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Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GENTRY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050654000389
GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
302 W SECOND ST., GENTRY, AR 72734 · (479) 736-2252 · Benton County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
231 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 152 | 37% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 27% |
| Grade 5 | 151 | 36% |
Student demographics
61%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
Students here typically continue to
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
44.2%
AR avg 34.9% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
43.7%
AR avg 38.9% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.2% | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 39.4% | 41.5% |
% 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL this school | 416 | 55.5% | 42.4% |
| GENTRY PRIMARY SCHOOL GENTRY | 347 | 55.3% | N/A |
| ELMER H. COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT SMITH | 459 | 57.1% | 49.1% |
| EUPER LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT SMITH | 397 | 61.5% | 43.3% |
| COLLEGEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRYANT AR | 503 | 50.3% | 53.5% |
| RENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VAN BUREN | 414 | 54.8% | 44.4% |
Matched among Arkansas elementary 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 INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Benton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #156 of 461 | #30 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #177 of 465 ▼ 2 | #31 of 39 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #127 of 465 ▲ 50 | #23 of 39 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #256 of 531 | #33 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #174 of 480 | #12 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #114 of 480 | #14 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.5% | #384 of 513 | #17 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.2% | #45 of 138 | #4 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
416
+86 (+26%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 416 | 27 | 15.4:1 | 56% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 23.5 | 15.4:1 | 59% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 27.8 | 13.8:1 | 59% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 23 | 14.3:1 | 51% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 26.9 | 13.3:1 | 49% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 343 | 25 | 13.7:1 | 68% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 370 | 27 | 13.7:1 | 67% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 304 | 18 | 16.9:1 | 53% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 417 | 25 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
About GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school based in GENTRY, Arkansas. The school runs grades 3 through 5 and enrolls 416 students.
GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is run by GENTRY SCHOOL DISTRICT, whose 4 schools enroll 1,753 students.
At GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, 58% of students are White. Other students are 21% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 3% Native American. Census estimates put Benton County at about 60% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
There are 27 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.4:1. That is in line with the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. On the income side, 56% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 37% average for public schools in Benton County, the school's rate is higher.
GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 60% of Arkansas public elementary schools.
GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is 3.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (42.4% versus 39.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Arkansas.
The school's county is Benton County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $93,506, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Benton County's 88 public schools enroll about 57,071 students and include GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
Among nearby public schools, GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL is closest at about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 3. The nearest schools with test data average 29.7%, lower than GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL's 42.4%.
GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
A 26% rise took enrollment from 330 in 2020-21 to 416 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.4:1.
On allk12, people connected to GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 565 students
- GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 425 students
- GENTRY PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 347 students
Other schools in GENTRY
- GENTRY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 565 students
- GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 425 students
- GENTRY PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 347 students
Nearby schools
- GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 565
- GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 425
- GENTRY PRIMARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 347
- DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL5.2 mi · 173
- DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL5.2 mi · 162
- SILOAM SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL CONVERSION CHARTER5.4 mi · 1,475
Frequently asked questions
About GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLHow large is GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 416 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL serve?
GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many teachers does GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL have?
GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL are roughly 58% White, 21% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL in?
GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is part of GENTRY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.