GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 1265 PIONEER LN., in GENTRY, Arkansas, GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack middle-grades school that serves 425 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by GENTRY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

GENTRY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,753 students. GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment; the rest reads as 16% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 8% Asian, 4% Native American. Compared to Benton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Benton County (around 37%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.6%; this one delivers 35.1%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Benton County put median household income runs about $93,506, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 88 public schools in Benton County (combined enrollment of about 57,071 students).

Nearest neighbor: GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 32.4%.

GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 24%: 342 students in 2018 compared to 425 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 66% to 57% across the same window.

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