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Schools in Swartzville · Cocalico School District

Swartzville’s public schools beat 81% of Pennsylvania districts

The public schools Swartzville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 81% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

78%beats similar-income towns
Math proficiency
45%
▲ 8 pts vs PA 37%
2020–21
Graduate on time
94%
▲ 7 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$20.0K
▼ 8% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Schools
0
In brief

The short version on Swartzville’s schools

Which school depends on your street

With three elementary schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. After that, everyone goes to Cocalico MS and Cocalico SHS. East Cocalico Township and Adamstown send their kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓

The strongest schools in the area

Swartzville outscores all three towns that border it. The lowest nearby is Brecknock Township (B−). Compare ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.

The School Grade

How Swartzville compares

A− Test scoresB Graduation
Pennsylvania school districts we grade (683)Better than 81%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1,466)Better than 78%
High confidence. Built on 1,465 tested students and a graduating class of 206; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Pennsylvania’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Pennsylvania only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Swartzville.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Cocalico MSin Denver
9–12Cocalico SHSin Denver

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math45%
State average 37.1%

Swartzville vs. its neighbors

Swartzville’s schools rank 1st of 4 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Pennsylvania districts.

Every school in Swartzville

0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.

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Within reach

Colleges near Swartzville

There’s no college in Swartzville, but 19 are within 30 miles. The closest is Alvernia University in Reading, 9.4 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Swartzville. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 9 more within 30 miles.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.

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