College and Career Readiness

Whale Branch Early College High School


Excellent
15.35/ 19
Points earned

Assessment Results for Current Year Administration


Overall Ratings Scale


Excellent:

School performance substantially exceeds the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Good:

School performance exceeds the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Average:

School performance meets the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Below Average:

School performance is in jeopardy of not meeting the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Unsatisfactory:

School performance fails to meet the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate


South Carolina uses a minimum n-size of 20 students for inclusion in Accountability calculations.


College and Career Readiness

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Students in the graduation cohort who are college OR career ready

School 80.8%    (84 / 104)
80.8%
District 85.3%    (1424 / 1670)
85.3%
State 75.1%    (47639 / 63429)
75.1%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 68.1% 79.1% 80.8%
District 75% 82.8% 85.3%
State 64.7% 71.5% 75.1%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

School 23.1%    (24 / 104)
23.1%
District 38.1%    (636 / 1670)
38.1%
State 31.2%    (19814 / 63429)
31.2%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 19.5% 23.5% 23.1%
District 33% 34.1% 38.1%
State 29.4% 30.6% 31.2%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

School 24%    (25 / 104)
District 39.7%    (663 / 1670)
39.7%
State 33%    (20951 / 63429)

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 26.5% 24.3% 24%
District 36.2% 35.6% 39.7%
State 32.6% 32.5% 33%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

School 79.8%    (83 / 104)
79.8%
District 83.7%    (1397 / 1670)
83.7%
State 73.3%    (46502 / 63429)
73.3%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 61.1% 78.3% 79.8%
District 71.8% 81.2% 83.7%
State 61.4% 69.6% 73.3%

Note: In 2020, the cohort of students measured for CCR changed from just graduates to all students in the four-year on-time graduation cohort (graduates and non graduates).


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
College Enrollment: Percentage of graduates from the prior year’s graduating cohort who were enrolled in an in-state or out-of-state two- or four-year college in the Fall immediately following their graduation year. 43.0 Down from 54.3
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms 46 Up from 40
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications 75.0 Up from 61.7
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship 25.0 Down from 26.1
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship 1.0 Down from 1.7

Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses 364
CTE completers 72
Total students earning national or state credential 160
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster
(A student may have earned multiple credentials)
55
100
Advanced Manufacturing 0
Agriculture 1
Arts, Entertainment, & Design 0
Construction 1
Digital Technology 0
Education 0
Energy & Natural Resources 0
Financial Services 78
Healthcare & Human Servies 4
Hospitality, Events, & Tourism 6
Management & Entrepreneurship 9
Marketing & Sales 1
Public Service & Safety 2
Supply Chain & Transportation 0
Universal 0

Overall Ratings Scale


Excellent:

School performance substantially exceeds the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Good:

School performance exceeds the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Average:

School performance meets the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Below Average:

School performance is in jeopardy of not meeting the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Unsatisfactory:

School performance fails to meet the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate


South Carolina uses a minimum n-size of 20 students for inclusion in Accountability calculations.