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Whale Branch Early College High School

Principal: Patricia Brantley

Phone:
8434662700
School Address:
169 Detour Rd Seabrook, SC 29940
Serving Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 438

2021-2022 Overall Rating

Average
57 out of 100
School performance meets the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Support Status: Standard

Academic Achievement

Questions about what your child should be learning in school?

This indicator displays the SC READY ELA and Math test results for elementary and middle school students and the End-of-Course English II and Algebra I test results for high school students.

NOTE: Additional Achievement results disaggregated across subgroups can be found in the Download Data section of this website as well as on the State Assessment Results pages.

Overall Student Performance

End-of-Course Assessment Results in English 1 and Algebra 1

English - Scoring C or Higher

School 49.4%    (41 / 83)
49.4%
District 60.2%    (881 / 1463)
60.2%
State 58%    (32072 / 55309)
58%

Algebra - Scoring C or Higher

School 49.4%    (38 / 77)
49.4%
District 53.5%    (729 / 1362)
53.5%
State 44.3%    (23342 / 52725)
44.3%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 74.6 Down from 86.0

Academic Achievement

Details Student Performance across District and State

End-of-Course Assessment Results in English 1 and Algebra 1

English


Not TestedFDCBA
Our School 9.6 22.9 18.1 24.1 20.5 4.8
Not TestedFDCBA
Our District 5.1 17.4 17.4 20.8 21.1 18.3
Not TestedFDCBA
Statewide 6.5 17.4 18.1 21.3 18.9 17.8

Algebra


Not TestedFDCBA
Our School 13 19.5 18.2 24.7 15.6 9.1
Not TestedFDCBA
Our District 7.9 16.9 21.7 23.3 18.7 11.5
Not TestedFDCBA
Statewide 8.1 24.4 23.2 20.5 14.1 9.7

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A 95.5 95.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A 92.6 93.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected Data N/A 98.4 97.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A Data N/A 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 100 99 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 78 98.4 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged Data N/A 98.5 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 94.2 98.8 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 89.5 98.9 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled Data N/A 97.4 97.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner Data N/A 98.7 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian Data N/A 98.7 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic Data N/A 98.9 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 98.5 97.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A 99.6 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 95.8 98.4 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 89.4 98.7 98.5

Preparing for Success

Questions about what your child should be learning in school?

This indicator displays the SC READY Science test results for elementary and middle school students and the End-of-Course Biology and U.S. History test results for high school students.

Overall Student Performance

End-of-Course Assessment Results in Biology and US History and the Constitution

Biology - Scoring C or Higher

School 23.1%    (12 / 52)
23.1%
District 49.2%    (525 / 1066)
49.2%
State 47%    (18371 / 39120)
47%

US History and the Constitution - Scoring C or Higher

NOTE: EOCEP scores in US History and the Constitution, and the corresponding SC ALT assessment in Social Studies, have been excluded from the Preparing for Success indicator rating for High Schools for the 2021-22 school year.
School 25%    (21 / 84)
25%
District 39.5%    (602 / 1523)
39.5%
State 37.8%    (20635 / 54594)
37.8%



Additional Information

High School Civics Exam

  School
  % N
Percentage of students enrolled in a US Government course who score at or above the designated passing score on the civics test 100 20

Preparing for Success

Details Student Performance across District and State

End-of-Course Assessment

Biology

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.


Not TestedFDCBA
Our School 21.2 36.5 19.2 7.7 5.8 9.6
Not TestedFDCBA
Our District 10.4 25 15.3 11.9 14.3 23.1
Not TestedFDCBA
Statewide 11.7 25.2 16.2 16 13.2 17.8

US History and the Constitution


Not TestedFDCBA
Our School 13.1 44 17.9 11.9 9.5 3.6
Not TestedFDCBA
Our District 2.5 42.1 15.9 13 10.7 15.8
Not TestedFDCBA
Statewide 5.8 40.1 16.3 13.6 10.3 13.9

English Learners' Progress

English Learners - EL

The goal is that students who are learning the English language will become proficient in English within at least five years of their initial enrollment in public schools.

EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target

District 55%    (2251 / 4095)
55%
State 54.3%    (33790 / 62238)
54.3%

Percent of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target Data N/A
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target Data N/A
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation 15
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup 21

Graduation Rate

On-Time Graduation Rate

School 85.6%    (77 / 90)
85.6%
District 86.2%    (1442 / 1672)
86.2%
State 83.8%    (49072 / 58534)
83.8%

School Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

2019 2020 2021 2022
School 90 90.6 92.5 85.6
District 86.9 85.7 88.5 86.2
State 81.1 82.2 83.3 83.8

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate 0.7 Down from 1.1
Dropout Recovery Rate N/AV N/A

High School Student Success

High School Student Success Measure


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S
Homeless 62.9
S
Foster 42.3
S
Military Connected 92.6
S
Migrant 81.1
S
Female 88.4
S
Male 79.5
S
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 92.6
S
Economically Disadvantaged 76.4
S
Not Disabled 87.8
S
Disabled 57.9
S
English Learner 78
S
Caucasian 86.9
S
Hispanic 80.1
S
American Indian 76.9
S
Asian Pacific Islander 93.6
S
African American 79.8
S
ALL STUDENTS 83.8
D
Homeless 67.6
D
Foster Data N/A
D
Military Connected 100
D
Migrant Data N/A
D
Female 88.8
D
Male 83.8
D
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 90.5
D
Economically Disadvantaged 81.6
D
Not Disabled 88.3
D
Disabled 67.7
D
English Learner 81.1
D
Caucasian 89.7
D
Hispanic 84.3
D
American Indian Data N/A
D
Asian Pacific Islander 97.2
D
African American 82.2
D
ALL STUDENTS 86.2
H
Homeless Data N/A
H
Foster 0
H
Military Connected Data N/A
H
Migrant 0
H
Female 95.7
H
Male 75
H
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 77.8
H
Economically Disadvantaged 87.5
H
Not Disabled 86.4
H
Disabled Data N/A
H
English Learner Data N/A
H
Caucasian Data N/A
H
Hispanic Data N/A
H
American Indian Data N/A
H
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A
H
African American 89
H
ALL STUDENTS 85.6

College and Career Readiness

Students in the graduation cohort who are college OR career ready

School 72.2%    (65 / 90)
72.2%
District 76%    (1271 / 1672)
76%
State 65.8%    (38486 / 58486)
65.8%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

School 27.8%    (25 / 90)
27.8%
District 32.4%    (542 / 1672)
32.4%
State 29%    (16977 / 58486)
29%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

School 28.9%    (26 / 90)
28.9%
District 34%    (568 / 1672)
34%
State 32%    (18725 / 58486)
32%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

School 71.1%    (64 / 90)
71.1%
District 74.5%    (1245 / 1672)
74.5%
State 62.8%    (36738 / 58486)
62.8%

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 four-year graduation cohort who were enrolled in an in-state or out-of-state two- or four-year college in the Fall immediately following their on-time graduation year. 67.3 Up from 55.4
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms 42 Down from 43
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications 68.9 Down from 93.5
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship 33.3 Down from 52.3
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship 0.0 Down from 1.9

Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses 225
CTE completers 39
Total students earning national or state credential 80
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster
(A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics 0
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics 3
Other * 64
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources 0
Architecture & Construction 1
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications 0
Business Management & Administration 0
Education & Training 0
Finance 0
Hospitality & Tourism 3
Government & Public Administration Data N/A
Human Services 1
Health Science 37
Information Technology 8
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security 0
Manufacturing 2
Marketing 0

College and Career Readiness Details

College Ready

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready 28.9%    (26 / 90)
28.9%
Students in the graduation cohort who achieved an ACT composite score of 20 or higher 4.4%    (4 / 90)
4.4%
Students in the graduation cohort who achieved an SAT score of 1020 or higher 6.7%    (6 / 90)
6.7%
Students in the graduation cohort who earned an Advanced Placement (AP) score of three or higher 0%    (0 / 90)
0%
Students in the graduation cohort who earned an International Baccalaureate (IB) score of four or higher 0%    (0 / 90)
0%
Students in the graduation cohort who completed six hours of dual credit course work with a grade of C or higher 26.7%    (24 / 90)
26.7%
Students in the graduation cohort who scored a C or higher in any Advanced Level (A) Cambridge International Exam 0%    (0 / 90)
0%

Career Ready

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready 71.1%    (64 / 90)
71.1%
Students in the graduation cohort who have completed Career and Technical Education (CTE) with certification 28.9%    (26 / 90)
28.9%
Students in the graduation cohort who completed a state-approved work-based learning experience 3.3%    (3 / 90)
3.3%
Students in the graduation cohort who earned a platinum, gold, or silver certificate on the career readiness assessment 61.1%    (55 / 90)
61.1%
Students in the graduation cohort who took the ASVAB and scored 31 or higher 0%    (0 / 90)
0%
Students in the graduation cohort with a disability who successfully completed the South Carolina High School Employability Credential 0%    (0 / 90)
0%


The ACT

Average ACT Score Achieved by Students During the 2021-2022 School Year

Average ACT Score Achieved by Students During the 2021-2022 School Year


CompositeEnglishReadingMathematicsScience
H 16.3 14.9 17.3 15.6 16.6
CompositeEnglishReadingMathematicsScience
D 18.9 17.5 19.7 18.7 19.1
CompositeEnglishReadingMathematicsScience
S 18.5 17.3 19.1 18.2 18.8


Writing
H 5.7
Writing
D 6
Writing
S 5.8

Percent of Students Meeting ACT College-Ready Benchmarks

English Benchmark Score: 18 Math Benchmark Score: 22 Reading Benchmark Score: 22 Science Benchmark Score: 23 All 4 Subjects
26.5 0 14.7 11.8 0

ACT® benchmarks are scores on the ACT subject-area tests that represent the level of achievement required for students to have a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in corresponding credit-bearing first-year college courses. The ACT is a registered trademark of ACT, Inc.


Career Readiness Assessment


Percent of Students Earning Platinum, Gold, Silver, or Bronze Ready to Work (R2W) Certificate


Students who received a bronze CertificateStudents who received a gold CertificateStudents who received a platinum CertificateStudents who received a silver Certificate
Our District 29.5 12.1 9.3 26.2
Students who received a bronze CertificateStudents who received a gold CertificateStudents who received a platinum CertificateStudents who received a silver Certificate
Our School 36.8 5.6 2.1 25.7
Students who received a bronze CertificateStudents who received a gold CertificateStudents who received a platinum CertificateStudents who received a silver Certificate
Statewide 28.4 13.8 9.8 25.8


Percent and Number of Students Taking Career Readiness Assessment and Earning Ready to Work (R2W) Certificate


  Total number of students who tested on all three tests. Students who did NOT receive a Certificate Students who DID receive a Certificate Students who received a bronze Certificate Students who received a silver Certificate Students who received a gold Certificate Students who received a platinum Certificate
N % N % N % N % N % N % N
Our School 144 29.9% 43 70.1% 101 36.8% 53 25.7% 37 5.6% 8 2.1% 3
Our District 2049 22.9% 470 77.1% 1579 29.5% 605 26.2% 536 12.1% 248 9.3% 190
Statewide 65329 22.0% 14390 78.0% 50939 28.4% 18579 25.8% 16886 13.8% 9047 9.8% 6427

Level score requirements for each certificate level


Certificate Level Level Score Requirements Certificate levels correspond to the skill requirements of profiled jobs in the ACT JobPro® database
Platinum Minimum score of 6 on each of the three core subtests* Indicates the skills required for approximately 99% of profiled jobs
Gold Minimum score of 5 on each of the three core subtests* Indicates the skills required for at least 93% of profiled jobs
Silver Minimum score of 4 on each of the three core subtests* Indicates the skills required for at least 69% of profiled jobs
Bronze Minimum score of 3 on each of the three core subtests* Indicates the skills required for at least 17% of profiled jobs
*The three core Career Readiness subtests are: Applied Mathematics,Reading for Information, and Locating Information.

Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate ®(IB)

Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) are rigorous programs dedicated to educational excellence. AP and IB courses provide a challenging educational program that prepares students for selective universities and colleges. AP exams are scored on a scale of 1-5; IB exams are scored on a scale of 1-7.

Advanced Placement (AP) International Baccalaureate ®(IB)
Percent of Exams with Passing Scores (AP: 3 OR higher/IB: 4 or higher) Data N/A Data N/A
Number of Students Taking Exam Data N/A Data N/A
Number of Exams Administered Data N/A Data N/A

Dual Enrollment

This measure provides the percentage of students (11th and 12th grade students) enrolled in dual credit / dual enrollment classes during the school year who obtain a grade that provides college credit (grade of C or better).

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses 67
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses 39.2%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher 31%

The SAT

The SAT is a standardized test often used in the college admissions process. Its' aim is to assess the student's readiness for college. The current test consists of two 800 point sections testing Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) and Mathematics. The highest composite score on the SAT is 1600. Most students take the test, which is offered several times per year, during their junior or senior year of high school. The district and state averages are included for comparison. State averages for SAT data are based on regular public schools and do not include private schools in the state.

Percent of Students Tested Average Evidence-Based
Reading and Writing Score
Average Math
Score
Average Composite
Score
Our School 36 471 461 932
Our District 47.6 524 509 1033
Statewide 48.8 522 501 1023
The highest composite score on the SAT is 1600. For each of the two sections of the test, the highest score is 800.

Note: The new SAT data (as of 2017) cannot be compared to that of previous years because the redesigned SAT is a different assessment using a different scale.


State Goals

Federal law requires that each state report card include long-term goals and measurements of interim progress for all students and defined subgroups of students. This section reports the long-term goals and performance of all students statewide. Information on subgroup performance may be found in the "Download Data" section on the main page.

Baseline Targets Current Year
State Goals 2017 2020 2026 2035 2022
Percent scoring level 2 or above - English/ELA - All Students 74.2% 79.5% 82.1% 90.0% 74.8%
Percent scoring level 2 or above - Math - All Students 75.8% 79.5% 82.1% 90.0% 67.7%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - English/ELA - All Students 43.2% 47.7% 56.6% 70.0% 50.9%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - Math - All Students 46.0% 50.0% 58.0% 70.0% 41.3%
Percent of Students Graduating On-Time* (All Students) 82.6% 83.8% 86.3% 90.0% 83.8%
Percent of EL Students meeting 70% proficiency target 31.0% 37.4% 50.2% 70.0% 54.3%
*On-time graduation means graduation within four years of the initial enrollment in High School.

State Goals Defined As:

90% of Students at Level 2 or higher on following state assessments

70% of Students at Level 3 or higher on following state assessments

Level Elementary/Middle Schools English language arts
(ELA) and Math Based on SC READY Results
High School End-of-Course Assessment
in English language arts (English 1)
and Math (Algbra 1)
SC ALT*
Does Not Meet Expectations F Emerging
2 Approaches Expectations D Foundational
3 Meets Expectations C Increasing
Exceeds Expectations B Applied
A
*SC ALT - is an alternate assessment that is developed to meet the needs of students with significant disabilities who cannot particiapte in the regular assessment even with appropriate accommodations.

Student Engagement

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of Students (7th and 8th grade) enrolled in high school credit courses N/AV N/A
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 9.3 Up from 8.2
Percent of students retained 5.5 Up from 1.7
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 1 Down from 6
Percent of classrooms with wireless access 100 No change
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 24.8 Up from 11.1
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) N/AV N/A

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 39 362 11
Percent satisfied with learning environment 71.1%
81.3%
87.5%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 78.9%
83.8%
88.9%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations Data N/A
91.8%
100%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 37 Up from 36
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 70.3 Down from 74.6
Teacher attendance rate 89.3 Down from 94.7
Average teacher salary $56,786 Up from $56,677
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 94.6 Down from 97.2
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 72.7 Up from 71
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 74.3 Down from 78.5
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 5.4 Up from 0.0
Prime instructional time 74.6 Down from 86.0
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 24.3 to 1 Down from 25.8 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 26.3 N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers 10 N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers 13.2 N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers 5 N/A
Percent of inexperienced school leaders N/AV N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders N/AV N/A

ESSA regulations require states to post on their report cards information about teachers with emergency or provisional credentials. South Carolina does not award emergency or provisional credentials, thus that metric is not listed.


Student Safety

Evaluations By Parents Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“My child feels safe at school.” 100 11
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 85.7 11
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 94.9 39
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 57.9 39

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2021-2022 Incident Management System (IMS)

Number of Incidents
Have there been any incidents involving a firearm? 0 No
Was a homicide committed at your school? 0 No
Incidents of rape or attempted rape 0 0
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape) 0 0
Incidents of robbery w/ weapon 0 0
Incidents of robbery w/ firearm or explosive 0 0
Incidents of robbery w/out weapon 0 0
Incidents of physical attack w/ weapon 0 0
Incidents of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive 0 0
Incidents of physical attack w/out weapon 2 2
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ weapon 0 0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive 0 0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/out weapon 21 21
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0 0
Students with in-school suspensions 145 145
Students with out of school suspensions 102 102
Students expelled 2 2
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 1 1
Incidents of bullying and harassment 7 7
NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/

Financial Data

School level Financial Information

Our School Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary $56,786 Up from $56,677
Percent of expenditures for instruction 59.9 Up from 55.3
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 56.9 Up from 50.7
Average administrator salary $90,707 Up from $88,986
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 76.1 Down from 79.5
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $12,262 Up from 11747
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $737 Up from 659
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $3,339 Down from 3832
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $754 Down from 838
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $15,601 Up from 15579
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $1,491 Down from 1498
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $17,092 Up from 17076