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Red Bank Elementary

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Red Bank Elementary ranks 365 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

365^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Red Bank Elementary is a PK-5 school in Lexington, SC, serving 556 students within the highly-rated Lexington 01 school district. The school has a clear strength in reading, but faces significant challenges in math, attendance, and serving its male students—all while spending more per pupil than many of its higher-performing neighbors.

In the most recent school year, Red Bank's 5th graders actually exceeded the district average in English Language Arts, with 72.7% scoring proficient compared to the district's 70.5%. However, math tells a very different story. Only 36.9% of 4th graders and 48.2% of 3rd graders were proficient in math—a gap of roughly 20 percentage points behind the district average. This math weakness is especially stark when compared to nearby schools like Lake Murray Elementary (93.3% proficiency in 3rd grade math) and New Providence Elementary (84.3%). The school also shows a growing gender gap, with female students ranking in the 54th percentile statewide while male students have dropped to the 33rd percentile over the past two years.

Chronic absenteeism is another concern, with 22.7% of students missing significant school time—a rate that has nearly doubled since 2022 and is more than triple that of Lake Murray Elementary (7.0%). Interestingly, Red Bank spends about $18,059 per student, which is $3,000–$4,700 more than its top-performing neighbors, and maintains a favorable 11.4:1 student-teacher ratio. The school has also seen a significant demographic shift, with free/reduced lunch eligibility jumping from 41% to 61% in just one year. While the school's overall ranking sits in the 45th percentile statewide, its strong 5th grade reading results suggest that students who stay through upper grades can succeed—making math instruction and attendance the most promising areas for improvement.

556

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,059

Per pupil spending ?

61.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

246 Community Drive
Lexington, SC 29073

(803) 821-4600

District: Lexington 01

Students who attend Red Bank Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carolina Springs Middle
High:	White Knoll High

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.1%

African American:

20.3%

Hispanic:

14.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (52% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Science scores 11 pts below the South Carolina average

!Near the bottom of Lexington 01's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg64%

South Carolina avg58%

365^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 18Elementary 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	43.8	365 of 661	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.7	300 of 639	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	263 of 643	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	339 of 644	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	371 of 625	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	314 of 622	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	244 of 643	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	293 of 624	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.9	374 of 639	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.9	342 of 619	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.5	418 of 638	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.5	448 of 630	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.2	398 of 599	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.7	341 of 594	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.5	350 of 597	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.8	354 of 589	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.3	386 of 580	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.8	368 of 577	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.2	258 of 566	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.7	169 of 559	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.0	166 of 557	70.2%	★★★★☆
2004	74.1	139 of 550	74.7%	★★★★☆
2003	78.0	105 of 542	80.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	60.4	60 of 189	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	276 of 599	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.3	231 of 580	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	241 of 568	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	344 of 580	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	370 of 573	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	323 of 554	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.8	203 of 588	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	272 of 570	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	352 of 634	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.0	300 of 612	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	252 of 602	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	328 of 608	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	356 of 600	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	274 of 580	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	226 of 600	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	333 of 588	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	396 of 591	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.8	354 of 585	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.1	252 of 571	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	296 of 582	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	352 of 579	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.6	277 of 561	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	278 of 590	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	307 of 571	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	295 of 463	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.9	320 of 459	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	263 of 446	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	334 of 463	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	379 of 455	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	342 of 439	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.4	230 of 472	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.2	320 of 457	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)68th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile~ school

White (2026)36th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts66%~ state avg

Mathematics42%-11 vs state

Science40%-11 vs state

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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 (2024)	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 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
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	61.1%	301 (54.1%)	113 (20.3%)	81 (14.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (10.1%)	43.8	365^th of 661 public elementary schools	44.8%		51.7	300^th of 639 public elementary schools	53.1%	65	63.2	61.9	72.7	48.2	36.9	42.0	40.5	$18,059	$1,841	$642	$2,484	$13,740	$1,835	$15,575
Saxe Gotha Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Bill Williamson Court	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-4800	499	44	11.2	100.0%	256 (51.3%)	81 (16.2%)	101 (20.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.4%)	48.7	324^th of 661 public elementary schools	51.0%		52.5	293^rd of 639 public elementary schools	54.1%	31	57.4	50.6	70.5	58.7	41.3	60.6	50.7	$18,479	$1,418	$709	$2,126	$14,628	$1,725	$16,353
White Knoll Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	132 White Knoll Way	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-4500	615	49	12.5	63.9%	326 (53.0%)	141 (22.9%)	95 (15.4%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.3%)	44.8	358^th of 661 public elementary schools	45.8%		38.7	389^th of 639 public elementary schools	39.1%	31	61.6	62.5	55.9	54.8	46.1	44.0	47.2	$18,359	$1,381	$620	$2,001	$14,703	$1,654	$16,357
Lexington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	116 Azalea Drive	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4000	607	53	11.4	54.6%	308 (50.7%)	150 (24.7%)	80 (13.2%)	19 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.9%)	51.6	303^rd of 661 public elementary schools	54.2%		46.2	333^rd of 639 public elementary schools	47.9%	30	51.8	73.7	64.9	47.1	40.0	49.4	65.3	$16,029	$1,087	$541	$1,628	$12,888	$1,513	$14,401
South Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	274 Bluefield Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 821-1400	466	37	12.5		199 (42.7%)	163 (35.0%)	53 (11.4%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	51.8	299^th of 661 public elementary schools	54.8%					(n/a)	67.9	61.9	65.2	67.9	39.3	44.9	45.2
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	27.5%	588 (69.5%)	92 (10.9%)	82 (9.7%)	37 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.3%)	82.1	109^th of 661 public elementary schools	83.5%		80	115^th of 639 public elementary schools	82.0%	6	85.5	82.4	82.6	75.5	62.7	51.9	64.7	$13,386	$854	$417	$1,271	$10,775	$1,339	$12,114
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	47.1%	403 (53.5%)	155 (20.6%)	111 (14.7%)	23 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (7.7%)	51.2	308^th of 661 public elementary schools	53.4%		58.6	265^th of 639 public elementary schools	58.5%	43	70.6	62.5	64.5	61.3	41.9	49.7	40.4	$14,838	$938	$588	$1,526	$11,735	$1,577	$13,312
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	60.1%	238 (54.3%)	119 (27.2%)	38 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.1%)	79.5	128^th of 661 public elementary schools	80.6%		67.8	209^th of 639 public elementary schools	67.3%	81	80.3	71.6	69.4	83.4	75.7	58.4	59.5	$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	27.9%	611 (75.2%)	64 (7.9%)	37 (4.6%)	55 (6.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.2%)	94	28^th of 661 public elementary schools	95.8%		93.6	29^th of 639 public elementary schools	95.5%	1	91.1	88.7	85.8	93.3	78.0	67.9	77.4	$14,296	$1,010	$368	$1,378	$11,640	$1,278	$12,918
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	479 Oak Drive	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-0100	691	56	12.2	53.3%	363 (52.5%)	118 (17.1%)	133 (19.2%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.7%)	46.8	337^th of 661 public elementary schools	49.0%		51.5	301^st of 639 public elementary schools	52.9%	36	71.7	61.4	62.9	61.3	39.5	41.1	38.6	$15,478	$1,008	$573	$1,580	$12,323	$1,575	$13,898

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Bank Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Red Bank Elementary?

Students at Red Bank Elementary are 54% White, 20% African American, 15% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

What district is Red Bank Elementary in?

Lexington 01

How many students attend Red Bank Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 556 students attended Red Bank Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Red Bank Elementary attend?

Students who attend Red Bank Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carolina Springs Middle
High : White Knoll High

Is Red Bank Elementary a good school?

Red Bank Elementary ranks 365^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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