📍 301 S Lincoln, Hershey, Lincoln County, 69143
Hershey Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hershey, Lincoln County. The school has 303 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jared Thomsen. It is part of the Hershey Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Hershey Elementary School enrolls 303 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 279 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
101 of the school's 303 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 72 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
Hershey Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NE-30, state senate district 42.
Hershey Elementary School is one of 2 schools in HERSHEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in HERSHEY, Nebraska. The district serves 539 students district-wide and employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 303 students, Hershey Elementary School is close to the district average of about 270 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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