J. Sam Gentry Middle School is a regular school operating on a traditional calendar with 352 students in grades six, seven, and eight. The school is part of the Surry County School district and located in Mount Airy, the largest city in Surry County. In the 2016-2017 school year, growth was not meet and the school received a performance grade of C based on the North Carolina School Report Card grading scale. Achievement indicators are Reading EOG Proficiency 67, Math EOG Proficiency 57, Science EOG Proficiency 92, and Math I Proficiency 95. A summary of scores include Achievement 67, Growth 66.7, School Performance 67, EOG Reading 67 (C), and EOG Math 60 (C).…