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J Sam Gentry Middle

Regular School · Mount Airy, NC

J Sam Gentry Middle is a regular school school in Mount Airy, North Carolina, serving grades 06–08 with 320 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.4:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
320
Teachers (FTE)
22.2
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 224 70%
Hispanic/Latino 80 25%
Two or more races 10 3%
Black or African American 5 2%
Asian 1 0%
Total enrollment 320 164M / 156F

English Language Learners: 26 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 43.0% +1.1pp 41.9% 385
Reading Proficiency 50.0% +3.1pp 46.9% 385
Science Proficiency 75-79% — 123

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.14 grade levels
Math
+0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
31 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
25
7.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
109
34.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 320 100%

Contact & Location

1915 W Pine Street

Mount Airy, NC 27030

Phone: (336)786-4155

http://www.surry.k12.nc.us/gentry/

District

Surry County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,120

District enrollment: 7,340

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Related Data

NCES ID

370441001751

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD