Hershey Intrmd El Sch

Hershey Intrmd El Sch operates as a moderately sized K-5 school in Hershey, Pennsylvania, run under Derry Township SD. Current enrollment sits at 479 students spanning grades 4 through 5.

Hershey Intrmd El Sch is one of 5 schools operated by Derry Township SD, a district that caters to 3,118 students overall.

On demographics, Hershey Intrmd El Sch shows that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 13% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 27% of students at Hershey Intrmd El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Dauphin County's rate of about 59%.

After controlling for student poverty, Hershey Intrmd El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.0%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Dauphin County indicate median household income runs about $76,242, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Dauphin County's 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,718 students), Hershey Intrmd El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hershey Primary El Sch, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hershey Intrmd El Sch. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hershey Intrmd El Sch ranks 6th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 76.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 3%: 492 students in 2018 compared to 479 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 71% to 65%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.