📍 120 Rikard Circle, Gilbert, Lexington County, 29054
Gilbert Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gilbert, Lexington County. The school has 822 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gilbert Middle enrolls 822 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 63 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 9.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 584 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 125 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 78 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
332 of the school's 822 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 314 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gilbert Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-20, state senate district 25, state house district 39.
Gilbert Middle is one of 31 schools in Lexington 01, based in Lexington, South Carolina. The district serves 27,074 students district-wide and employs 2,110 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 822 students, Gilbert Middle is close to the district average of about 873 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe