Palmyra Area MS
Public · Grades 6–8 · 820 students
Hershey MS
500 Homestead Rd, Hershey, PA 17033
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
742
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Derry Township SD
Dauphin County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 508 Pennsylvania middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Pennsylvania middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Hershey MS
Hershey MS is a public middle school in Hershey, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Derry Township SD. The school is located in a large suburb in Dauphin County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 742 students were enrolled, with about 11.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Pennsylvania middle school (12.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 508 Pennsylvania middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 742 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Derry Township SD
- County
- Dauphin County
- NCES school ID
- 420759006678
Schools near Hershey MS
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.