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What do students at GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL actually talk about outside of class?
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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
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
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
28.6%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
26.1%
AR avg 36.5%
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 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 34 and 36.
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
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
425
+83 (+24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.9:1
% White
57%
was 66%
% Hispanic
16%
was 16%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
8%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
On allk12, members of the GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. 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 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.