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Gilbert Middle

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Gilbert Middle ranks 134 th of 335 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

134^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 335 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 60% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Gilbert Middle serves 804 students in grades 6 through 8 in the town of Gilbert, SC, and is part of the highly-regarded Lexington 01 school district, which ranks in the top 20% of districts statewide.

Gilbert Middle has earned a reputation as a solid, improving school, currently ranking in the 60th percentile of South Carolina middle schools. Its most impressive strength is in advanced mathematics: students taking Algebra 1 have achieved near-perfect proficiency rates for three straight years, hitting 100% in the most recent school year—a full 26 points above the state average. The school has also made remarkable progress in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, jumping from the 36th to the 65th percentile in just two years. This improvement is especially significant given that nearly half of the student body qualifies for free or reduced lunch. While Gilbert is the strongest of the district's "second-tier" middle schools—outperforming Carolina Springs Middle, Pelion Middle, and White Knoll Middle—it still trails elite district schools like Lakeside Middle and Beechwood Middle, which rank in the 90th percentile or higher.

Despite these successes, Gilbert faces ongoing challenges. Standard math proficiency rates in grades 6-8 lag 6 to 15 points behind the district average, and English Language Arts scores are consistently 7-11 points below district levels, though they do exceed state averages in most grades. Chronic absenteeism, while improved significantly from 34% to 23.8% over two years, remains higher than the district's top-performing schools. The school also spends slightly less per student ($14,097) than several peers while achieving better results, suggesting efficient use of resources. With its demonstrated ability to lift historically underserved student groups and its strong advanced math program, Gilbert Middle appears well-positioned for continued growth—particularly if it can extend its success to the broader student population.

804

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,097

Per pupil spending ?

48.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 Rikard Circle
Gilbert, SC 29054

(803) 821-1700

District: Lexington 01

Students who attend Gilbert Middle usually attend:

High:

Gilbert High

Feeder schools for Gilbert Middle:

Elementary:	Centerville Elementary
	Gilbert Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.4%

Hispanic:

17.4%

African American:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 43rd percentile in 2022 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 60th (2026) from a 43rd-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the South Carolina median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg60%

South Carolina avg51%

134^th of 335

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Middle Schools in the Lexington 01

14^th of 75Lexington 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.6	134 of 335	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.1	139 of 320	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	157 of 325	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	168 of 325	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	176 of 310	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	166 of 311	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	150 of 315	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	156 of 303	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.6	158 of 317	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.4	101 of 303	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.4	103 of 301	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.1	139 of 291	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.1	110 of 276	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.5	81 of 271	70.1%	★★★★☆
2011	62.5	108 of 269	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.9	90 of 261	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.7	86 of 249	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.5	75 of 244	69.3%	★★★★☆
2007	61.1	109 of 236	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.1	81 of 231	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.0	62 of 230	73.0%	★★★★☆
2004	69.0	78 of 230	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	76.8	53 of 225	76.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	99 of 257	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.9	110 of 252	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.4	215 of 248	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	229 of 253	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	227 of 249	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	151 of 235	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.7	238 of 252	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	219 of 237	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	118 of 191	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.9	163 of 184	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	121 of 177	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	133 of 187	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	133 of 183	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	147 of 164	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	153 of 195	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	156 of 194	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	76 of 113	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.8	82 of 108	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	79 of 105	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	77 of 95	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	72 of 97	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	51 of 87	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	95 of 117	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	66 of 93	29.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	129 of 305	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.7	124 of 295	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	133 of 294	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	146 of 299	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	179 of 290	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	161 of 279	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	137 of 296	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	156 of 281	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	106 of 185	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.1	121 of 173	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.7	109 of 183	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	97 of 185	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	111 of 182	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	122 of 179	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	85 of 159	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.5	96 of 156	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	94 of 144	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	110 of 141	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	109 of 129	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	83 of 111	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	120 of 139	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	89 of 123	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	111 of 320	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.5	145 of 307	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	198 of 307	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	207 of 313	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	215 of 300	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	175 of 288	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	155 of 289	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	144 of 280	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	116 of 306	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.0	143 of 296	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	157 of 294	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	166 of 303	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	158 of 292	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.5	142 of 279	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	154 of 296	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	151 of 284	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	182 of 268	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.4	180 of 257	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	179 of 255	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	199 of 260	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	204 of 249	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	188 of 244	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	189 of 258	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	187 of 250	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)62nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)61st percentile~ school

Female (2026)58th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)43rd percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2026)38th percentile-22 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)33rd percentile-27 vs school

White (2026)32nd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts58%~ state avg

Science57%+6 vs state

Mathematics41%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)				SC READY Mathematics (2026)				SC READY Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Gilbert Middle	Public	6-8	120 Rikard Circle	Gilbert	29054	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-1700	804	65	12.4		566 (70.4%)	58 (7.2%)	140 (17.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)	56.6	134^th of 335 public middle schools	60.0%		51.1	139^th of 320 public middle schools	56.6%	5		61.3	59.2	55.0		36.1	47.8	39.3	57.4	$14,097	$753	$362	$1,115	$11,641	$1,340	$12,982
Pleasant Hill Middle	Public	6-8	660 Rawl Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-2700	750	55	13.7		518 (69.1%)	95 (12.7%)	66 (8.8%)	34 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	32 (4.3%)	88.6	35^th of 335 public middle schools	89.6%		86.1	40^th of 320 public middle schools	87.5%	5		79.1	73.0	79.5		59.5	57.2	64.8	67.9	$14,606	$844	$423	$1,267	$11,763	$1,576	$13,339
Beechwood Middle	Public	6-8	1340 Highway 378	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5700	1,033	72	14.4		788 (76.3%)	71 (6.9%)	69 (6.7%)	41 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (5.8%)	91.5	23^rd of 335 public middle schools	93.1%		90.4	26^th of 320 public middle schools	91.9%	3		77.4	79.1	76.9		67.2	69.5	58.5	73.9	$12,948	$656	$319	$975	$10,528	$1,444	$11,973
Batesburg-Leesville Middle School	Public	6-8	425 Shealy Road	Batesburg-Leesville	29006	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 532-3831	462	33	14.0		227 (49.1%)	122 (26.4%)	91 (19.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	46.2	170^th of 335 public middle schools	49.3%		41.4	179^th of 320 public middle schools	44.1%	9		53.6	60.7	53.7		34.0	44.8	23.1	50.0	$15,262	$979	$1,037	$2,016	$11,425	$1,822	$13,246
Carolina Springs Middle	Public	6-8	6180 Platt Springs Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4900	791	64	12.3		382 (48.3%)	242 (30.6%)	98 (12.4%)	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.0%)	50.7	154^th of 335 public middle schools	54.0%		46.9	155^th of 320 public middle schools	51.6%	1		67.9	57.0	54.8		45.9	31.2	26.1	54.0	$14,288	$1,061	$444	$1,505	$11,241	$1,542	$12,783
Lakeside Middle	Public	6-8	455 Old Cherokee Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3700	893	69	12.9		634 (71.0%)	97 (10.9%)	57 (6.4%)	67 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.0%)	92.1	20^th of 335 public middle schools	94.0%		89.2	33^rd of 320 public middle schools	89.7%	13		76.8	83.0	77.6		62.3	68.2	61.4	77.1	$13,290	$862	$364	$1,226	$10,604	$1,461	$12,065
White Knoll Middle	Public	6-8	116 White Knoll Way	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4300	693	54	12.8		362 (52.2%)	132 (19.0%)	137 (19.8%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.9%)	40	200^th of 335 public middle schools	40.3%		31.7	224^th of 320 public middle schools	30.0%	24		52.2	50.6	50.0		32.1	38.0	28.2	51.0	$15,279	$823	$476	$1,299	$12,400	$1,580	$13,980
Pelion Middle	Public	6-8	325 Main Street	Pelion	29123	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-2300	513	45	11.4		348 (67.8%)	26 (5.1%)	106 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.2%)	42.2	189^th of 335 public middle schools	43.6%		34.2	207^th of 320 public middle schools	35.3%	18		55.1	48.9	50.7		30.5	35.1	39.3	52.1	$15,624	$1,258	$615	$1,873	$12,035	$1,717	$13,751
Meadow Glen Middle	Public	6-8	440 Ginny Lane	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0600	778	61	12.7		501 (64.4%)	92 (11.8%)	57 (7.3%)	87 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.3%)	90.5	27^th of 335 public middle schools	91.9%		92.8	19^th of 320 public middle schools	94.1%	8		75.3	79.1	75.3		56.6	67.6	68.9	69.7	$15,868	$1,026	$375	$1,401	$12,878	$1,589	$14,468
Chapin Intermediate	Public	5-6	1130 Old Lexington Highway	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 575-5700	985	65	15.1		781 (79.3%)	52 (5.3%)	66 (6.7%)	29 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.5%)								(n/a)	74.7	65.2			65.2	65.5			74.2	$12,023	$506	$369	$875	$9,775	$1,373	$11,148

Frequently Asked Questions about Gilbert Middle

What is the racial makeup of Gilbert Middle?

Students at Gilbert Middle are 70% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Gilbert Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 804 students attended Gilbert Middle.

What high school do graduates of Gilbert Middle attend?

Students who attend Gilbert Middle usually go on to attend Gilbert High

What district is Gilbert Middle in?

Lexington 01

Is Gilbert Middle a good school?

Gilbert Middle ranks 134^th of 335 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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