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What do you wish you knew before starting at Red Bank Elementary?
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Enrollment
556
Elementary
DISTRICT 683 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON 01·NCES 450270001269
Red Bank Elementary
246 Community Drive, Lexington, SC 29073 · (803) 821-4600 · Lexington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
66.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
SC avg 44.2% . -5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.3% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.3% | 51.3% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Red Bank Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lexington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #361 of 635 ▼ 83 | #19 of 33 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #233 of 635 ▲ 21 | #12 of 33 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #285 of 709 | #19 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #105 of 656 | #8 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #199 of 656 | #20 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #324 of 395 | #17 of 22 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
556
+57 (+11%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 1,032
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 10.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 556 | 48.5 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 49 | 11.0:1 | 61% (330) |
| 2022-23 | 568 | 46.6 | 12.2:1 | 41% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 46 | 10.8:1 | 51% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 583 | 50.8 | 11.5:1 | 52% (304) |
| 2015-16 | 581 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 52% (304) |
| 2010-11 | 640 | 44 | 14.6:1 | 45% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 879 | 61 | 14.4:1 | 29% (257) |
| 1990-91 | 1,032 | 56 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Bank Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (583 to 556); teachers down 5% (50.8 to 48.5).
About Red Bank Elementary
Red Bank Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in South Carolina, located in Lexington. It enrolled 556 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Red Bank Elementary is one school in a 31-school district, Lexington 01, which enrolls 27,074 students.
White students make up a majority at Red Bank Elementary, at 54%. The remaining students are 20% Black, 15% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. Census figures show Lexington County is about 72% White. Red Bank Elementary's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 11.5 students per teacher and 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.9 below the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Measured against South Carolina public elementary schools, Red Bank Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Lexington County show that the median household income is $77,408, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Red Bank Elementary is one of 76 public schools in the county.
American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campu is located about 1.8 miles from Red Bank Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 556, an 11% gain from 499 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Red Bank Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lexington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
304,887
Census ACS
Median income
$77,408
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,555 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lexington 01
- Lexington HighHigh · 2,536 students
- River Bluff HighHigh · 2,117 students
- White Knoll HighHigh · 2,025 students
- Gilbert HighHigh · 1,138 students
- Beechwood MiddleMiddle · 1,033 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 893 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Lexington HighHigh · 2,536 students
- River Bluff HighHigh · 2,117 students
- White Knoll HighHigh · 2,025 students
- American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington CampuCombined · 1,979 students
- Beechwood MiddleMiddle · 1,033 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 893 students
Other Red Bank Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Red Bank Elementary. Red Bank Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Red Bank ElementaryClovis, CA · 788 students
- Red Bank Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN · 616 students
- Red Bank Elementary SchoolWEST DEPTFORD, NJ · 253 students
Nearby schools
- American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campu1.8 mi · 1,979
- Saxe Gotha Elementary1.8 mi · 499
- White Knoll Middle2.2 mi · 693
- White Knoll Elementary2.3 mi · 615
- White Knoll High2.4 mi · 2,025
- Lexington Elementary3.3 mi · 607
Frequently asked questions
About Red Bank ElementaryHow many students attend Red Bank Elementary?
Red Bank Elementary enrolls approximately 556 students in grades PK-05.
Is Red Bank Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Red Bank Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Red Bank Elementary have?
Red Bank Elementary employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Red Bank Elementary?
At Red Bank Elementary, the student body is approximately 54% White, 15% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Red Bank Elementary?
Red Bank Elementary is overseen by Lexington 01 in Lexington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.