📍 South 6th Street, Denver, Lancaster County, 17517
Cocalico MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Denver, Lancaster County. The school has 682 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cocalico SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 58.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cocalico MS enrolls 682 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 58.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 8.7% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 568 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 19 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
292 of the school's 682 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 251 qualify for free lunch and 41 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cocalico MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 36, state house district 37.
Cocalico MS is one of 5 schools in Cocalico SD, based in Denver, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,869 students district-wide and employs 212 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 682 students, Cocalico MS is larger than the district average of about 574 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large