GENTRY PRIMARY SCHOOL

As an intimate K-5 school in GENTRY, Arkansas, GENTRY PRIMARY SCHOOL hosts 347 students from grades K through 2, part of GENTRY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

GENTRY PRIMARY SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by GENTRY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 1,753 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GENTRY PRIMARY SCHOOL records that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 22% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 7% Asian, 3% Native American.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, GENTRY PRIMARY SCHOOL has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting GENTRY PRIMARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 55% of students at GENTRY PRIMARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Benton County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Benton County) logs that median household earnings sit near $93,506, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. GENTRY PRIMARY SCHOOL is one of 88 public schools in Benton County (combined enrollment of about 57,071 students).

GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 13%: 308 students in 2018 compared to 347 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 12% to 22% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.