Summary:
Gentry, Arkansas is home to a single high school, Gentry High School, which serves grades 9 through 12 and is part of the Gentry School District, a district ranked 86th out of 251 in the state with a 3-star rating.
Gentry High School has a total enrollment of 565 students and an exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 7:1, which allows for small class sizes and personalized attention. The school shows a clear strength in science, particularly in Biology, where 47.1% of all students are proficient compared to the state average of 42.7%. A standout finding is that 91% of 9th graders are proficient in Biology, far exceeding the state average of 72.2%. However, the school struggles significantly in mathematics, with only 24.1% of students proficient in Algebra and 21.8% in Geometry, both well below state averages of 36.9% and 26.4%, respectively. In English Language Arts and Reading, the school performs slightly above the state average, with 41% and 41.3% proficiency rates.
The school's state ranking has been volatile, dropping from 60th (4 stars) in 2024-2025 to 108th (3 stars) in 2025-2026, despite improvements in most test scores, suggesting other schools are improving faster. Despite math challenges, Gentry High School maintains a strong graduation rate of 92.4% and a low dropout rate of 1.4%, indicating effective student engagement. With a moderate level of economic disadvantage (50.09% free/reduced lunch) and spending of $13,854 per student, the school offers a supportive environment with notable academic strengths in science and reading, though math instruction may need attention.
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