Hershey Primary Elementary School
450 Homestead Rd
Hershey PA, 17033, Dauphin County
Phone: 717-531-2277
Ranking: 
(886 out of 2,311, top 38%)*
(886 out of 2,311, top 38%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 2 to Grade 3
School District: Derry Township School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 37 | 35 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 491 | 520 | 561 | 571 | 522 | 514 | 526 | |||||||
| Grade 2: | 228 | 46.4% | 271 | 52.1% | 253 | 45.1% | 295 | 51.7% | 269 | 51.5% | 249 | 48.4% | 267 | 50.8% |
| Grade 3: | 263 | 53.6% | 249 | 47.9% | 308 | 54.9% | 276 | 48.3% | 253 | 48.5% | 264 | 51.4% | 259 | 49.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 249 | 50.7% | 275 | 52.9% | 277 | 49.4% | 269 | 47.1% | 254 | 48.7% | 257 | 50.0% | 262 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 242 | 49.3% | 245 | 47.1% | 284 | 50.6% | 302 | 52.9% | 260 | 49.8% | 249 | 48.4% | 260 | 49.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 61 | 12.4% | 50 | 9.6% | 53 | 9.4% | 58 | 10.2% | 60 | 11.5% | 52 | 10.1% | 54 | 10.3% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 5.1% | 35 | 6.7% | 34 | 6.1% | 25 | 4.4% | 23 | 4.4% | 23 | 4.5% | 15 | 2.9% |
| Black: | 13 | 2.6% | 15 | 2.9% | 20 | 3.6% | 31 | 5.4% | 31 | 5.9% | 24 | 4.7% | 16 | 3.0% |
| White: | 363 | 73.9% | 395 | 76.0% | 441 | 78.6% | 441 | 77.2% | 407 | 78.0% | 415 | 80.7% | 440 | 83.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 27 | 5.5% | 22 | 4.2% | 11 | 2.0% | 14 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 82 | 16.7% | 83 | 16.0% | 91 | 16.2% | 69 | 12.1% | 60 | 11.5% | 97 | 18.9% | 71 | 13.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 4.1% | 18 | 3.5% | 18 | 3.2% | 23 | 4.0% | 24 | 4.6% | 45 | 8.8% | 42 | 8.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.21 | 14.85 | 15.76 | 14.26 | 12.93 | 12.80 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.3% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.2% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 84.7% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.7% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.4% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 74.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Hershey Primary Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.