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Gilbert Middle

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Gilbert Middle ranks 139 th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 57% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Gilbert Middle is a public middle school located in Gilbert, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 831 students. It is part of the Lexington 01 school district, which is ranked 18 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gilbert Middle has shown a mixed academic performance, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 139 and 157 out of 320-325 middle schools in South Carolina. While the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are below the district and state averages, its performance in Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End-of-Course exam is significantly higher than the district and state. The school's chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 27.3%, are also significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other middle schools in the Lexington 01 district, Gilbert Middle generally performs below the top-performing schools, such as Meadow Glen Middle, Pleasant Hill Middle, and Beechwood Middle. However, Gilbert Middle outperforms some other nearby schools, such as Pelion Middle and Batesburg-Leesville Middle School, which are in different districts and have lower overall performance.

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 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 57th (2025) from a 43rd-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the South Carolina median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg58%

South Carolina avg50%

139^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Middle Schools in the Lexington 01

18^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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Female (2025)58th percentile~ school

African American (2025)56th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)30th percentile-27 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile-32 vs school

Disabled (2025)11th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2100%+26 vs state

English Language Arts57%~ state avg

Science41%-7 vs state

Mathematics33%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)				SC READY Mathematics (2025)				SC READY Science (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	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%)	51.1	139^th of 320 public middle schools	56.6%		47.6	157^th of 325 public middle schools	51.7%	18		61.8	55.6	54.4		39.8	31.7	26.8	41.0	100.0	$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%)	86.1	40^th of 320 public middle schools	87.5%		90.3	27^th of 325 public middle schools	91.7%	13		72.5	77.8	80.0		56.5	55.2	51.2	52.7	99.1	$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%)	90.4	26^th of 320 public middle schools	91.9%		83.3	50^th of 325 public middle schools	84.6%	24		80.6	74.4	74.7		68.9	55.2	43.8	72.1	99.4	$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%)	41.4	179^th of 320 public middle schools	44.1%		41.5	181^st of 325 public middle schools	44.3%	2		46.2	51.0	53.0		30.1	27.6	29.8	44.1	97.9	$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%)	46.9	155^th of 320 public middle schools	51.6%		50.9	148^th of 325 public middle schools	54.5%	7		59.9	56.2	55.1		36.3	23.5	25.8	40.3	98.8	$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%)	89.2	33^rd of 320 public middle schools	89.7%		84.1	47^th of 325 public middle schools	85.5%	14		80.3	77.8	69.1		63.1	54.8	43.9	75.2	100.0	$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%)	31.7	224^th of 320 public middle schools	30.0%		32.6	215^th of 325 public middle schools	33.8%	9		51.4	49.4	48.6		22.7	21.7	17.5	37.5	94.3	$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%)	34.2	207^th of 320 public middle schools	35.3%		22	253^rd of 325 public middle schools	22.2%	46		48.9	49.4	40.1		36.0	28.3	11.8	40.3	92.1	$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%)	92.8	19^th of 320 public middle schools	94.1%		90.3	28^th of 325 public middle schools	91.4%	9		77.4	78.3	82.0		62.9	57.9	54.6	70.5	100.0	$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)	77.1	69.2			68.0	58.0			70.5		$12,023	$506	$369	$875	$9,775	$1,373	$11,148

Frequently Asked Questions about Gilbert Middle

What district is Gilbert Middle in?

Lexington 01

What high school do graduates of Gilbert Middle attend?

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

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.

Is Gilbert Middle a good school?

Gilbert Middle ranks 139^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gilbert Middle?

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

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