Appleman El School

525 Park Street

School District

Benton Area
Grade

K-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:9
Type

public

School Map for Benton Area School District

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on May 01, 2024

The biggest bullies at this school are the teachers. The principal is on a power trip. The only thing good about this school is the size of the classes. By 4th grade they will have your child hating school. It’s a shame.
Submitted by parent on February 02, 2023

Benton needs a serious overhaul. The administration is more like a dictatorship. The district does Not mirror the locale.Special needs aren’t met and forget any respect from much of the staff if you don’t “go with the flow”. Thank God above for the teachers who do care!UnprofessionalUnorganizedUnapologetic
Submitted by parent on December 22, 2011

I am not from this area originally so have a very different opinion. There are very little extracurricular activities to get involved in, and almost no sports. Handling of special needs children is appalling and there are way too many special needs children in the classes. The teachers try but the administration is rude, lacks knowledge and just completely out of touch with current research and literature. I in no way am kept abreast of things my child is doing, or events. I thought this would be a great little town to move to and for my son, but it has been disastrous academically. Walking the streets of this town, you can see how poorly the indigenous population has been educated.
Submitted by parent on May 10, 2010

The small class sizes are wonderful - more attention to each student! Also with the smaller school more of the teachers know who you are and there is better opportunity for the kids to play in all extracurricular activities!!! My girls love it!