Gentry Academy Charter School

The Gentry Academy Charter School district in Minnesota operates two schools - Gentry Academy Middle and Gentry Academy High. The middle school has consistently high performance on state assessments, ranking in the top 20% of Minnesota middle schools, while the high school has shown significant improvement, moving from the bottom 25% to the top 20% of state high schools.

Gentry Academy Middle stands out for its strong academic achievement, with students outperforming the state average on MCA-III Math and Reading assessments across all grade levels. The school also has a low free/reduced lunch rate of 10.42%, suggesting a relatively affluent student population, and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 20.9. In contrast, Gentry Academy High has shown notable improvement, with 11th-grade Math proficiency increasing from 12.5% to 42.31% over the past two years, and a reduction in the dropout rate to 4.4%.

While Gentry Academy Middle appears to be a high-performing institution, the slightly higher free/reduced lunch rate at Gentry Academy High suggests the possibility of greater socioeconomic diversity or challenges within the high school student population. The district may want to further investigate these differences and ensure equitable access to resources and support for all students across the Gentry Academy Charter School system.