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Enrollment
427
Elementary
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DERRY TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 420759001749
Hershey Primary Elementary School
450 Homestead Rd, Hershey, PA 17033 · (717) 531-2277 · Dauphin County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
124 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 2 | 203 | 48% |
| Grade 3 | 224 | 52% |
Student demographics
53%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
Hershey Primary Elementary School→Hershey Intrmd Elementary School→Hershey Middle School→Hershey High School
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
73.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
80.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.4% | 80.4% |
| 2023-24 | 78.1% | 80.0% |
% 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
78.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Primary Elementary School
Hershey Primary Elementary School's state test result (78.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hershey Primary Elementary School this school | 427 | 29.0% | 78.0% |
| Hershey Early Childhood Center Hershey | 420 | 30.0% | N/A |
| Hershey Intrmd Elementary School Hershey | 479 | 26.7% | 77.0% |
| Loomis Elementary School Broomall | 376 | 31.4% | 68.7% |
| Nether Providence Elementary School Wallingford | 479 | 25.9% | 79.3% |
| Gill Hall Elementary School Jefferson Hills | 424 | 28.3% | N/A |
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 Primary Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Dauphin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #144 of 1,396 | #3 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #106 of 1,511 ▼ 23 | #2 of 36 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #155 of 1,511 no change | #4 of 36 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #765 of 1,638 | #16 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,067 of 1,528 | #26 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #484 of 1,531 | #28 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.0% | #1,340 of 1,600 | #33 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #729 of 1,045 | #12 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
427
-40 (-9%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 427 | 30.5 | 14.0:1 | 29% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 444 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 28% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 447 | 32.5 | 13.8:1 | 23% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 34 | 13.7:1 | 25% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 35.2 | 13.2:1 | 24% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 36 | 13.3:1 | 23% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 571 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 16% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 675 | 42 | 16.1:1 | 17% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 583 | 30 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hershey Primary Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (465 to 427); teachers down 13% (35.2 to 30.5).
About Hershey Primary Elementary School
Hershey Primary Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Hershey, Pennsylvania, (ZIP code 17033). Its grade span covers grades 2 through 3, with 427 students on the rolls.
The district, Derry Township SD, operates 5 schools serving 3,118 students.
About 66% of the student body at Hershey Primary Elementary School is White. Other groups make up 13% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. Dauphin County residents are about 63% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 53% means there is a 53% chance two randomly chosen students at Hershey Primary Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hershey Primary Elementary School, giving a ratio of 14.0:1. The school's 14.0:1 compares with an average of 13.1:1 for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. By family income, 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 59% average among public schools in Dauphin County.
Hershey Primary Elementary School scores 78.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 65.2%.
The county, Dauphin County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $76,242 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Hershey Primary Elementary School, Dauphin County has 75 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Hershey Intrmd Elementary School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Hershey Primary Elementary School is 5th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Hershey Primary Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 467 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 427 by 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Hershey Primary Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Intrmd Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Hershey Early Childhood CenterElementary · 420 students
Other schools in Hershey
- Hershey High SchoolHigh · 1,050 students
- Hershey Middle SchoolMiddle · 742 students
- Hershey Intrmd Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Hershey Early Childhood CenterElementary · 420 students
- South Hanover Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
Nearby schools
- Hershey Intrmd Elementary School0.0 mi · 479
- 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 Primary Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hershey Primary Elementary School?
Hershey Primary Elementary School enrolls approximately 427 students in grades 02-03.
What age range does Hershey Primary Elementary School serve?
Hershey Primary Elementary School serves students from grade 02 through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Hershey Primary Elementary School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Hershey Primary Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hershey Primary Elementary School?
At Hershey Primary Elementary School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Hershey Primary Elementary School public or private?
Hershey Primary Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Derry Township SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.