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Gilbert Elementary

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Gilbert Elementary ranks 386 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

386^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Gilbert Elementary is a public elementary school serving 804 students in grades PK-5 in Gilbert, South Carolina, which is part of the Lexington 01 school district.

While the Lexington 01 district is ranked 18 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating, Gilbert Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and the state of South Carolina in standardized test scores. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 58.8% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 68.6% for the district and 61.8% for the state. Gilbert Elementary has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 27.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Gilbert Elementary to other schools in the Lexington 01 district, it is clear that the school is underperforming. Schools like New Providence Elementary and Lake Murray Elementary have significantly higher academic achievement, lower chronic absenteeism, and serve more affluent student populations. Gilbert Elementary's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past decade, from 237th out of 619 schools in 2015-2016 to 386th out of 640 schools in 2024-2025, suggesting the school is facing challenges in maintaining or improving its performance.

823

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,409

Per pupil spending ?

60.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

320 Main Street
Gilbert, SC 29054

(803) 821-1600

District: Lexington 01

Students who attend Gilbert Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gilbert Middle
High:	Gilbert High

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.7%

Hispanic:

21.0%

African American:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (49% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg62%

South Carolina avg56%

386^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 17Elementary 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	39.2	386 of 640	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	442 of 638	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	490 of 644	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	393 of 625	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	419 of 622	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	344 of 643	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	295 of 624	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.3	311 of 639	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.3	237 of 619	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.6	305 of 638	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.6	310 of 630	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.8	260 of 599	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.5	210 of 594	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.8	181 of 597	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.3	123 of 589	79.1%	★★★★☆
2009	75.2	127 of 580	78.1%	★★★★☆
2008	72.5	134 of 577	76.8%	★★★★☆
2007	76.1	115 of 566	79.7%	★★★★☆
2006	70.6	154 of 559	72.5%	★★★★☆
2005	66.4	194 of 557	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.1	168 of 550	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	65.3	193 of 542	64.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	29.1	336 of 421	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	60 of 147	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	88 of 143	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	86 of 174	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	76 of 151	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.6	70 of 122	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	135 of 189	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	99 of 161	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	48.8	32 of 72	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.7	71 of 104	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	42 of 82	48.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	394 of 581	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	437 of 565	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	507 of 580	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	403 of 573	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	369 of 554	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	323 of 588	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	282 of 570	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	48 of 156	69.2%	★★★★☆
2024	46.7	58 of 115	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	65 of 115	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	77 of 115	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	57 of 86	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	83 of 116	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	64 of 104	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	386 of 613	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	417 of 599	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	457 of 608	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.1	361 of 600	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	368 of 580	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	394 of 600	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	311 of 588	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	338 of 586	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	378 of 568	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	397 of 582	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	342 of 579	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	397 of 561	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	346 of 590	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	288 of 571	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	414 of 460	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	417 of 441	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	434 of 463	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	396 of 455	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	407 of 439	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	371 of 472	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	353 of 457	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+30 vs school

Disabled (2025)59th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)56th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-8 vs school

African American (2019)20th percentile-26 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%-4 vs state

Science42%-7 vs state

Mathematics41%-12 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)	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 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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 Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Main Street	Gilbert	29054	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-1600	823	66	12.5		541 (65.7%)	64 (7.8%)	173 (21.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (4.6%)	39.2	386^th of 640 public elementary schools	39.7%		30.4	442^nd of 638 public elementary schools	30.7%	56	58.8	66.4	50.4	46.6	50.5	26.0	42.5	$16,409	$1,300	$690	$1,990	$12,938	$1,481	$14,418
Centerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4147 Augusta Highway	Gilbert	29054	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-1610	812	63	12.8		577 (71.1%)	67 (8.3%)	115 (14.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.4%)	58.9	262^nd of 640 public elementary schools	59.1%		48.7	329^th of 638 public elementary schools	48.4%	67	60.3	68.4	61.0	66.1	56.4	50.0	43.6	$14,944	$856	$572	$1,428	$12,164	$1,352	$13,516
Rocky Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Calks Ferry Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4200	805	57	14.0		627 (77.9%)	56 (7.0%)	44 (5.5%)	26 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (5.7%)	87	70^th of 640 public elementary schools	89.1%		85.8	80^th of 638 public elementary schools	87.5%	10	81.8	77.9	82.9	75.3	72.9	64.9	59.8	$13,404	$687	$370	$1,057	$10,764	$1,583	$12,347
Deerfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	638 Longs Pond Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5500	753	61	12.2		403 (53.5%)	155 (20.6%)	111 (14.7%)	23 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (7.7%)	58.6	265^th of 640 public elementary schools	58.6%		56.9	272^nd of 638 public elementary schools	57.4%	7	65.3	69.4	71.2	45.2	53.0	55.7	46.3	$14,838	$938	$588	$1,526	$11,735	$1,577	$13,312
Pleasant Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	664 Rawl Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-2800	846	64	13.3		588 (69.5%)	92 (10.9%)	82 (9.7%)	37 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.3%)	80	115^th of 640 public elementary schools	82.0%		78	136^th of 638 public elementary schools	78.7%	21	86.3	82.6	81.8	64.0	63.8	56.6	52.8	$13,386	$854	$417	$1,271	$10,775	$1,339	$12,114
Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School	Public	3-5	403 South Lee Street	Batesburg-Leesville	29070	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 532-1155	429	36	11.9		212 (49.4%)	122 (28.4%)	71 (16.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	26.6	474^th of 640 public elementary schools	25.9%		20	522^nd of 638 public elementary schools	18.2%	48	42.7	47.4	54.8	42.4	41.0	43.7	25.9	$16,854	$2,462	$1,012	$3,474	$11,355	$2,025	$13,380
Carolina Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6340 Platt Springs Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5100	438	39	11.3		238 (54.3%)	119 (27.2%)	38 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.1%)	67.8	209^th of 640 public elementary schools	67.3%		53.8	294^th of 638 public elementary schools	53.9%	85	64.0	73.9	61.6	60.0	72.4	51.5	60.9	$14,004	$1,001	$616	$1,617	$10,748	$1,640	$12,388
Lake Murray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Wise Ferry Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3100	813	60	13.5		611 (75.2%)	64 (7.9%)	37 (4.6%)	55 (6.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.2%)	93.6	29^th of 640 public elementary schools	95.5%		95.1	23^rd of 638 public elementary schools	96.4%	6	90.0	81.3	81.3	90.8	78.3	77.0	70.5	$14,296	$1,010	$368	$1,378	$11,640	$1,278	$12,918
Batesburg-Leesville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	800 Summerland Avenue	Batesburg-Leesville	29006	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 532-4452	525	44	12.0		258 (49.1%)	132 (25.1%)	89 (17.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)								(n/a)								$16,268	$1,828	$961	$2,789	$11,728	$1,750	$13,479
Red Bank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	246 Community Drive	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-4600	556	49	11.4		301 (54.1%)	113 (20.3%)	81 (14.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (10.1%)	51.7	300^th of 640 public elementary schools	53.1%		58.3	261^st of 638 public elementary schools	59.1%	39	59.5	68.7	70.9	41.7	43.4	53.2	44.6	$18,059	$1,841	$642	$2,484	$13,740	$1,835	$15,575

Frequently Asked Questions about Gilbert Elementary

What district is Gilbert Elementary in?

Lexington 01

What is the racial makeup of Gilbert Elementary?

Students at Gilbert Elementary are 66% White, 21% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Is Gilbert Elementary a good school?

Gilbert Elementary ranks 386^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gilbert Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 823 students attended Gilbert Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Gilbert Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gilbert Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gilbert Middle
High : Gilbert High

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