Hershey MS

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Hershey, Pennsylvania·17033
Score
94.2/100
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#27
Among 460 Pennsylvania middle schools
Top 6%
In Pennsylvania

Score 94.2/100: better than 94% of Pennsylvania middle schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient or advanced on state tests in Pennsylvania, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Pennsylvania schools.

English language arts
81%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 53%, better than 96% of them
684 students tested
Math
60%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 38%, better than 90% of them
681 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 8 published results by grade and test

As published by Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 6PSSA81.3224
English language artsGrade 7PSSA78.5237
English language artsGrade 8PSSA83223
English language artsAll gradesPSSA80.8684
MathGrade 6PSSA61.6224
MathGrade 7PSSA53.6235
MathGrade 8PSSA64.4222
MathAll gradesPSSA59.8681

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
741
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
741
Typical middle school: 572
Free or reduced-price lunch
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Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Dauphin County

Contact

Address
500 Homestead Rd
Hershey, PA 17033

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Pennsylvania. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

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Hershey MS at a glance

Hershey MS is a public middle school in Hershey, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6-8. It is part of the Derry Township SD school district. It has about 741 students (a typical Pennsylvania middle school has 572).

In 2024-25 state tests, 81% in English language arts (similar schools: 53%) and 60% in math (similar schools: 38%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania middle schools, it scores 94.2 out of 100: better than 94% of them, ranking #27 of 460. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.