📍 314 Main Street, Gilbert, Lexington County, 29054
Gilbert Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gilbert, Lexington County. The school has 768 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 68.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gilbert Elementary enrolls 768 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 68.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 531 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 143 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 5.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
346 of the school's 768 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 328 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 Elementary 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 Elementary 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 768 students, Gilbert Elementary 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