Hershey MS
Hershey, PA · Middle School · Grades 6-8
Hershey MS is a middle school in Hershey, PA with 731 students enrolled and a 62% proficiency rate. Part of Derry Township SD. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Hershey MS is a middle school located in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The school serves 731 students in grades 6-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.2:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 62% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
26% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Hershey MS is part of the Derry Township SD in Pennsylvania.
How This School Compares
Hershey MS has 731 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Derry Township SD (630 students). Its 62% proficiency rate is 2 percentage points below the district average of 64%. Compared to the Pennsylvania state average of 46%, the school performs 16 points higher. With a 11.2:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
Hershey MS has 731 students enrolled in grades 6-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.2:1.
According to EDFacts data, 62% of students at Hershey MS meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Hershey MS is part of the Derry Township SD in Hershey, Pennsylvania. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
The this entity record above pulls directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
Every number on this page links back to NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.