Hershey Primary El Sch

Hershey Primary El Sch, an average-sized primary school in Hershey, Pennsylvania, part of Derry Township SD, hosts 427 students, covering grades 2 through 3.

Derry Township SD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 3,118 students; Hershey Primary El Sch is among them.

On demographics, Hershey Primary El Sch records that 66% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 13% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Hershey Primary El Sch reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Hershey Primary El Sch higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 29% of students at Hershey Primary El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Dauphin County's rate of about 59%.

With demographic context factored in, Hershey Primary El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 78.0%.

In the broader community, census data for Dauphin County shows median household earnings sit near $76,242, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Dauphin County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,718 students), of which Hershey Primary El Sch is one.

Hershey Intrmd El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hershey Primary El Sch ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 75.9%.

Hershey Primary El Sch operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hershey Primary El Sch has fell 8%, going from 465 students in 2018 to 427 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Hershey Primary El Sch typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.