📍 1915 W Pine Street, Mount Airy, Surry County, 27030
J Sam Gentry Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mount Airy, Surry County. The school has 363 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Surry County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
J Sam Gentry Middle enrolls 363 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 251 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 93 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
221 of the school's 363 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 208 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
J Sam Gentry Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-50, state senate district 45, state house district 90.
J Sam Gentry Middle is one of 20 schools in Surry County Schools, based in Dobson, North Carolina. The district serves 7,318 students district-wide and employs 506 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 363 students, J Sam Gentry Middle is close to the district average of about 366 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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