Gilbert High

Summary:

Gilbert High is a public high school located in Gilbert, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,118 students. The school is part of the Lexington 01 school district, which is ranked 19 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gilbert High has a predominantly white student population, with 75.76% of students identifying as white, which is significantly higher than the racial diversity seen in some nearby schools like Irmo High (22.57% white) and White Knoll High (53.99% white). Academically, Gilbert High's performance on End-of-Course (EOCEP) exams is generally lower than the Lexington 01 district and state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 61.78% in U.S. History to 68.71% in English 1, compared to the district's scores of 68.28% and 68.2%, respectively. The school's statewide ranking and SchoolDigger star rating have fluctuated over the years, ranging from a high of 50th out of 216 South Carolina high schools (4 stars) in 2017-2018 to a low of 152nd out of 227 (2 stars) in 2020-2021. In the most recent 2023-2024 school year, Gilbert High ranked 97th out of 235 high schools and received a 3-star rating.

When compared to other high schools in the Lexington 01 district and the surrounding area, Gilbert High generally performs below the district and state averages on academic measures. Schools like River Bluff High, Lexington High, and Gray Collegiate Academy consistently outperform Gilbert High on EOCEP exams and have higher statewide rankings. Additionally, Gilbert High has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 38.1% to 43.64% over the past few years, suggesting that the school serves a population with a higher proportion of students from low-income families, which may contribute to the academic performance challenges observed.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 840 Main Street
       Gilbert, SC  29054


(803) 821-1900

District: Lexington 01

SchoolDigger Rank:
97th of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,743 Help


Feeder schools for Gilbert High:

Elementary:    Centerville Elementary
    Gilbert Elementary
Middle:    Gilbert Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  14.0 Help
Number of students:  1,131

Racial breakdown:

White:
73.9%
Hispanic:
13.6%
African American:
8.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  42.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Gilbert High ranks better than 58.7% of high schools in South Carolina. It also ranks 3rd among 5 ranked high schools in the Lexington 01 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.77. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Gilbert High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (73.9%), Hispanic (13.6%), African American (8.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 42.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gilbert High is 14, which is the 3rd best among 5 high schools in the Lexington 01 School District. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gilbert High is $14,743, which is the 2nd highest among 5 high schools in the Lexington 01 School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gilbert High:

SchoolDigger ranks Gilbert High 97th of 235 South Carolina public high schools. (See Gilbert High in the ranking list.)

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Lexington 01:

SchoolDigger ranks Lexington 01 19th of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Gilbert High

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Rank History for all students at Gilbert High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 74.81 24th 187 87.2%
2006 70.65 41st 191 78.5%
2007 71.24 28th 191 85.3%
2008 78.32 32nd 185 82.7%
2009 66.78 62nd 188 67.0%
2010 59.82 83rd 199 58.3%
2011 66.28 69th 199 65.3%
2012 71.09 57th 202 71.8%
2013 79.79 36th 203 82.3%
2014 73.50 51st 210 75.7%
2015 60.06 61st 232 73.7%
2016 61.58 55th 231 76.2%
2017 53.16 70th 223 68.6%
2018 59.45 50th 216 76.9%
2019 47.36 86th 225 61.8%
2021 28.86 152nd 227 33.0%
2022 38.38 133rd 226 41.2%
2023 48.76 108th 237 54.4%
2024 50.77 97th 235 58.7%
See the entire list of South Carolina High School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Gilbert High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 58.99 27th 64 57.8%
2023 6.26 67th 68 1.5%
2024 57.18 30th 71 57.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gilbert High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.16 60th 214 72.0%
2019 45.33 90th 217 58.5%
2021 26.88 157th 213 26.3%
2022 25.66 169th 220 23.2%
2023 39.82 127th 226 43.8%
2024 43.49 117th 229 48.9%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Gilbert High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.35 45th 210 78.6%
2019 52.84 81st 213 62.0%
2021 32.14 144th 213 32.4%
2022 37.20 138th 220 37.3%
2023 49.59 105th 223 52.9%
2024 51.37 100th 225 55.6%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Gilbert High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.19 63rd 137 54.0%
2019 54.43 60th 143 58.0%
2021 24.18 92nd 115 20.0%
2022 41.02 80th 139 42.4%
2023 57.60 48th 141 66.0%
2024 32.31 104th 145 28.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Gilbert High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 53.22 97th 156 37.8%
2024 34.82 130th 157 17.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Gilbert High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.96 66th 213 69.0%
2019 46.43 93rd 218 57.3%
2021 26.94 149th 215 30.7%
2022 38.09 127th 224 43.3%
2023 47.43 103rd 229 55.0%
2024 51.60 94th 228 58.8%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Gilbert High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.19 17th 183 90.7%
2019 26.33 147th 184 20.1%
2021 14.94 169th 178 5.1%
2022 11.00 186th 190 2.1%
2023 27.19 147th 199 26.1%
2024 40.14 122nd 194 37.1%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Gilbert High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.52 42nd 80 47.5%
2019 36.22 61st 86 29.1%
2021 26.25 74th 93 20.4%
2022 38.87 75th 108 30.6%
2023 27.30 95th 119 20.2%
2024 36.05 87th 121 28.1%
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Rank History for White students at Gilbert High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.49 91st 185 50.8%
2019 40.45 95th 191 50.3%
2021 14.45 172nd 189 9.0%
2022 20.71 156th 192 18.8%
2023 32.75 136th 197 31.0%
2024 38.65 119th 196 39.3%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: South Carolina Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: South Carolina State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Gilbert High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 700 37 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 738
1989 723 33 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 756
1990 731 31 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 762
1991 743 32 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 776
1992 741 36 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 781
1993 794 40 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 838
1994 503 26 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 532
1995 600 25 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 628
1996 600 25 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 628
1997 664 32 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 702
1998 694 32 0 5 0 n/a n/a -1 730
1999 688 30 1 5 0 n/a n/a 1 725
2000 696 35 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 735
2001 723 34 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 763
2002 752 44 2 18 0 n/a n/a 1 817
2003 752 44 2 18 0 n/a n/a 1 817
2004 784 39 5 17 5 n/a n/a 0 850
2005 747 43 8 22 8 n/a n/a 0 828
2006 740 44 10 30 9 n/a n/a 0 833
2007 784 48 7 30 12 n/a n/a 0 881
2008 789 59 6 32 6 n/a n/a 2 894
2009 810 64 9 42 4 n/a n/a 3 932
2010 803 58 7 54 4 n/a n/a 4 930
2011 788 45 2 64 3 0 8 0 910
2012 812 48 3 67 3 0 8 0 941
2013 782 47 3 58 3 0 8 0 901
2014 782 60 4 66 3 0 27 0 942
2015 769 59 1 66 3 0 21 0 919
2016 740 55 0 84 2 0 25 0 906
2017 771 65 4 92 0 0 17 0 949
2018 767 77 5 94 1 0 21 0 965
2019 796 90 4 105 1 0 26 0 1022
2020 808 90 7 102 2 0 23 0 1032
2021 812 107 4 122 2 0 20 0 1067
2022 859 96 6 126 2 0 27 0 1116
2023 847 93 5 137 1 0 35 0 1118
2024 836 93 6 154 1 0 41 0 1131

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Gilbert High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 738 45.7 16.1 n/a
1989 756 45.6 16.5 n/a
1990 762 47.6 16.0 n/a
1991 776 50.1 15.4 8
1992 781 50.0 15.6 9.2
1993 838 52.6 15.9 14.8
1994 532 34.1 15.6 13
1995 628 39.7 15.8 12.3
1996 628 39.7 15.8 12.3
1997 702 47.6 14.7 13.2
1998 730 49.0 14.9 15.7
1999 725 50.0 14.5 18.9
2000 735 58.0 12.7 21.5
2001 763 58.0 13.2 18.3
2002 817 57.8 14.1 26.8
2003 817 57.8 14.1 26.8
2004 850 58.0 14.7 27.6
2005 828 59.8 13.8 30.8
2006 833 67.8 12.3 31.7
2007 881 76.0 11.6 28.1
2008 894 70.0 12.8 30.7
2009 932 59.0 15.8 28.6
2010 930 70.0 13.2 36.6
2011 910 70.3 12.9 39.2
2012 941 66.5 14.1 44.2
2013 901 64.4 13.9 42.4
2014 942 64.8 14.5 39
2015 919 67.0 13.7 40.4
2016 906 65.0 13.9 41.8
2017 949 66.3 14.3 36.1
2018 965 67.3 14.3 35.4
2019 1022 68.3 14.9 36.6
2020 1032 70.3 14.6 38.3
2021 1067 73.0 14.6 43.4
2022 1116 83.7 13.3 43.6
2023 1118 77.8 14.3 38.1
2024 1131 80.5 14.0 42.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Gilbert High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 738 45.7 16.1 n/a
1989 756 45.6 16.5 n/a
1990 762 47.6 16.0 n/a
1991 776 50.1 15.4 8
1992 781 50.0 15.6 9.2
1993 838 52.6 15.9 14.8
1994 532 34.1 15.6 13
1995 628 39.7 15.8 12.3
1996 628 39.7 15.8 12.3
1997 702 47.6 14.7 13.2
1998 730 49.0 14.9 15.7
1999 725 50.0 14.5 18.9
2000 735 58.0 12.7 21.5
2001 763 58.0 13.2 18.3
2002 817 57.8 14.1 26.8
2003 817 57.8 14.1 26.8
2004 850 58.0 14.7 27.6
2005 828 59.8 13.8 30.8
2006 833 67.8 12.3 31.7
2007 881 76.0 11.6 28.1
2008 894 70.0 12.8 30.7
2009 932 59.0 15.8 28.6
2010 930 70.0 13.2 36.6
2011 910 70.3 12.9 39.2
2012 941 66.5 14.1 44.2
2013 901 64.4 13.9 42.4
2014 942 64.8 14.5 39
2015 919 67.0 13.7 40.4
2016 906 65.0 13.9 41.8
2017 949 66.3 14.3 36.1
2018 965 67.3 14.3 35.4
2019 1022 68.3 14.9 36.6
2020 1032 70.3 14.6 38.3
2021 1067 73.0 14.6 43.4
2022 1116 83.7 13.3 43.6
2023 1118 77.8 14.3 38.1
2024 1131 80.5 14.0 42.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Gilbert High

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,036 (8.1%) $460 (3.6%) $1,496 (11.8%) $9,541 (75.0%) $1,685 (13.2%) $11,226 (88.2%) $12,722
2020 $350 (2.8%) $306 (2.5%) $656 (5.3%) $10,308 (82.7%) $1,506 (12.1%) $11,814 (94.7%) $12,470
2021 $374 (2.8%) $348 (2.6%) $722 (5.4%) $10,769 (81.2%) $1,773 (13.4%) $12,543 (94.6%) $13,265
2022 $521 (3.8%) $391 (2.9%) $911 (6.7%) $11,046 (80.9%) $1,692 (12.4%) $12,737 (93.3%) $13,649
2023 $651 (4.4%) $403 (2.7%) $1,054 (7.1%) $12,163 (82.5%) $1,527 (10.4%) $13,690 (92.9%) $14,743

Data source: South Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Gilbert High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 86th of 225 High schoolsRanks 108th of 237 High schools
 7.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Gilbert High)62.655.6
 7%
   End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Lexington 01)76.472.3
 4.1%
   End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (South Carolina)68.668.3
 0.3%
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (Gilbert High)8957.7
 31.3%
   End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (Lexington 01)78.559
 19.5%
   End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (South Carolina)67.259.1
 8.1%
End of Course English 1 (Gilbert High)64.585.6
 21.1%
   End of Course English 1 (Lexington 01)82.287.6
 5.4%
   End of Course English 1 (South Carolina)78.984
 5.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students10221118
 9.4%
African American9093
 3.3%
American Indian11
Asian45
 25%
Hispanic105137
 30.5%
Pacific Islander00
White796847
 6.4%
Two or More Races2635
 34.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients36.6%38.1%
 1.5%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 1,131 students attended Gilbert High.

Gilbert High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Centerville Elementary
Elementary : Gilbert Elementary
Middle : Gilbert Middle

Gilbert High ranks 97th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Gilbert High are 74% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races.


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