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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 17033

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1,697

Students

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5-star schools

Top rankedHershey Intrmd Elementary School100^th of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Summary:

The 17033 zip code area is home to four exceptional elementary schools, including Hershey Intermediate Elementary School, Hershey Primary Elementary School, Hershey Early Childhood Center, and South Hanover Elementary School. These schools consistently rank among the top elementary schools in Pennsylvania, with strong academic performance and favorable student-teacher ratios.

Hershey Intermediate Elementary School stands out with its exceptional academic achievement, with over 70% of students proficient or better in both Math and English Language Arts. The school is consistently ranked among the top 100-200 elementary schools in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. South Hanover Elementary School also demonstrates impressive performance, with over 80% proficiency in Math and 74.5% in English Language Arts, as well as a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The schools in the Derry Township School District, which includes Hershey Intermediate Elementary School, Hershey Primary Elementary School, and Hershey Early Childhood Center, consistently outperform the district and state averages in both Math and English Language Arts. This suggests a high-quality educational system in the Derry Township School District, which is ranked 16th out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

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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 (2025)	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 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hershey Early Childhood Center	Public	K-1	450-Rear Homestead Road	Hershey	17033	Dauphin County	Derry Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 531-2211	420	36	11.6	30.0%	256 (61.0%)	27 (6.4%)	43 (10.2%)	53 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.5%)								(n/a)									$19,689	$1,079	$18,610
Hershey Primary Elementary School	Public	2-3	450 Homestead Rd	Hershey	17033	Dauphin County	Derry Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 531-2277	427	31	14.0	29.0%	283 (66.3%)	22 (5.2%)	35 (8.2%)	55 (12.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.8%)								(n/a)	80.4			80.4	73.4			73.4	$17,792	$1,017	$16,775
Hershey Intrmd Elementary School	Public	4-5	450 Homestead Rd	Hershey	17033	Dauphin County	Derry Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 531-2277	479	38	12.7	26.7%	311 (64.9%)	36 (7.5%)	45 (9.4%)	62 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.6%)	91.1	100^th of 1511 public elementary schools	93.4%		86.2	165^th of 1526 public elementary schools	89.2%	65		80.0	69.2	74.6		79.5	71.9	75.6	$18,830	$1,607	$17,223
South Hanover Elementary School	Public	K-5	15 W 3rd St	Hershey	17033	Dauphin County	Lower Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 566-2564	371	28	13.2	19.4%	278 (74.9%)	15 (4.0%)	28 (7.5%)	30 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	90.5	111^th of 1511 public elementary schools	92.7%		88.6	118^th of 1526 public elementary schools	92.3%	7	80.3	83.9	79.4	81.2	80.3	85.7	57.1	74.5	$18,258	$385	$17,873

Cities Near Zip Code 17033

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hershey	0.54 mi	6	31^st
Palmyra	2.07 mi	6	81^st
Hummelstown	3.68 mi	4	266^th
Elizabethtown	3.79 mi	5	194^th
Grantville	6.13 mi	1	572^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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