Greenwood Friends School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 38 students
L R Appleman El Sch
525 Park Street, Benton, PA 17814
Grades
K–6
Elementary
Students
308
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
9.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Benton Area SD
Columbia County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Pennsylvania elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About L R Appleman El Sch
L R Appleman El Sch is a public elementary school in Benton, Pennsylvania, serving grades K–6. It is part of Benton Area SD. The school is located in a rural area in Columbia County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 308 students were enrolled, with about 9.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Pennsylvania elementary school (12.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 308 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Benton Area SD
- County
- Columbia County
- NCES school ID
- 420339001594
Schools near L R Appleman El Sch
All 3 schools in Benton →
Northwest Area Primary Sch
Public · Grades Pre-K–2 · 215 students
Greenwood Valley Amish School
Private · Grades 1–8 · 27 students
Millville Area Elementary School
Public · Grades K–6 · 291 students
Central Columbia El Sch
Public · Grades K–4 · 705 students
West Berwick El Sch
Public · Grades K–4 · 487 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.