Hershey High School
550 Homestead Rd
Hershey PA, 17033, Dauphin County
Phone: 717-531-2244
Ranking: (41 out of 626, top 7%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Derry Township School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 75 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,156 | 1,190 | 1,143 | 1,147 | 1,161 | 1,158 | 1,179 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 302 | 26.1% | 301 | 25.3% | 299 | 26.2% | 280 | 24.4% | 301 | 25.9% | 265 | 22.9% | 310 | 26.3% |
Grade 10: | 287 | 24.8% | 302 | 25.4% | 297 | 26.0% | 302 | 26.3% | 266 | 22.9% | 306 | 26.4% | 291 | 24.7% |
Grade 11: | 293 | 25.3% | 285 | 23.9% | 286 | 25.0% | 253 | 22.1% | 301 | 25.9% | 284 | 24.5% | 299 | 25.4% |
Grade 12: | 274 | 23.7% | 302 | 25.4% | 261 | 22.8% | 312 | 27.2% | 293 | 25.2% | 303 | 26.2% | 279 | 23.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 594 | 51.4% | 590 | 49.6% | 570 | 49.9% | 576 | 50.2% | 592 | 51.0% | 580 | 50.1% | 581 | 49.3% |
Female: | 562 | 48.6% | 600 | 50.4% | 573 | 50.1% | 571 | 49.8% | 561 | 48.3% | 570 | 49.2% | 594 | 50.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 94 | 8.1% | 98 | 8.2% | 88 | 7.7% | 84 | 7.3% | 99 | 8.5% | 93 | 8.0% | 86 | 7.3% |
Hispanic: | 51 | 4.4% | 61 | 5.1% | 59 | 5.2% | 45 | 3.9% | 30 | 2.6% | 25 | 2.2% | 21 | 1.8% |
Black: | 38 | 3.3% | 43 | 3.6% | 43 | 3.8% | 43 | 3.7% | 51 | 4.4% | 45 | 3.9% | 40 | 3.4% |
White: | 958 | 82.9% | 972 | 81.7% | 939 | 82.2% | 964 | 84.0% | 980 | 84.4% | 993 | 85.8% | 1,029 | 87.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 15 | 1.3% | 15 | 1.3% | 13 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 126 | 10.9% | 103 | 8.7% | 97 | 8.5% | 94 | 8.2% | 91 | 7.8% | 75 | 6.5% | 61 | 5.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 2.1% | 29 | 2.4% | 29 | 2.5% | 24 | 2.1% | 24 | 2.1% | 23 | 2.0% | 14 | 1.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.48 | 14.90 | 14.31 | 14.51 | 14.78 | 14.40 | 15.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.7% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.4% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.2% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 79% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 74.7% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.3% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 70.3% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 79.5% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 76.3% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.5% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.4% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.5% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 84.3% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.2% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.6% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 75.3% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 86.7% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 81.8% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.7% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 57.1% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60.2% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 70.6% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 71.2% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89.1% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 98.8% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 96.4% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.9% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.8% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 80.5% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 94.9% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95.1% | 82.9% |
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* Hershey High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.