J Sam Gentry Middle Middle School
1915 West Pine St
Mount Airy NC, 27030, Surry County
Phone: 336-786-4155
Ranking: 
(493 out of 1,874, top 26%)*
(493 out of 1,874, top 26%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Surry County Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 390 | 424 | 434 | 425 | 415 | 423 | 415 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 132 | 33.8% | 128 | 30.2% | 147 | 33.9% | 151 | 35.5% | 137 | 33.0% | 141 | 33.3% | 143 | 34.5% |
| Grade 7: | 118 | 30.3% | 142 | 33.5% | 153 | 35.3% | 140 | 32.9% | 136 | 32.8% | 142 | 33.6% | 140 | 33.7% |
| Grade 8: | 140 | 35.9% | 154 | 36.3% | 134 | 30.9% | 134 | 31.5% | 142 | 34.2% | 140 | 33.1% | 132 | 31.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 209 | 53.6% | 232 | 54.7% | 221 | 50.9% | 217 | 51.1% | 196 | 47.2% | 206 | 48.7% | 204 | 49.2% |
| Female: | 181 | 46.4% | 192 | 45.3% | 213 | 49.1% | 208 | 48.9% | 211 | 50.8% | 209 | 49.4% | 202 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 54 | 13.8% | 55 | 13.0% | 54 | 12.4% | 50 | 11.8% | 48 | 11.6% | 49 | 11.6% | 44 | 10.6% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 1.4% | 9 | 2.1% | 3 | 0.7% |
| White: | 323 | 82.8% | 358 | 84.4% | 371 | 85.5% | 371 | 87.3% | 359 | 86.5% | 365 | 86.3% | 363 | 87.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 2.6% | 8 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 194 | 49.7% | 194 | 45.8% | 201 | 46.3% | 182 | 42.8% | 179 | 43.1% | 166 | 39.2% | 141 | 34.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 8.2% | 37 | 8.7% | 38 | 8.8% | 46 | 10.8% | 53 | 12.8% | 46 | 10.9% | 52 | 12.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.73 | 14.37 | 14.23 | 13.28 | 12.63 | 12.70 | 13.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 70.8% | 61.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 78.8% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 83.9% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 91.5% | 78.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 93.7% | 80.5% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 92.3% | 80.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 88.3% | 80.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 48.5% | 38.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.6% | 81.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.9% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 71.1% | 59.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 81.6% | 71% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 85.2% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 81.3% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 77.2% | 75.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 55.4% | 46.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 74.8% | 61.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 72.7% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 84.8% | 67.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 91.1% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 89.9% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.9% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 87.7% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 40.9% | 38.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 89.4% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 91.2% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 59.4% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 73% | 65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 74.2% | 66.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 73.7% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 71.4% | 68.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 47.3% | 47.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 52.1% | 46% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 47% | 50.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 62.6% | 57.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79.5% | 60.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 81.9% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 83.4% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | > 95.0% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 92.8% | 83.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 93.8% | 84.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 92.7% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 38.9% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 88.9% | 86.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 91.7% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 56.7% | 54.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 80.7% | 66.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 77.9% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 75% | 69.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 77.2% | 71.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 40.8% | 41.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 56.6% | 51.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 79.2% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82.6% | 72.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 83.6% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 87.4% | 77.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 65.9% | 59.1% |
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* J Sam Gentry Middle Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.