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Gentry High School

PublicHighGrades 10–12

801 BB King Road, Indianola, MS 38751 · (662) 884-1240 · Part of Sunflower County Consolidated School District

Indianola’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Mississippi school districts

Directions
Students
465
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
10–12
The gist

What stands out about Gentry High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 33 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state

On the path

Where Indianola kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–9Robert L Merritt Junior High341 students
10–12Gentry High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

801 BB King Road, Indianola

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 10150
Grade 11152
Grade 12163
Enrollment over time
460’20
473’21
488’22
505’23
465’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 95%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 1%White <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gentry High School from Indianola families.

Other schools in Sunflower County Consolidated School District

The district →
A.W. James Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Drew
C−
219 students13:1
Rosser Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Moorhead
79 students20:1
Lockard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Indianola
C
393 students17:1
Ruleville Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ruleville
C−
271 students15:1
Moorhead Central School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Moorhead
D
245 students13:1
Carver Elementary
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Indianola
C−
250 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Mississippi’s other public schools; Indianola’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.