School Climate

Whale Branch Early College High


Good
3.66/ 5
Points earned

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.


Good
3.66/ 5
Points earned

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

School    (3.66 / 5)
73.20%
District    (6.90 / 10)
69%
State    (7.19 / 10)
71.90%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 66.4% 55% 73.2%
District 64.7% 65.5% 69%
State 69% 69.3% 71.9%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

(34 of 34 participated – 100%)

School    (4.1 / 5)
82%
District    (7.2 / 10)
72%
State    (7.5 / 10)
75%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 79% 60.4% 82%
District 74% 68.4% 72%
State 77.7% 72.9% 75%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

(34 of 34 participated – 100%)

School    (4.2 / 5)
84%
District    (7.3 / 10)
73%
State    (7.8 / 10)
78%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 82.4% 48.6% 84%
District 68.5% 70% 73%
State 75.3% 76% 78%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

(34 of 34 participated – 100%)

School    (4.1 / 5)
82%
District    (8.4 / 10)
84%
State    (8.7 / 10)
87%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 75.8% 76.6% 82%
District 76.7% 83.1% 84%
State 83.1% 85.5% 87%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

(228 of 249 participated – 91.57%)

School    (2.5 / 5)
50%
District    (4.4 / 10)
44%
State    (4.7 / 10)
47%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 33.4% 32.2% 50%
District 38% 38% 44%
State 41.5% 43.2% 47%

Student Perceptions of Safety

(226 of 249 participated – 90.76%)

School    (3.4 / 5)
68%
District    (7.3 / 10)
73%
State    (7.3 / 10)
73%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 61% 57.2% 68%
District 66.4% 68.2% 73%
State 67.6% 68.8% 73%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

School 89.50%    (34 / 38)
89.50%
District 93%    (1616 / 1738)
93%
State 92.80%    (54936 / 59188)
92.80%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 100% 82.9% 89.5%
District 90.3% 90.5% 93%
State 91.4% 92.4% 92.8%

Student Participation Rate

School 96.10%    (249 / 259)
96.10%
District 96.20%    (12945 / 13452)
96.20%
State 91.40%    (472264 / 516443)
91.40%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 97.8% 90.5% 96.1%
District 93.7% 94.4% 96.2%
State 89.5% 89.7% 91.4%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 38 357 4
Percent satisfied with learning environment 94.7%
90.4%
Data N/A
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 97.4%
88.9%
Data N/A
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 81.6%
94.5%
Data N/A

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 8.6 Up from 3.1
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district N/AV N/A
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning N/AV N/A
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 22.6 Down from 24.8
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) N/AV N/A

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.