Hershey Elementary School

Regular School · Lafayette, IN

Hershey Elementary School is a regular school school in Lafayette, Indiana, serving grades KG–05 with 538 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

538

Teachers (FTE)

32.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	467	87%
Hispanic/Latino	40	7%
Two or more races	24	4%
Black or African American	4	1%
Asian	3	1%
Total enrollment	538	278M / 260F

English Language Learners: 8 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	70.0% +33pp	37.0%	292
Reading Proficiency	66.0% +23.8pp	42.2%	293
Science Proficiency	65-69%	—	93

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.53 grade levels

Math

-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

47 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

6.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	538	100%

Contact & Location

7521 E 300 N

Lafayette, IN 47905

Phone: (765)269-8280

District

Tippecanoe School Corp

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,586

District enrollment: 13,616

Other Schools in District

Battle Ground Elementary School Elementary
Burnett Creek Elementary School Elementary
Dayton Elementary School Elementary
James Cole Elementary School Elementary
Klondike Elementary School Elementary
Mayflower Mill Elementary School Elementary
Mintonye Elementary School Elementary
Wea Ridge Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 47905) → CensusDepth.com
Indiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Indiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

181134001826

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD