 of 626 ▲ 76 | #4 of 18 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 991 | #179 of 713 | #9 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #368 of 601 | #7 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.3% | #293 of 604 | #15 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.4% | #446 of 619 | #11 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #362 of 373 | #10 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high 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
991
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 735
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 991 | 68.5 | 14.5:1 | 41% (410) |
| 2023-24 | 999 | 72.1 | 13.9:1 | 41% (410) |
| 2022-23 | 1,008 | 67.8 | 14.9:1 | 38% (379) |
| 2020-21 | 997 | 68 | 14.7:1 | 32% (317) |
| 2017-18 | 998 | 70.8 | 14.1:1 | 30% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 1,003 | 71 | 14.1:1 | 28% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 1,048 | 77 | 13.6:1 | 20% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 937 | 63 | 14.9:1 | 11% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 735 | 45 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cocalico SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (998 to 991); teachers down 3% (70.8 to 68.5).
About Cocalico SHS
Federal records list Cocalico SHS as a high school in Denver, Pennsylvania. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 991 students enrolled. The average among high schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 738 students; this school is 34% bigger than that.
Cocalico SHS is among 5 schools run by Cocalico SD, which serves 2,852 students.
About 82% of the student body at Cocalico SHS is White. The rest of enrollment is 10% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. The White share in Lancaster County as a whole is similar, at about 82%. The school's diversity index is 31%, meaning two students picked at random have a 31% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 68.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.5 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 41%. The average for public schools in Lancaster County is 55%.
Cocalico SHS scores 66.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 59.9%.
Lancaster County census figures show that the median household income is $86,959, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Lancaster County is home to 114 public schools and about 62,719 public school students.
Cocalico Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Cocalico SHS, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Cocalico SHS ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Cocalico SHS falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (997) to 2024-25 (991).
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Cocalico SHS covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Middle SchoolMiddle · 617 students
- Denver Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Adamstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Reamstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
Other schools in Denver
- Cocalico Middle SchoolMiddle · 617 students
- Denver Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Brecknock Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
Nearby schools
- Cocalico Middle School0.4 mi · 617
- Denver Elementary School0.5 mi · 460
- Reamstown Elementary School2.0 mi · 375
- Highland Elementary School3.3 mi · 438
- Ephrata Middle School3.6 mi · 601
- Ephrata Intermediate School3.6 mi · 568
Frequently asked questions
About Cocalico SHSHow large is Cocalico SHS?
Cocalico SHS enrolls approximately 991 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Cocalico SHS serve?
Cocalico SHS serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Cocalico SHS?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Cocalico SHS.
How diverse is Cocalico SHS?
Cocalico SHS reports a student body of 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Cocalico SHS?
Cocalico SHS is overseen by Cocalico SD in Lancaster County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.