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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
425
Middle
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GENTRY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050654001231
GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL
1265 PIONEER LN., GENTRY, AR 72734 · (479) 736-2251 · Benton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Arkansas public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
234 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 130 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 158 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 137 | 32% |
Student demographics
62%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
GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL→GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL
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
28.5%
AR avg 34.9% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
28.4%
AR avg 38.9% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.5% | 28.4% |
| 2023-24 | 28.6% | 26.1% |
% 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL
GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 425 | 55.1% | 34.8% |
| L. A. CHAFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOL FORT SMITH | 753 | 55.4% | 54.8% |
| JOE T. ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL LITTLE ROCK | 607 | 47.0% | 50.4% |
| HOLT MIDDLE SCHOOL FAYETTEVILLE | 463 | 51.6% | 46.7% |
| RAMSEY MIDDLE SCHOOL FORT SMITH | 801 | 68.0% | 37.2% |
| LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL HOT SPRINGS | 581 | 47.3% | 52.0% |
Matched among Arkansas middle 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Benton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #119 of 207 | #19 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #151 of 208 no change | #19 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #138 of 208 ▼ 6 | #19 of 20 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #112 of 217 | #19 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #78 of 188 | #2 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #34 of 188 | #3 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #140 of 210 | #7 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.3% | #12 of 61 | #4 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
425
+43 (+11%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 324
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 425 | 31.7 | 13.4:1 | 55% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 29.7 | 13.4:1 | 59% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 30 | 12.5:1 | 60% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 28 | 13.6:1 | 51% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 26.6 | 12.9:1 | 44% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 321 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 62% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 25 | 14.3:1 | 66% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 320 | 27 | 11.8:1 | 52% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 324 | 21 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL
GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the public schools in GENTRY, Arkansas. It is a medium-sized middle school. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 425 students.
Within GENTRY SCHOOL DISTRICT, GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 1,753 students.
GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment is 57% White. Next come 16% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 4% Native American. The White share in Benton County as a whole is similar, at about 60%. By the diversity index, GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in at 62%.
Its teaching staff equals 31.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.4:1. Middle schools in Arkansas average about 13.9:1, a similar figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 55%. The 37% average for public schools in Benton County is 18 points lower.
allk12 grades GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with Arkansas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Arkansas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 34.8%; the prediction is 39.4%.
In Benton County (population about 303,632), median household income is about $93,506, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 88 public schools in Benton County, which together enroll about 57,071 students.
The nearest other public school, GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL. GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL places 4th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL went from 382 students to 425.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 416 students
- GENTRY PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 347 students
Other schools in GENTRY
- GENTRY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 565 students
- GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 416 students
- GENTRY PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 347 students
Nearby schools
- GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 565
- GENTRY PRIMARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 347
- GENTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 416
- SILOAM SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL CONVERSION CHARTER4.6 mi · 1,475
- DELBERT PETE & PAT ALLEN ELEMENTARY4.8 mi · 671
- SILOAM SPRINGS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL4.9 mi · 684
Frequently asked questions
About GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 425 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 57% White, 16% Hispanic, 0% Black, 8% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of GENTRY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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