📍 500 Homestead Rd, Hershey, Dauphin County, 17033
Hershey MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hershey, Dauphin County. The school has 731 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Derry Township SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 65.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hershey MS enrolls 731 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 65.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 16% Asian and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 472 | 65% |
| Asian | 116 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
192 of the school's 731 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 183 qualify for free lunch and 9 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 MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 106.
Hershey MS is one of 5 schools in Derry Township SD, based in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,131 students district-wide and employs 253 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 731 students, Hershey MS is larger than the district average of about 626 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large