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Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DERRY TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 420759007266
Hershey Intrmd Elementary School
450 Homestead Rd, Hershey, PA 17033 · (717) 531-2277 · Dauphin County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
128 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 226 | 47% |
| Grade 5 | 253 | 53% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Derry Township SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
75.7%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
74.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.7% | 74.6% |
| 2023-24 | 75.3% | 72.6% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
77.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hershey Intrmd Elementary School
Hershey Intrmd Elementary School's state test result (77.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hershey Intrmd Elementary School this school | 479 | 26.7% | 77.0% |
| Hershey Primary Elementary School Hershey | 427 | 29.0% | 78.0% |
| Kernsville School Orefield | 512 | 26.0% | 80.4% |
| Hershey Early Childhood Center Hershey | 420 | 30.0% | N/A |
| Rydal Elementary School Huntingdon Valley | 569 | 26.7% | 76.4% |
| Nether Providence Elementary School Wallingford | 479 | 25.9% | 79.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hershey Intrmd Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Dauphin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #163 of 1,396 | #4 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #196 of 1,511 ▲ 1 | #4 of 36 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #117 of 1,511 ▲ 89 | #2 of 36 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #592 of 1,638 | #12 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #690 of 1,528 | #17 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #455 of 1,531 | #26 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.7% | #1,367 of 1,600 | #35 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #945 of 1,045 | #16 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
479
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 576
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 479 | 37.5 | 12.8:1 | 27% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 39 | 12.0:1 | 27% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 37 | 12.5:1 | 22% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 37 | 12.5:1 | 23% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 37.4 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 32 | 16.2:1 | 25% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 546 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 14% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 793 | 38 | 20.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 576 | 40 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hershey Intrmd Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (492 to 479); teachers unchanged (37.4 to 37.5).
About Hershey Intrmd Elementary School
Hershey Intrmd Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Hershey, Pennsylvania. A total of 479 students attend the school, which covers grades 4 through 5.
Derry Township SD counts 5 schools and 3,118 students, including Hershey Intrmd Elementary School.
White students are the majority at Hershey Intrmd Elementary School, with 65% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 13% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 63% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Hershey Intrmd Elementary School, 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 27% of enrollment. That rate is below the 59% average among public schools in Dauphin County.
allk12 grades Hershey Intrmd Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Hershey Intrmd Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 77.0% and a predicted 66.2%.
Among Dauphin County residents, the median household income is $76,242, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Besides Hershey Intrmd Elementary School, Dauphin County has 74 other public schools.
Hershey Primary Elementary School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Hershey Intrmd Elementary School comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is up 3% from 2020-21, when Hershey Intrmd Elementary School had 463 students, to 2024-25, when it had 479.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Dauphin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
289,593
Census ACS
Median income
$76,242
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
72,718 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Derry Township SD
- Hershey High SchoolHigh · 1,050 students
- Hershey Middle SchoolMiddle · 742 students
- Hershey Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 427 students
- Hershey Early Childhood CenterElementary · 420 students
Other schools in Hershey
- Hershey High SchoolHigh · 1,050 students
- Hershey Middle SchoolMiddle · 742 students
- Hershey Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 427 students
- Hershey Early Childhood CenterElementary · 420 students
- South Hanover Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
Nearby schools
- Hershey Primary Elementary School0.0 mi · 427
- Hershey Early Childhood Center0.1 mi · 420
- Hershey Middle School0.2 mi · 742
- Hershey High School0.4 mi · 1,050
- South Hanover Elementary School2.2 mi · 371
- Lingle Avenue Elementary School2.7 mi · 547
Frequently asked questions
About Hershey Intrmd Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hershey Intrmd Elementary School?
Hershey Intrmd Elementary School enrolls approximately 479 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does Hershey Intrmd Elementary School serve?
Hershey Intrmd Elementary School serves grades 04-05.
How many students per teacher at Hershey Intrmd Elementary School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Hershey Intrmd Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hershey Intrmd Elementary School?
At Hershey Intrmd Elementary School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 13% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Hershey Intrmd Elementary School?
Hershey Intrmd Elementary School is overseen by Derry Township SD in Dauphin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.