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Schools in Zip Code 17814

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Schools

608

Students

5-star school

Top rankedBenton Area Middle School70^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools

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Biggest riser

Benton Area High School up 199 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 17814 zip code area is home to 3 schools serving grades K-12: L R Appleman Elementary School, Benton Area High School, and Benton Area Middle School. These schools are part of the Benton Area School District, which is ranked 68 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 4-star rating.

The standout schools in this area are L R Appleman Elementary School, which is ranked 196 out of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools and has a 4-star rating, and Benton Area Middle School, which is ranked 70 out of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools and has a 5-star rating. Both schools significantly outperform the state and district averages in PSSA Math and English Language Arts proficiency.

While the high school, Benton Area High School, has a solid 87.9% four-year graduation rate and a low 1.4% dropout rate, its Keystone Exam proficiency rates are more mixed, ranging from 51% in Algebra I to 68.1% in Biology. All three schools have exceptionally high free/reduced lunch rates, ranging from 97.35% to 99.02%, indicating high-need student populations. The district's investment in its schools, with high spending per student and small student-teacher ratios, appears to be paying off, particularly at the elementary and middle school levels.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
L R Appleman Elementary School	Public	K-6	525 Park Street	Benton	17814	Columbia County	Benton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 925-6971	308	31	9.8	99.0%	292 (94.8%)	4 (1.3%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	85.2	196^th of 1511 public elementary schools	87.0%		80.7	269^th of 1526 public elementary schools	82.4%	73				71.4	69.8	70.8	76.2			72.0	68.6	65.2	56.1	78.5			67.1	$21,071	$1,511	$19,560
Benton Area Middle School	Public	7-8	400 Park St	Benton	17814	Columbia County	Benton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 925-2651	100	10	10.5	97.0%	95 (95.0%)	4 (4.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90.5	70^th of 873 public middle schools	92.0%		68.4	265^th of 891 public middle schools	70.3%	195								54.8	53.8	54.3					61.9	75.0	69.1	$20,965	$1,503	$19,462
Benton Area High School	Public	9-12	400 Park St	Benton	17814	Columbia County	Benton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 925-6651	200	19	10.5	98.5%	191 (95.5%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	70.6	205^th of 681 public high schools	69.9%		47.6	404^th of 686 public high schools	41.1%	199	51.0	68.1	63.8															$23,041	$1,652	$21,389

Cities Near Zip Code 17814

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Benton	3.08 mi	3	111^th
Shickshinny	6.63 mi	3	558^th
Sweet Valley	10.45 mi	1	562^nd
Millville	12 mi	2	346^th
Berwick	13.11 mi	4	418^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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