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.