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Enrollment
736
Middle
DISTRICT 595 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA 93·NCES 290100000841
ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL
4200 BETHEL ST, COLUMBIA, MO 65203 · (573) 214-3240 · Boone County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL736 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
233 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 249 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 233 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 254 | 35% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 52% · 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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.8%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.2pp since 2021
Math
54.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +2.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.9% | 25.9% | 33.2% | 15.8% |
| Math | 32.1% | 22.1% | 26.0% | 19.6% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.8% | 54.2% |
| 2023-24 | 45.5% | 50.7% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 53.9% |
| 2021-22 | 48.6% | 52.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL
ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL's state test result (50.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL this school | 736 | 31.7% | 50.6% |
| SMITHTON MIDDLE COLUMBIA | 605 | 29.3% | 48.4% |
| FT. ZUWMALT WEST MIDDLE O'FALLON | 1,114 | 21.4% | 60.6% |
| NORTHEAST MIDDLE CREVE COEUR | 812 | 32.4% | 45.8% |
| BARNWELL MIDDLE ST CHARLES | 792 | 19.2% | 60.1% |
| SOUTHWEST MIDDLE BALLWIN | 803 | 16.6% | 50.7% |
Matched among Missouri 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 ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #88 of 379 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #95 of 380 ▲ 14 | #4 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #87 of 380 ▲ 28 | #4 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #184 of 364 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 736 | #63 of 397 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #140 of 321 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #45 of 321 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.7% | #296 of 379 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #55 of 224 | #2 of 6 |
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
736
0 (0%) vs 2020
-2% since 2000-01, when it was 751
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 736 | 56.6 | 13.0:1 | 32% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 730 | 56.1 | 13.0:1 | 34% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 719 | 51.3 | 14.0:1 | 31% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 736 | 51 | 14.4:1 | 37% (273) |
| 2017-18 | 898 | 61.9 | 14.5:1 | 21% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 803 | 54 | 14.9:1 | 22% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 787 | 64 | 12.3:1 | 38% (301) |
| 2000-01 | 751 | 58 | 12.9:1 | 30% (223) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (898 to 736); teachers down 9% (61.9 to 56.6).
About ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL
ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL is a large middle school in Missouri, located in COLUMBIA. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 736 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Missouri is about 461 students.
COLUMBIA 93, which runs ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL, has 34 schools and 18,640 students.
ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL's enrollment is 58% White. Other groups include 16% Black, 10% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Boone County residents are about 77% White. By the diversity index, ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL comes in at 62%.
Staffing totals 56.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.0:1. Middle schools in Missouri have a similar average ratio of 13.0:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL is 32%.
A school with ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Missouri is predicted to score 48.0%. ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL scores 50.6%, 2.6 points above that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Boone County, median household income is about $72,758, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The public schools of Boone County number 58 and enroll about 24,547.
The next-closest public school is ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGH, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL at 9th of 9.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (736) to 2024-25 (736). The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.4:1 to 13.0:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
188,043
Census ACS
Median income
$72,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
24,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COLUMBIA 93
- DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGHHigh · 2,007 students
- ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,997 students
- MURIEL BATTLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,492 students
- BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARYElementary · 656 students
- MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM.Elementary · 619 students
- SMITHTON MIDDLEMiddle · 605 students
Other schools in COLUMBIA
- DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGHHigh · 2,007 students
- ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,997 students
- MURIEL BATTLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,492 students
- BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARYElementary · 656 students
- MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM.Elementary · 619 students
- SMITHTON MIDDLEMiddle · 605 students
Nearby schools
- ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGH0.4 mi · 1,997
- ROCK BRIDGE ELEM.1.1 mi · 556
- MILL CREEK ELEM.1.7 mi · 583
- JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 579
- NEW HAVEN ELEM.3.0 mi · 248
- RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM.3.0 mi · 500
Frequently asked questions
About ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL?
ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL enrolls approximately 736 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL serve?
ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL have?
ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
How diverse is ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL?
ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL reports a student body of 58% White, 8% Hispanic, 16% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL in?
ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL is part of COLUMBIA 93.
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