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Schools in Palmdale

Palmdale’s public schools

Derry Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Palmdale. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
79%
2021–22
Math proficiency
61%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.1K
▼ 8% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,639 students on the public path
In brief

Palmdale’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Palmdale’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Hershey MS places highest (better than 94%); Hershey HS lowest (73%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Palmdale, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–1Hershey Early Childhood Ctrin HersheyNo scores
2–3Hershey Primary El Schin HersheyA
6–8Hershey MSin HersheyA
9–12Hershey HSin HersheyB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Derry Township School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Derry Township School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 3,118 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$20,121PA $21,758 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading79%
State average 55.1% · 1661 students tested
Math61%
State average 36.1% · 1624 students tested

Palmdale vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Palmdale’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Palmdale—Derry Township
DerryADerry Township
PalmyraAPalmyra Area
North LondonderryAPalmyra Area

Every school in Palmdale

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Palmdalein other towns
Hershey Early Childhood Ctr
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Hershey
420 students12:1Rate it →
Hershey Primary El Sch
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Hershey
A
427 students14:1Rate it →
Hershey MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hershey
A
742 students12:1Rate it →
Hershey HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Hershey
B+
1,050 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Palmdale’s schools

Are Palmdale’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Palmdale. Derry Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Palmdale. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Palmdale in?

Derry Township School District.

Where do Palmdale kids go to high school?

Hershey HS.

Parents talk

What Palmdale families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.