The Biedler School was located on the Mountain Road (currently Route 620) east of Tenth Legion and a short distance south of Endless Caverns. The land for the school was deeded to the Plains District School Board by Emmanuel Driver on July 20, 1878 for a sum of $10 for the purpose of the construction of a school. The first teacher of record at the Biedler School was T. A. Long who was contracted for the 1880-81 school session to teach a five-month term for $23 per month. The school is indicated on Lake's 1885 Atlas of Rockingham County as Massanutten School #4 although records indicate that it was always called Beidler School. It was also known locally as the Arkton or Roark School. In 1923 a one-room addition was added at a cost of $800. Construction records indicate that the labor and additional materials were provided by the patrons of the school. During the 1940's the school had some difficulty maintaining a legal average and proposals were made to close the school. However, the school was operated until 1949 when the students were transported to Tenth Legion.

Teachers known to have taught at the Biedler School are;

1880-81 T. A. Long
1881-82 C. H. Coakley
1882-83 James E. Salyards
1883-85 (two sessions) N. W. Burtner
1885-1908 (Teachers unknown)
1908-09 G. Clyde O'Roark
1909-10 L. L. Lassiter
1910-11 Della Smith
1911-12 Emma Hickerson
1912-13 Myrtle Wise
1913-15 (two sessions) Sidney L. Brown
1915-16 Lena Hollar
1916-17 Jesse Baker
1917-18 Sidney L. Brown
1918-19 Fannie Pope
1919-20 Margie Huffman
1920-23 (three sessions) Gertrude Jones
1923-24 Sadie Thornton
1924-27 (three sessions) Charles Bazzle
1927-28 Ada E. Combs
1928-31 (three sessions) Juanita Landis
1931-33 (two sessions) Valentine Bolton
1933-34 Jason S. Souder
1934-35 Valentine Bolton
1935-39 (four sessions) Bertha A. Spitzer
1939-43 (four sessions) Alice M. Keeler
1943-44 Kathleen Layman
1944-49 (five sessions) Mrs. Winnie L. Martz

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