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Enrollment
465
High
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNFLOWER COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280018701425
Gentry High School
801 BB King Road, Indianola, MS 38751 · (662) 884-1240 · Sunflower County
GRADES 10–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Mississippi public high schools
- CTest 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 Mississippi public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
465 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 10 | 150 | 32% |
| Grade 11 | 152 | 33% |
| Grade 12 | 163 | 35% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 62% · 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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
33.8%
MS avg 45.9% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
51.1%
MS avg 52.8% . +25.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 26 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.8% | 51.1% |
| 2023-24 | 23.8% | 25.3% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 High School
Gentry High School's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gentry High School this school | 465 | 100.0% | 44.8% |
| Humphreys County High School Belzoni | 427 | 100.0% | 39.9% |
| Yazoo City High School YAZOO CITY | 531 | 99.4% | 30.0% |
| Rosa Fort High TUNICA | 438 | 100.0% | 59.6% |
| Northside High School SHELBY | 370 | 100.0% | 35.7% |
| South Pike High School Magnolia | 425 | 99.3% | 36.8% |
Matched among Mississippi high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #139 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #140 of 199 ▲ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #136 of 199 ▲ 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #113 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #114 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.5% | #179 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #4 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #78 of 121 |
Ranked against other public high 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
465
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 465 | 35.1 | 13.2:1 | 100% (465) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 38.5 | 13.1:1 | 100% (505) |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 33.3 | 14.7:1 | 100% (488) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 100% (460) |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 31.4 | 15.9:1 | 100% (499) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 100% (482) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gentry High School.
About Gentry High School
Families in Indianola, Mississippi, are served by Gentry High School, a low-enrollment high school. The school enrolls 465 students in grades 10 through 12. That compares with an average of about 651 students for high schools in Mississippi.
Sunflower County Consolidated School District operates 11 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,807 students.
The share of students at Gentry High School who are Black is 95%. Other students are 4% multiracial. By comparison, Sunflower County residents are about 73% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 10, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 13.2:1 is based on 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. The average for public schools in Sunflower County is similar, at 100%.
Among Mississippi public high schools, Gentry High School outscored 35%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Gentry High School falls in the middle 80% of Mississippi schools: 44.8% actual against 44.1% predicted.
Census data for Sunflower County show median household income comes to about $39,956, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 22% of residents are in poverty. There are 13 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,807, Gentry High School among them.
Gentry High School is about 0.4 miles from Carver Elementary, its nearest public school. Gentry High School has 3 other public schools within five miles. Gentry High School ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 44.8% against a local average of 44.5%.
The federal government classifies Gentry High School's location as Town: Remote.
Enrollment at Gentry High School was 460 in 2020-21 and 465 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.2:1.
The discussion board for Gentry High School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Sunflower County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,333
Census ACS
Median income
$39,956
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,807 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sunflower County Consolidated School District
- Lockard Elementary SchoolElementary · 393 students
- Robert L Merritt Junior HighMiddle · 341 students
- Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High SchoolHigh · 331 students
- Ruleville Central ElementaryElementary · 271 students
- Carver ElementaryMiddle · 250 students
- Moorhead Central SchoolElementary · 245 students
Other schools in Indianola
- Lockard Elementary SchoolElementary · 393 students
- Robert L Merritt Junior HighMiddle · 341 students
- Carver ElementaryMiddle · 250 students
- INDIANOLA ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTCombined
- INDIANOLA CAREER & TECH CENTERHigh
Other Gentry High schools
One other US public school is named Gentry High. Gentry High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- GENTRY HIGH SCHOOLGENTRY, AR · 565 students
Nearby schools
- Carver Elementary0.4 mi · 250
- Robert L Merritt Junior High0.7 mi · 341
- Lockard Elementary School1.1 mi · 393
- Moorhead Central School7.5 mi · 245
- Rosser Early Learning Center8.2 mi · 79
- McEvans Elementary School13.7 mi · 204
Frequently asked questions
About Gentry High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gentry High School?
Gentry High School enrolls approximately 465 students in grades 10-12.
What age range does Gentry High School serve?
Gentry High School serves students from grade 10 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Gentry High School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Gentry High School.
How diverse is Gentry High School?
Gentry High School reports a student body of 0% White, 1% Hispanic, 95% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Gentry High School?
Gentry High School is overseen by Sunflower County Consolidated School District in Sunflower County.
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