Photo: Bernardgeorgeh · CC BY-SA 4.0Red Bank’s public schools outscore 79% of South Carolina districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Red Bank, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within South Carolina, not nationally.
From South Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Red Bank’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 168 South Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Red Bank’s, its schools beat 74%, lower than their 79% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 57% and math 45% in spring 2022, against 52% and 41% statewide; 88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,085 per student, against $15,090 across South Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then eight middle and five high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Red Bank’s grade
A−: better than 79% of South Carolina school districts, #47 of 169 South Carolina towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the South Carolina average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Red Bank, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Red Bank · depends on your address
Red Bank Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 556 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
Saxe Gotha Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 499 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
Kindergarten in Red Bank · depends on your address
Red Bank Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 556 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
Saxe Gotha Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 499 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
1st grade in Red Bank · depends on your address
Red Bank Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 556 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
Saxe Gotha Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 499 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
2nd grade in Red Bank · depends on your address
Red Bank Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 556 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
Saxe Gotha Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 499 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
3rd grade in Red Bank · depends on your address
Red Bank Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 556 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
Saxe Gotha Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 499 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
4th grade in Red Bank · depends on your address
Red Bank Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 556 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
Saxe Gotha Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 499 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
5th grade in Red Bank · depends on your address
Red Bank Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 556 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
Saxe Gotha Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 499 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
Red Bank’s public schools are run by Lexington School District 1, which also serves Gilbert, Lexington, Pelion and Summit. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Red Bank vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Red Bank’s borders.
Every school in Red Bank
15 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Red Bank’s schools
Are Red Bank’s schools good?
By South Carolina’s own tests, yes: the public schools Red Bank children attend outscore 79% of South Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #47 of 169 South Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 74%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Red Bank in?
Lexington School District 1, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 27,074 students in 31 schools (2024–25).
Where do Red Bank kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Lexington High, River Bluff High, White Knoll High, Gilbert High and Pelion High.
What is Red Bank’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Lexington School District 1 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina.
How much does Red Bank spend per student?
$15,085 in Lexington School District 1 (FY2024), against $15,090 across South Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Red Bank families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Red Bank → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within South Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.