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Cocalico Middle School

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Cocalico Middle School ranks 108 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 88% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Cocalico Middle School is a public middle school located in Denver, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 634 students. The school is part of the Cocalico School District, which is ranked 73 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Cocalico Middle School consistently ranks in the top 25% of Pennsylvania middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 108-189 out of 873-893 schools over the past 5 years. The school's PSSA test scores are significantly higher than the state averages across all grades and subjects, particularly in Math, where 6th-grade students scored 80% proficient or better, compared to the state average of 37.8%. Cocalico Middle School also excels in serving specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 25% and top 10% of Pennsylvania middle schools for these groups, respectively. Despite an increasing percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the school continues to demonstrate strong academic performance, indicating its ability to effectively support students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Eastern Lebanon County Middle School, Cocalico Middle School outperforms most in academic metrics, such as PSSA test scores and statewide rankings. However, some nearby schools, such as Warwick Middle School and Wilson West Middle School, also demonstrate strong academic performance, ranking in the top 25% of Pennsylvania middle schools. Cocalico Middle School's fluctuating spending per student and decreasing student-teacher ratio over the years suggest that the school is adjusting its resources to meet the needs of its student population.

617

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,983

Per pupil spending ?

44.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

South 6th Street
Denver, PA 17517-0800

(717) 336-1471

District: Cocalico School District

Students who attend Cocalico Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cocalico Senior High School

Feeder schools for Cocalico Middle School:

Elementary:	Adamstown Elementary School
	Denver Elementary School
	Reamstown Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.4%

Hispanic:

10.7%

Asian:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (60% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Pennsylvania middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg63%

Pennsylvania avg45%

108^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

73^rd of 606Cocalico School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	108 of 873	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	177 of 891	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	189 of 893	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	176 of 883	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	179 of 797	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	280 of 891	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	282 of 861	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.2	234 of 877	73.3%	★★★★☆
2016	64.3	320 of 870	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.5	265 of 835	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.6	184 of 728	74.7%	★★★★☆
2013	76.3	168 of 758	77.8%	★★★★☆
2012	80.6	108 of 834	87.1%	★★★★☆
2011	76.2	168 of 825	79.6%	★★★★☆
2010	73.7	189 of 805	76.5%	★★★★☆
2009	71.1	216 of 770	71.9%	★★★★☆
2008	72.1	198 of 753	73.7%	★★★★☆
2007	69.4	243 of 749	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.0	155 of 736	78.9%	★★★★☆
2005	74.7	183 of 687	73.4%	★★★★☆
2004	72.3	197 of 663	70.3%	★★★★☆
2003	69.6	220 of 643	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	107 of 643	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	100 of 672	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	121 of 660	81.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	103 of 835	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	194 of 860	77.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	23 of 348	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	75.6	59 of 362	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	87 of 362	76.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	85 of 843	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	73.5	162 of 877	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	188 of 874	78.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	126 of 839	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	159 of 870	81.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	123 of 649	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	163 of 673	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	188 of 681	72.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)83rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%+13 vs state

Math58%+17 vs state

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Schools Near Cocalico Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cocalico Middle School	Public	6-8	South 6th Street	Denver	17517	Lancaster County	Cocalico School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 336-1471	617	59	10.4	44.6%	502 (81.4%)	11 (1.8%)	66 (10.7%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	84.3	108^th of 873 public middle schools	87.6%		77	177^th of 891 public middle schools	80.1%	69		80.0	49.7	43.6	58.4		65.2	60.5	58.3	61.4	$20,983	$126	$20,857
Ephrata Middle School	Public	7-8	957 Hammon Ave	Ephrata	17522	Lancaster County	Ephrata Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 721-1468	601	52	11.5	53.1%	460 (76.5%)	23 (3.8%)	68 (11.3%)	18 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.0%)	58.6	351^st of 873 public middle schools	59.8%		67	286^th of 891 public middle schools	67.9%	65			32.8	31.3	32.0			48.7	47.1	47.8	$19,156	$181	$18,974
Ephrata Intermediate School	Public	5-6	957 Hammon Ave	Ephrata	17522	Lancaster County	Ephrata Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 721-1405	568	40	14.3	53.3%	424 (74.6%)	20 (3.5%)	74 (13.0%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.2%)								(n/a)	50.0	38.6			44.4	49.8	51.1			50.5	$16,291	$427	$15,864
Conrad Weiser Middle School	Public	5-8	347 East Penn Avenue	Robesonia	19551	Berks County	Conrad Weiser Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 693-8542	761	59	12.8	42.8%	549 (72.1%)	49 (6.4%)	130 (17.1%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	59.9	334^th of 873 public middle schools	61.7%		58.3	382^nd of 891 public middle schools	57.1%	48	38.1	35.4	43.6	43.8	40.1	42.6	49.8	46.7	37.8	44.0	$16,748	$229	$16,519
Garden Spot Middle School	Public	7-8	669 E Main St # 609	New Holland	17557	Lancaster County	Eastern Lancaster County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 354-1561	404	36	11.3	43.1%	311 (77.0%)	16 (4.0%)	49 (12.1%)	15 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	48	457^th of 873 public middle schools	47.7%		56.1	400^th of 891 public middle schools	55.1%	57			27.1	26.7	26.9			46.3	38.4	42.9	$23,468	$1,462	$22,005
Wilson West Middle School	Public	6-8	450 Faust Road	Sinking Spring	19608	Berks County	Wilson School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 670-0180	780	63	12.4	33.2%	487 (62.4%)	34 (4.4%)	189 (24.2%)	27 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.3%)	75.5	169^th of 873 public middle schools	80.6%		79.9	136^th of 891 public middle schools	84.7%	33		48.7	51.5	37.7	46.1		57.1	57.1	55.4	56.6	$17,663	$252	$17,412
Wilson Southern Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 Iroquois Ave	Sinking Spring	19608	Berks County	Wilson School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 670-0180	753	62	12.1	45.9%	359 (47.7%)	69 (9.2%)	261 (34.7%)	26 (3.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.6%)	59.2	344^th of 873 public middle schools	60.6%		57.5	393^rd of 891 public middle schools	55.9%	49		42.2	34.0	25.0	33.8		56.5	45.4	49.2	50.4	$18,414	$258	$18,156
Warwick Middle School	Public	7-9	401 Maple St	Lititz	17543	Lancaster County	Warwick School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 626-3705	568	50	11.3	36.8%	475 (83.6%)	15 (2.6%)	51 (9.0%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.0%)	75.2	172^nd of 873 public middle schools	80.3%		77.7	165^th of 891 public middle schools	81.5%	7			35.3	38.5	36.9			67.1	56.9	61.8	$19,281	$1,172	$18,109
Eastern Lebanon County Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Evergreen Dr	Myerstown	17067	Lebanon County	Eastern Lebanon County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 866-6591	556	44	12.6	44.8%	464 (83.5%)	10 (1.8%)	60 (10.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	42.2	514^th of 873 public middle schools	41.1%		45.1	513^th of 891 public middle schools	42.4%	1		23.8	21.8	20.5	22.1		39.5	48.6	46.8	44.6	$10,844	$01	$10,843
Governor Mifflin Middle School	Public	7-8	130 East Lancaster Avenue	Shillington	19607	Berks County	Governor Mifflin School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 775-1465	631	39	16.3	94.5%	329 (52.1%)	35 (5.5%)	229 (36.3%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	47.6	466^th of 873 public middle schools	46.6%		44.4	522^nd of 891 public middle schools	41.4%	56			27.9	23.9	25.9			44.9	42.1	43.5	$17,020	$349	$16,671

Frequently Asked Questions about Cocalico Middle School

Is Cocalico Middle School a good school?

Cocalico Middle School ranks 108^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Cocalico Middle School attend?

Students who attend Cocalico Middle School usually go on to attend Cocalico Senior High School

How many students attend Cocalico Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended Cocalico Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Cocalico Middle School?

Students at Cocalico Middle School are 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Cocalico Middle School in?

Cocalico School District

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