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Enrollment
460
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COCALICO SD·NCES 420627002506
Denver El Sch
South 4th Street, Denver, PA 17517 · (717) 336-1501 · Lancaster County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
230 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
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
69.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
77.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 3 points.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 56% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
460
-54 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.9:1
% White
83%
was 87%
% Hispanic
9%
was 7%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Denver El Sch
Denver El Sch, a medium-sized elementary campus in Denver, Pennsylvania, overseen by Cocalico SD, caters to 460 students, covering grades K through 5.
Cocalico SD runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,852 students. Denver El Sch is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, Denver El Sch shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%); the rest comes out to 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. Compared to Lancaster County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Denver El Sch has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, Denver El Sch sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 56.2%; actual is 75.1%, +18.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Lancaster County) logs that median household earnings sit near $86,959, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Denver El Sch is one of 114 public schools in Lancaster County (combined enrollment of about 62,719 students).
Cocalico MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Denver El Sch at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 60.6%.
The school occupies a bedroom-community site.
Five-year trend. Denver El Sch's enrollment has edged down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 514 (now 460). Class-load math has fell: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for Denver El Sch typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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
- Cocalico MSMiddle · 617 students
- Adamstown El SchElementary · 409 students
- Reamstown El SchElementary · 375 students
Other schools in Denver
- Cocalico SHSHigh · 991 students
- Cocalico MSMiddle · 617 students
- Brecknock El SchElementary · 441 students
Nearby schools
- Cocalico MS0.1 mi · 617
- Cocalico SHS0.5 mi · 991
- Reamstown El Sch1.8 mi · 375
- Highland El Sch3.6 mi · 438
- Ephrata MS3.9 mi · 601
- Ephrata Intermediate Sch3.9 mi · 568
Frequently asked questions
About Denver El SchWhat is the total enrollment at Denver El Sch?
Denver El Sch enrolls approximately 460 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Denver El Sch serve?
Denver El Sch serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Denver El Sch?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Denver El Sch is approximately 13.6:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Denver El Sch?
Student demographics at Denver El Sch are roughly 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Denver El Sch in?
Denver El Sch is part of Cocalico SD.
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