Hershey High School in Hershey, PA

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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2007 test average as compared to other schools in Pennsylvania) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 84.

550 Homestead Rd
Hershey, PA 17033

County: Dauphin County
Grade span: 9 - 12

Principal: Mr Michael Murphy
Phone: (717) 531-2244 (make sure to verify first before calling)

2007 Student Enrollment: 1167

9th Grade Enrollment : 307
10th Grade Enrollment : 317
11th Grade Enrollment : 283
12th Grade Enrollment : 260

2006 Student Enrollment: 1201

9th Grade Enrollment : 336
10th Grade Enrollment : 291
11th Grade Enrollment : 279
12th Grade Enrollment : 295

2005 Student Enrollment: 1128

9th Grade Enrollment : 296
10th Grade Enrollment : 274
11th Grade Enrollment : 293
12th Grade Enrollment : 265

2007 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

Students tested - Math : 247
Students tested - Verbal : 247
Students tested - Writing : 247

Average Math Score: 554.0

Here:	554.0
State average from 625 schools:	480.2

Average Verbal Score: 542.0

This school:	542.0
State average from 625 schools:	473.1

Average Writing Score: 540.0

Hershey High School:	540.0
State average from 625 schools:	460.5

2006 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

Students tested - Math : 268
Students tested - Verbal : 268
Students tested - Writing : 259

Average Math Score: 558.0

Here:	558.0
State average from 617 schools:	482.4

Average Verbal Score: 554.0

Here:	554.0
State average from 617 schools:	476.0

Average Writing Score: 542.0

This school:	542.0
State average from 617 schools:	461.7

2007 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - All grades:

Students tested - Math : 277
Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 13.0%

Here:	13.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	14.1%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 11.0%

Here:	11.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	14.9%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 29.0%

Here:	29.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	32.1%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 45.0%

Here:	45.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	37.1%

Students tested - Reading : 277
Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 6.0%

Hershey High School:	6.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	15.8%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 7.0%

This school:	7.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	15.6%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 37.0%

Here:	37.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	38.6%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 48.0%

Here:	48.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	28.3%

Students tested - Writing : 278
Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 3.0%

Hershey High School:	3.0%
State average from 2684 schools:	31.6%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 85.0%

Here:	85.0%
State average from 2684 schools:	61.7%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 11.0%

Here:	11.0%
State average from 2684 schools:	4.1%

2007 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 11:

Students tested - Math : 277
Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 13.0%

Here:	13.0%
State average from 656 schools:	27.9%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 11.0%

Here:	11.0%
State average from 656 schools:	20.8%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 29.0%

Hershey High School:	29.0%
State average from 656 schools:	28.9%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 45.0%

Here:	45.0%
State average from 656 schools:	20.6%

Students tested - Reading : 277
Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 6.0%

Here:	6.0%
State average from 656 schools:	19.9%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 7.0%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 656 schools:	16.1%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 37.0%

Here:	37.0%
State average from 656 schools:	36.7%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 48.0%

Here:	48.0%
State average from 656 schools:	25.6%

Students tested - Writing : 278
Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 3.0%

Here:	3.0%
State average from 656 schools:	11.7%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 85.0%

Here:	85.0%
State average from 656 schools:	80.2%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 11.0%

Hershey High School:	11.0%
State average from 656 schools:	6.1%

2006 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 11:

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 9.0%

Here:	9.0%
State average from 647 schools:	32.2%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 11.0%

Hershey High School:	11.0%
State average from 647 schools:	18.2%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 25.0%

Here:	25.0%
State average from 647 schools:	23.4%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 54.0%

Here:	54.0%
State average from 647 schools:	24.5%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 3.0%

Hershey High School:	3.0%
State average from 648 schools:	19.4%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 9.0%

Here:	9.0%
State average from 648 schools:	16.8%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 32.0%

Hershey High School:	32.0%
State average from 648 schools:	33.6%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 54.0%

Here:	54.0%
State average from 648 schools:	28.4%

Students tested - Writing : 248
Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 1.0%

Hershey High School:	1.0%
State average from 647 schools:	13.7%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 67.0%

Here:	67.0%
State average from 647 schools:	70.7%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 31.0%

Here:	31.0%
State average from 647 schools:	13.1%

2005 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 11:

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 7.4%

Here:	7.4%
State average from 631 schools:	31.3%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 10.2%

Here:	10.2%
State average from 631 schools:	19.9%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 30.4%

Here:	30.4%
State average from 631 schools:	25.1%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 51.9%

Hershey High School:	51.9%
State average from 631 schools:	23.8%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 5.3%

Here:	5.3%
State average from 631 schools:	21.9%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 7.1%

Here:	7.1%
State average from 631 schools:	13.4%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 30.7%

Here:	30.7%
State average from 631 schools:	32.4%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 56.9%

Hershey High School:	56.9%
State average from 631 schools:	32.2%

Scoring below basic (%) - Writing: 3.9%

Here:	3.9%
State average from 632 schools:	15.0%

Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 6.0%

Here:	6.0%
State average from 632 schools:	16.5%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 82.2%

Here:	82.2%
State average from 632 schools:	63.5%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 7.8%

Hershey High School:	7.8%
State average from 632 schools:	5.0%

2003 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 11:

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 13.7%

This school:	13.7%
State average from 615 schools:	31.2%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 14.5%

Here:	14.5%
State average from 615 schools:	21.9%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 22.1%

Here:	22.1%
State average from 615 schools:	26.3%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 49.6%

Here:	49.6%
State average from 615 schools:	20.6%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 12.8%

Here:	12.8%
State average from 615 schools:	22.2%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 8.7%

Here:	8.7%
State average from 615 schools:	20.2%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 39.6%

Here:	39.6%
State average from 615 schools:	39.4%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 38.9%

Here:	38.9%
State average from 615 schools:	18.2%

2007 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 12
PA State University - Females : 18
PA State Related University - Females : 18
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 18
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females : 3
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 50
Blue Collar Worker - Females : 7

PA Community College - Males : 13
PA State University - Males : 8
PA State Related University - Males : 37
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 19
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 8
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 38
Military - Males : 1
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 5

2007 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

PA Community College - Females : 1
PA State University - Females : 1
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 1
Blue Collar Worker - Females : 1

2005 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 12
PA State University - Females : 19
PA State Related University - Females : 20
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 14
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females : 6
PA Other Non-Degree - Females : 2
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 44
White Collar Worker - Females : 2
Unknown - Females : 1

PA Community College - Males : 18
PA State University - Males : 10
PA State Related University - Males : 32
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 18
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 6
PA Other Non-Degree - Males : 2
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 31
Military - Males : 5
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 9
Unknown - Males : 2

2005 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

PA State University - Females : 1

PA Community College - Males : 1
PA State Related University - Males : 1

2004 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 14
PA Private 2-Year College - Females : 2
PA State University - Females : 12
PA State Related University - Females : 25
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 41
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females : 4
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 35
Military - Females : 1
White Collar Worker - Females : 1
Blue Collar Worker - Females : 10

PA Community College - Males : 17
PA Private 2-Year College - Males : 2
PA State University - Males : 9
PA State Related University - Males : 32
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 14
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 2
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 30
Military - Males : 7
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 7

2004 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 1
Blue Collar Worker - Females : 2

PA State Related University - Males : 1

2003 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 21
PA State University - Females : 17
PA State Related University - Females : 23
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 24
PA Other Non-Degree - Females : 3
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 43
Military - Females : 2
Blue Collar Worker - Females : 5
Unknown - Females : 3

PA Community College - Males : 18
PA State University - Males : 7
PA State Related University - Males : 22
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 10
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 4
Non-PA 2-Year College - Males : 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 40
Non-PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 2
Military - Males : 3
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 16
Unknown - Males : 4

2003 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

Unknown - Females : 1

Blue Collar Worker - Males : 1

2002 Post High School Activity Statistics :

Unknown - Females : 128

Unknown - Males : 119

2002 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

Unknown - Males : 2

2001 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 19
PA State University - Females : 12
PA State Related University - Females : 13
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 17
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females : 1
PA Other Non-Degree - Females : 1
Non-PA 2-Year College - Females : 3
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 32
Non-PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females : 1
Military - Females : 1
Blue Collar Worker - Females : 5

PA Community College - Males : 12
PA State University - Males : 11
PA State Related University - Males : 30
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 21
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 3
PA Other Non-Degree - Males : 2
Non-PA 2-Year College - Males : 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 32
Military - Males : 7
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 16
Service Worker - Males : 1

2001 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

PA State University - Females : 1

PA Community College - Males : 1

2000 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 13
PA State University - Females : 18
PA State Related University - Females : 14
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 15
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females : 1
PA Other Non-Degree - Females : 2
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 37
Military - Females : 1
Service Worker - Females : 7
Unemployed - Females : 1
Unknown - Females : 1

PA Community College - Males : 15
PA State University - Males : 10
PA State Related University - Males : 13
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 19
PA Other Non-Degree - Males : 4
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 17
Service Worker - Males : 12
Unknown - Males : 4

2000 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

PA State Related University - Females : 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 2

1999 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 13
PA State University - Females : 18
PA State Related University - Females : 14
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 15
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females : 1
PA Other Non-Degree - Females : 2
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 37
Military - Females : 1
Service Worker - Females : 7
Unemployed - Females : 1
Unknown - Females : 1

PA Community College - Males : 15
PA State University - Males : 10
PA State Related University - Males : 13
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 19
PA Other Non-Degree - Males : 4
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 17
Service Worker - Males : 12
Unknown - Males : 4

1999 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

PA State Related University - Females : 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 2

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