City: Hershey, PN
Address: PO Box 898
District: Derry Township SD
Phone: (717)531-2244
Fax: (717)534-2684
Length of school day: 6.75
Number of instructional days: 181
Community type: SUBURBAN
School Enrollment: 1091
Low income: 3.9%
Attendance rate: 94.04%
Number of students entering this school: 42
Number of students who withdrew from this school: 43
High School graduation rate: 85.2%
HS graduation rate for male students: 83.8%
HS graduation rate for female students: 86.5%
HS graduation rate for white students: 86.3%
HS graduation rate for black students: 100%
HS graduation rate for Hispanic students: 50%
HS graduation rate for Asian students: 50%
HS graduation rate for Native American students: 100%
Total number of graduates: 241
Number of graduates intending to obtain a job: 22
Number of graduates intending to pursue non-degree education: 4
Number of graduates intending to join military: 8
Number of graduates intending to go to a degree-granting school: 207
Number of classes with 1 to 20 students: 77
Number of classes with 21 to 23 students: 54
Number of classes with 24 to 26 students: 56
Number of classes with 27 to 29 students: 46
Number of classes with 30 or more students: 5
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP language exams: 6.2%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP language exam: 66.7%
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP art exams: 0.2%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP art exam: 0.0%
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP social science exams: 13.5%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP social science exam: 57.5%
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP science exams: 6.0%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP science exam: 91.2%
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP math exams: 6.4%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP math exam: 72.2%
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP English exams: 7.9%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP English exam: 88.1%
Total number of teachers: 75
Full-time teachers: 64
Part-time teachers: 3
Teachers in this district with less than bachelor's degree: 0
Teachers in this district with Bachelor's degree: 87
Teachers in this district with Master's degree: 127
Teachers in this district with Doctor's degree: 0
Teachers in district with less than 1 year of experience: 8
Teachers in district with 2-5 years of experience: 55
Teachers in district with 6-10 years of experience: 45
Teachers in district with 11-15 years of experience: 29
Teachers in district with 16-20 years of experience: 16
Teachers in district with 21-25 years of experience: 8
Teachers in district with 26-30 years of experience: 30
Teachers in district with 30-35 years of experience: 17
Teachers in district with over 35 years of experience: 6
Total number of teachers in this district: 214
Administration staff: 2
Other full-time service coordinators: 1
Other part-time service coordinators: 0
High quality teachers percentage: 94.2%
Councelors: 2
Librarians: 1
Other staff: 1
9th grade enrollment : 280
10th grade enrollment : 276
11th grade enrollment : 281
12th grade enrollment : 254
Statistics about Hershey HS in Hershey, PN
Average verbal SAT score: 549.29
Percentage of students scoring in the top 25% in the SAT verbal part: 34.5
Percentage of students scoring in the bottom 25% in the SAT verbal part: 10.5
Average math SAT score: 553.07
Percentage of students scoring in the top 25% in the SAT math part: 34.5
Percentage of students scoring in the bottom 25% in the SAT math part: 14.0
SAT average for all students taking the test: 1102.36
ACT average for all students taking the test: 23.1
Number of students taking the National Occupational Competency Test: 14
Percentage of of students certified by the National Occupational Competency Test: 71.4%
Average teacher salary: $47558
Teacher salary range: $29460 - $69231
Average administration staff salary: $83010
Administration staff salary range: $62000 - $112722
Suspensions: 205
Explusions: 0
Library titles: 20000
Library titles checked out during school year: 7000
Computers: 310
CD-ROM titles: 250
Grade 11 PSS (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) math results
Percentage of pariticipating in math tests: 99.3%
Percentage of students at Advanced math level: 42.2%
Percentage of students at Proficient math level: 32.2%
Percentage of students at Basic math level: 15.2%
Percentage of students at Below Basic math level: 10.4%
Scaled math score: 1450
Grade 11 PSS (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) reading results
Percentage of pariticipating in reading tests: 99.3%
Percentage of students at Advanced reading level: 35.9%
Percentage of students at Proficient reading level: 44.4%
Percentage of students at Basic reading level: 11.1%
Percentage of students at Below Basic reading level: 8.5%
Scaled reading score: 1440