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Enrollment
565
High
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GENTRY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050654000390
GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL
1295 PIONEER LANE, GENTRY, AR 72734 · (479) 736-2666 · Benton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Arkansas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
283 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 70%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 125 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 153 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 160 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 127 | 22% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GENTRY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
36.4%
AR avg 34.9% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arkansas average is about 35 of 100. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.4% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL
GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 565 | 50.1% | 36.5% |
| SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL FORT SMITH | 2,053 | 48.3% | 36.8% |
| LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL LINCOLN | 338 | 60.4% | 23.5% |
| VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY VAN BUREN | 468 | 61.5% | 30.6% |
| VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOL VAN BUREN | 1,232 | 57.9% | 31.4% |
| CLARKSVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CLARKSVILLE | 403 | 71.7% | 30.0% |
Matched among Arkansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Benton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #64 of 272 | #10 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #82 of 280 ▼ 7 | #11 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #82 of 310 | #9 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.0:1 | #86 of 245 | #2 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #39 of 246 | #3 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.1% | #201 of 273 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.4% | #19 of 105 | #3 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
565
+138 (+32%) vs 2020
+97% since 1990-91, when it was 287
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
was 8.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 565 | 80.2 | 7.0:1 | 50% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 72.9 | 7.4:1 | 52% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 505 | 70.4 | 7.2:1 | 45% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 50 | 8.5:1 | 44% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 40.8 | 11.1:1 | 41% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 36 | 13.0:1 | 57% (267) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 32 | 12.1:1 | 55% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 381 | 27 | 14.1:1 | 34% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 287 | 18 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL.
About GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL
GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL is a medium-sized high school for students in GENTRY, Arkansas. It enrolled 565 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year.
GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL is among 4 schools run by GENTRY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which serves 1,753 students.
White students are the majority at GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL, with 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 2% Native American. County-wide, about 60% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 80.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 7.0:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher below the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 50%. For comparison, public schools in Benton County average 37%.
Measured against Arkansas public high schools, GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL would be expected to post about 41.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.5%.
Within Benton County, the median household income is $93,506, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL, Benton County has 87 other public schools.
The shortest distance from GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: 6. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment grew from 427 in 2020-21 to 565 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (7.0:1) than in 2020-21 (8.5:1).
The GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,632
Census ACS
Median income
$93,506
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
57,071 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GENTRY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 425 students
- GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 416 students
- GENTRY PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 347 students
Other schools in GENTRY
- GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 425 students
- GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 416 students
- GENTRY PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 347 students
Other Gentry High schools
One other US public school is named Gentry High. GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Gentry High SchoolIndianola, MS · 465 students
Nearby schools
- GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 425
- GENTRY PRIMARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 347
- GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 416
- SILOAM SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL CONVERSION CHARTER4.7 mi · 1,475
- DELBERT PETE & PAT ALLEN ELEMENTARY4.9 mi · 671
- SILOAM SPRINGS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL4.9 mi · 684
Frequently asked questions
About GENTRY HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL?
GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 565 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL serve?
GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 7.0:1 (80 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL?
At GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 59% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by GENTRY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.