Cocalico School District
| Cocalico School District | |
|---|---|
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| Map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Public School Districts. Cocalico School District is in light blue at the very top (north-most) corner of the map. | |
| Address | |
| South Fourth Street, P.O. Box 800 Denver, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, 17517 United States | |
| Information | |
| Superintendent | Dr. Bruce Sensenig[1] |
| Faculty | 209 |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Enrolment | 3531 |
| Mascot | Eagles |
| Website | http://www.cocalico.org/ |
The Cocalico School District is a school district of 3531 students educated in six schools by 209 teachers in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is a member of Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit (IU) 13. The school district covers the Boroughs of Denver and Adamstown and East Cocalico Township and West Cocalico Township. The district operates one High School, one Middle School and three Elementary Schools. Until recently, the district operated four elementary schools, however, Schoeneck Elementary closed after the 2010-2011 school year, a controversial move that garnered local media attention.[2]
Demographics
The district has six Native American students, 88 Asian students, 42 Black students and 3315 White students, with 80 students of all races considering themselves Hispanic or Latino.[3]
Scholastic Performance
Attendance at Adamstown Elementary School in Adamstown, Pennsylvania during the 2005–2006 school year was 96.12%, essentially the same as the 96.15% scored in the prior year. Students were 85.0% proficient in math, 67.4% proficient in reading.[4]
Attendance at Denver Elementary School in Denver, Pennsylvania during the 2005–2006 school year was 96.36%, essentially the same as the 96.27% scored in the prior year. Students were 87.1% proficient in math, 70.9% proficient in reading.[5]
Attendance at Reamstown Elementary School in Reamstown, Pennsylvania during the 2005–2006 school year was 96.26%, essentially the same as the 95.97% scored in the prior year. Students were 81.0% proficient in math, 63.9% proficient in reading.[6]
Attendance at Schoeneck Elementary School in Stevens, Pennsylvania during the 2005–2006 school year was 96.95%, essentially the same as the 97.12% scored in the prior year. Students were 94.6% proficient in math, 91.9% proficient in reading.[7] The scores represented some of the highest in the state of Pennsylvania.
Attendance at Cocalico Middle School in Denver, Pennsylvania during the 2005–2006 school year was 95.37%, essentially the same as the 95.50% scored in the prior year. Students were 80.4% proficient in math, 83.5% proficient in reading.[8]
Attendance at Cocalico Senior High School in Denver, Pennsylvania during the 2005–2006 school year was 90.41%, somewhat lower than the 94.87% scored in the prior year. Students were 52.7% proficient in math, 64.5% proficient in reading.[9]
| 2012 SAT: average scores Lancaster County schools | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School District | Verbal | Math | Writing | Total |
| Cocalico | 498 | 515 | 491 | 1504 |
| Columbia Borough | 463 | 471 | 431 | 1365 |
| Conestoga Valley | 508 | 523 | 492 | 1523 |
| Donegal | 501 | 488 | 476 | 1465 |
| Eastern Lancaster County | 490 | 506 | 468 | 1464 |
| Elizabethtown Area | 510 | 522 | 486 | 1518 |
| Ephrata Area | 508 | 523 | 477 | 1508 |
| Hempfield | 519 | 547 | 499 | 1565 |
| Lampeter-Strasburg | 526 | 542 | 512 | 1580 |
| Lancaster | 415 | 426 | 402 | 1243 |
| Manheim Central | 510 | 514 | 496 | 1520 |
| Manheim Township | 537 | 557 | 524 | 1618 |
| Penn Manor | 497 | 516 | 479 | 1492 |
| Pequea Valley | 479 | 494 | 466 | 1439 |
| Solanco | 487 | 489 | 460 | 1436 |
| Warwick | 522 | 532 | 499 | 1553 |
| County average | 498 | 510 | 479 | 1487 |
| Pennsylvania average | 473 | 481 | 450 | 1404 |
| U.S. average | 497 | 514 | 489 | 1500 |
| Possible on each test: 800 points | ||||
| Source: Public School SAT Scores, PA Department of Education | ||||
| U.S. Average Source: 2011 SAT Report, CollegeBoard | ||||
Comparison to other Lancaster County school districts
| Pennsylvania System of School Assessment 2011-2012 PSSA proficiency levels for Lancaster County schools | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School District | 3-5 Reading | 3-5 Math | 6-8 Reading | 6-8 Math | 11 Reading | 11 Math |
| Cocalico | 82.7% | 86.1% | 85.8% | 89.5% | 68.1% | 61.4% |
| Columbia Borough | 60.9% | 72.4% | 53.2% | 67.3% | 46.8% | 45.3% |
| Conestoga Valley | 76.3% | 84.9% | 83.9% | 90.0% | 82.7% | 75.0% |
| Donegal | 73.1% | 82.5% | 71.5% | 82.9% | 62.3% | 51.8% |
| Eastern Lancaster County | 72.5% | 81.7% | 79.9% | 84.0% | 74.4% | 68.1% |
| Elizabethtown Area | 70.8% | 80.3% | 76.6% | 85.4% | 72.2% | 67.3% |
| Ephrata Area | 77.4% | 87.7% | 79.1% | 85.4% | 72.3% | 75.7% |
| Hempfield | 85.5% | 89.8% | 86.5% | 88.8% | 76.6% | 73.8% |
| Lampeter-Strasburg | 89.0% | 91.0% | 86.9% | 90.7% | 86.1% | 81.0% |
| Lancaster | 50.5% | 63.5% | 46.4% | 55.4% | 43.9% | 32.6% |
| Manheim Central | 76.6% | 83.7% | 84.3% | 90.1% | 64.6% | 64.5% |
| Manheim Township | 80.1% | 90.2% | 85.9% | 88.0% | 77.7% | 72.1% |
| Penn Manor | 75.5% | 86.4% | 80.7% | 85.6% | 76.3% | 69.7% |
| Pequea Valley | 77.7% | 86.4% | 68.9% | 74.4% | 72.2% | 52.0% |
| Solanco | 82.9% | 88.5% | 85.6% | 87.9% | 69.6% | 56.5% |
| Warwick | 79.5% | 83.7% | 86.6% | 87.1% | 77.8% | 72.8% |
| Source: http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/school_assessments/7442 | ||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "District Personnel". Cocalico School District. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
- ↑ "Cocalico School District OKs Schoeneck Elementary Closure".
- ↑ "Local School Directory".
- ↑ "Adamstown Elementary".
- ↑ "Denver Elementary".
- ↑ "Reamstown Elementary".
- ↑ "Schoeneck Elementary".
- ↑ "Cocalico Middle School".
- ↑ "Cocalico Senior High School".
| Cocalico School District | |
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| High School | Cocalico Senior High School |
| Middle School | Cocalico Middle School |
| Elementary Schools | Adamstown | Denver | Reamstown | Schoeneck |
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