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Hershey Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

41^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 95% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Hershey Middle School is a public middle school in Hershey, Pennsylvania, serving 741 students in grades 6-8. This school is part of the Derry Township School District, which is ranked 16th out of 606 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hershey Middle School consistently outperforms the state and district averages on PSSA tests in both Math and English Language Arts, with proficiency rates of 59.8% in Math and 80.9% in ELA, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking 13th out of 393 Pennsylvania middle schools for African American students and 19th out of 348 for Hispanic students in Math and ELA proficiency. Additionally, Hershey Middle School maintains very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.2% to 1.6% in recent years, which are significantly lower than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Swatara Middle School and Susquehanna Township Middle School, Hershey Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution, with significantly higher proficiency rates in Math and ELA, as well as higher overall rankings. This consistent high performance and focus on equity and inclusion suggest that Derry Township School District is investing resources to support student learning and development at Hershey Middle School.

742

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,645

Per pupil spending ?

30.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Homestead Rd
Hershey, PA 17033-0898

(717) 531-2222

District: Derry Township School District

Students who attend Hershey Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hershey High School

Feeder schools for Hershey Middle School:

Elementary:	Hershey Early Childhood Center
	Hershey Intrmd Elementary School
	Hershey Primary Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.7%

Asian:

17.0%

Hispanic:

10.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (70% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Pennsylvania middle schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg73%

Pennsylvania avg45%

41^st of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 5%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 606Derry Township School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	41 of 873	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	52 of 891	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	35 of 893	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	26 of 883	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	4 of 797	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	54 of 891	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	38 of 861	95.6%	★★★★★
2017	90.6	47 of 877	94.6%	★★★★★
2016	91.7	39 of 870	95.5%	★★★★★
2015	92.0	36 of 835	95.7%	★★★★★
2014	83.3	71 of 728	90.2%	★★★★★
2013	84.1	59 of 758	92.2%	★★★★★
2012	84.3	61 of 834	92.7%	★★★★★
2011	82.7	83 of 825	89.9%	★★★★★
2010	85.0	57 of 805	92.9%	★★★★★
2009	85.2	56 of 770	92.7%	★★★★★
2008	85.4	59 of 753	92.2%	★★★★★
2007	83.9	55 of 749	92.7%	★★★★★
2006	83.5	68 of 736	90.8%	★★★★★
2005	88.0	57 of 687	91.7%	★★★★★
2004	86.5	64 of 663	90.3%	★★★★★
2003	91.1	32 of 643	95.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	13 of 393	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	75.7	66 of 408	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	90.4	22 of 421	94.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	37 of 138	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	41 of 145	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	29 of 144	79.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	310 of 643	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.5	414 of 672	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	261 of 660	60.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	71.6	21 of 150	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	34 of 835	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	49 of 860	94.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	19 of 348	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	27 of 362	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	29 of 362	92.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	117 of 843	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	125 of 877	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	86 of 874	90.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	46 of 839	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	52 of 870	94.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	78.1	40 of 199	79.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	41 of 649	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	49 of 673	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	35 of 681	94.9%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)86th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)80th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)73rd percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2025)52nd percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts81%+32 vs state

Math60%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hershey Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Homestead Rd	Hershey	17033	Dauphin County	Derry Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 531-2222	742	65	11.5	30.2%	458 (61.7%)	47 (6.3%)	79 (10.6%)	126 (17.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.0%)	94.7	41^st of 873 public middle schools	95.3%		91.6	52^nd of 891 public middle schools	94.2%	11	61.7	53.6	64.4	59.8	81.3	78.5	83.0	80.9	$20,645	$734	$19,911
Palmyra Area Middle School	Public	6-8	50 W Cherry St	Palmyra	17078	Lebanon County	Palmyra Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 838-1331	820	60	13.5	30.2%	620 (75.6%)	14 (1.7%)	72 (8.8%)	69 (8.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.4%)	88.8	85^th of 873 public middle schools	90.3%		89.4	69^th of 891 public middle schools	92.3%	16	55.0	48.4	58.3	53.9	69.6	66.4	75.2	70.4	$14,126	$93	$14,032
Lower Dauphin Middle School	Public	6-8	251 Quarry Rd	Hummelstown	17036	Dauphin County	Lower Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 566-5310	781	68	11.5	32.9%	622 (79.6%)	18 (2.3%)	72 (9.2%)	26 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.5%)	58.5	353^rd of 873 public middle schools	59.6%		72.9	220^th of 891 public middle schools	75.3%	133	33.7	33.9	32.3	33.2	52.2	55.0	42.6	49.5	$18,182	$309	$17,873
Middletown Area Middle School	Public	6-8	215 Oberlin Rd	Middletown	17057	Dauphin County	Middletown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 930-0739	534	46	11.5	60.7%	270 (50.6%)	54 (10.1%)	116 (21.7%)	19 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	71 (13.3%)	49.4	440^th of 873 public middle schools	49.6%		46.6	501^st of 891 public middle schools	43.8%	61	28.2	36.5	30.5	31.8	39.2	44.7	42.7	42.1	$20,090	$1,177	$18,913
Annville-Cleona Middle School	Public	7-8	500 S White Oak St	Annville	17003	Lebanon County	Annville-Cleona School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 867-7700	235	15	15.8	43.0%	186 (79.1%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (11.1%)	11 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	75.5	171^st of 873 public middle schools	80.4%		67.7	273^rd of 891 public middle schools	69.4%	102		38.2	42.1	39.9		60.9	55.8	58.7	$21,943	$833	$21,110
Central Dauphin East Middle School	Public	6-8	628 Rutherford Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 545-4709	702	56	12.4	94.4%	132 (18.8%)	209 (29.8%)	142 (20.2%)	154 (21.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.7%)	26.6	625^th of 873 public middle schools	28.4%		30.5	616^th of 891 public middle schools	30.9%	9	21.1	8.4	15.9	15.4	38.8	23.8	38.8	33.9	$18,082	$1,043	$17,039
Elizabethtown Area Middle School	Public	6-8	600 E High St	Elizabethtown	17022	Lancaster County	Elizabethtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 361-7525	827	61	13.5	41.1%	674 (81.5%)	26 (3.1%)	58 (7.0%)	29 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.7%)	78.2	150^th of 873 public middle schools	82.8%		79.7	140^th of 891 public middle schools	84.3%	10	46.7	56.0	48.8	50.3	59.0	58.1	53.3	56.8	$12,624	$211	$12,413
Central Dauphin Middle School	Public	6-8	4600 Locust Lane	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 540-4606	834	57	14.6	36.7%	554 (66.4%)	85 (10.2%)	64 (7.7%)	83 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.8%)	73	196^th of 873 public middle schools	77.5%		75.7	189^th of 891 public middle schools	78.8%	7	46.3	42.2	35.1	41.1	55.3	60.3	57.8	57.9	$15,471	$570	$14,901
Linglestown Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 N Mountain Rd	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-3060	841	57	14.7	96.9%	439 (52.2%)	134 (15.9%)	91 (10.8%)	117 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.1%)	49.1	444^th of 873 public middle schools	49.1%		62.9	331^st of 891 public middle schools	62.9%	113	32.1	25.6	25.2	27.6	45.6	38.7	54.4	46.1	$15,575	$547	$15,027
Swatara Middle School	Public	6-8	1101 Highland St	Steelton	17113	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 939-9363	611	53	11.5	105.4%	116 (19.0%)	195 (31.9%)	141 (23.1%)	92 (15.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (10.1%)	24.9	641^st of 873 public middle schools	26.6%		26.7	639^th of 891 public middle schools	28.3%	2	16.5	15.9	15.6	16.0	31.2	31.2	32.3	31.5	$16,674	$1,001	$15,673

Frequently Asked Questions about Hershey Middle School

Is Hershey Middle School a good school?

Yes! Hershey Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 41^st of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools.

What district is Hershey Middle School in?

Derry Township School District

How many students attend Hershey Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 742 students attended Hershey Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Hershey Middle School?

Students at Hershey Middle School are 62% White, 17% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Hershey Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hershey Middle School usually go on to attend Hershey High School

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