Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Columbia, Missouri
Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle in Columbia, Missouri enrolled 736 students in 2024-25 with 56.6 full-time teachers, 13.0 students per teacher against the Missouri middle-school median of 13.0. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 48% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 53% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%
719 students in 2022-23, 730 students in 2023-24, 736 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 51.3 to 56.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 719 | 51.3 | 14.0 |
| 2023-24 | 730 | 56.1 | 13.0 |
| 2024-25 | 736 | 56.6 | 13.0 |
13.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 51 of every 100 Missouri middle schools
Among the 389 Missouri middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 281 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle enrolled 702 students and had 2.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 47 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.5, one per 281 of the 702 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions47
- Chronically absent19.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
58.0% of students were White, 15.9% Black, 9.6% Asian in 2024-25.
- White58.0%
- Black15.9%
- Asian9.6%
- Two or more races8.3%
- Hispanic7.7%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle scored proficient or above: 48% in reading in 2021-22 and 53% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 48% | 42% | 43.2% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 53% | 34% (2021-22) | 40.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Columbia
7 public middle schools in Columbia report 2024-25 enrollment; Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle | 736 | 13.0 | 26.0% |
| Smithton Middle | 605 | 12.1 | 22.6% |
| Jefferson Middle School | 593 | 11.7 | 27.7% |
| Oakland Middle School | 589 | 10.8 | 55.9% |
| John Warner Middle School | 579 | 12.4 | 9.7% |
| West Middle School | 553 | 11.3 | 48.5% |
| John B. Lange Middle | 510 | 11.0 | 52.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle
- John Warner Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.8 miles away: 579 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Jefferson Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.7 miles away: 593 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
- Compare Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle with John Warner Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Columbia Public Schools spends per student$13,936 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,936
- The largest public schools in MissouriAnn Hawkins Gentry Middle is the number 63 by size of 390 Missouri middle schools open in 2024-25.#63 of 390
- Missouri schools by students per teacher13.0 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 13.0 for middle schools.13.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle
How many students attend Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle?
736 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 719 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Columbia, MO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle?
13.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for middle schools is 13.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle a Title I school?
Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle scored proficient or above: 48% in reading in 2021-22 and 53% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle in?
Columbia Public Schools, NCES district ID 2901000. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 290100000841 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.