GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL operates as a reasonably sized elementary school in GENTRY, Arkansas, operated by GENTRY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 416 students spanning grades 3 through 5.

Within GENTRY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 4 schools and 1,753 students, GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 21% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 6% Asian, 3% Native American. Compared to Benton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. The state averages about 16.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Benton County (around 37%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.8%.

In the broader community, Benton County reports that median household income runs about $93,506, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of 88 public schools in Benton County (combined enrollment of about 57,071 students).

GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 29.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 16%: 358 students in 2018 compared to 416 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 65% to 58% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

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