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Schools in Swartzville

Swartzville’s public schools

Cocalico School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Swartzville. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/5schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
65%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.0K
▼ 8% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
PA 13.4
Schools in town
0
2,852 students on the public path
In brief

Swartzville’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Swartzville’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Denver El Sch places highest (better than 71%); Cocalico MS lowest (52%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Swartzville, graded from B to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Cocalico SHS. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Swartzville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
6–8Cocalico MSin DenverB−
9–12Cocalico SHSin DenverB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cocalico School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Cocalico School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 2,852 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$19,963PA $21,758 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading65%
State average 55.1% · 1554 students tested
Math48%
State average 36.1% · 1417 students tested

Swartzville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Swartzville’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Swartzville—Cocalico
East CocalicoA−Cocalico
BrecknockC+Eastern Lancaster County
AdamstownA−Cocalico

2 of the 3 neighbors share Cocalico with Swartzville, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Swartzville

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Swartzvillein other towns
Denver El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Denver
B+
460 students14:1Rate it →
Adamstown El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Adamstown
B
409 students16:1Rate it →
Reamstown El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Reamstown
B+
375 students13:1Rate it →
Cocalico MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Denver
B−
617 students10:1Rate it →
Cocalico SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Denver
B
991 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Swartzville’s schools

Are Swartzville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Swartzville. Cocalico School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Swartzville. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Swartzville in?

Cocalico School District.

Where do Swartzville kids go to high school?

Cocalico SHS.

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What Swartzville families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.