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Whale Branch Elementary Primary School
15 Stuart Point Rd
Seabrook SC, 29940, Beaufort County
Phone: 843-466-1000
Ranking: 
(792 out of 841, bottom 6%)*
(792 out of 841, bottom 6%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Beaufort County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 39 | 39 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 533 | 516 | 497 | 307 | 338 | 282 | 357 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 88 | 16.5% | 73 | 14.1% | 78 | 15.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 40 | 14.2% | 40 | 11.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 94 | 17.6% | 101 | 19.6% | 99 | 19.9% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.3% | 46 | 16.3% | 58 | 16.2% |
| Grade 1: | 87 | 16.3% | 91 | 17.6% | 83 | 16.7% | 72 | 23.5% | 82 | 24.3% | 53 | 18.8% | 62 | 17.4% |
| Grade 2: | 96 | 18.0% | 90 | 17.4% | 80 | 16.1% | 69 | 22.5% | 97 | 28.7% | 54 | 19.1% | 54 | 15.1% |
| Grade 3: | 88 | 16.5% | 82 | 15.9% | 72 | 14.5% | 89 | 29.0% | 87 | 25.7% | 43 | 15.2% | 55 | 15.4% |
| Grade 4: | 80 | 15.0% | 79 | 15.3% | 85 | 17.1% | 77 | 25.1% | 71 | 21.0% | 46 | 16.3% | 43 | 12.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 276 | 51.8% | 277 | 53.7% | 246 | 49.5% | 157 | 51.1% | 155 | 45.9% | 138 | 48.9% | 183 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 257 | 48.2% | 239 | 46.3% | 251 | 50.5% | 150 | 48.9% | 173 | 51.2% | 133 | 47.2% | 169 | 47.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 19 | 3.6% | 22 | 4.3% | 19 | 3.8% | 11 | 3.6% | 8 | 2.4% | 15 | 5.3% | 16 | 4.5% |
| Black: | 432 | 81.1% | 425 | 82.4% | 411 | 82.7% | 262 | 85.3% | 282 | 83.4% | 202 | 71.6% | 260 | 72.8% |
| White: | 61 | 11.4% | 54 | 10.5% | 53 | 10.7% | 31 | 10.1% | 43 | 12.7% | 60 | 21.3% | 77 | 21.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 3.4% | 15 | 2.9% | 14 | 2.8% | 2 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 448 | 84.1% | 461 | 89.3% | 418 | 84.1% | 235 | 76.5% | 263 | 77.8% | 213 | 75.5% | 275 | 77.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 3.6% | 20 | 3.9% | 26 | 5.2% | 17 | 5.5% | 31 | 9.2% | 20 | 7.1% | 23 | 6.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.84 | 13.40 | 16.85 | 9.90 | 10.90 | 9.20 | 11.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 78.7% | 81.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 85.7% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 85.4% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 83.8% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 81.9% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 82.8% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 73.4% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 77.4% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 78.1% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 79.8% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 80.9% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 76% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 77.7% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 78.9% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 75.2% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 72.8% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 73.8% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 59.7% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 64.4% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 69.2% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 71.8% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 69.6% | 69.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 44.9% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19% | 50.9% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 58.6% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 56.9% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 52.7% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 65% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 58.5% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 48.5% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 58.2% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 59.2% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 64.1% | 67.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 51.2% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 65.3% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 73.9% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 72.8% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 73.9% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 4% | 72.4% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 63% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 61.3% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 72.3% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 70.3% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 72.4% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 64.8% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 65.5% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 68.2% | 70.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 74.6% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 82.5% | 80.7% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 78.6% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 82.7% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 82% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 77.6% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 71.9% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 75.6% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 77.7% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 77.8% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 79.5% | 78.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 75.4% | 81.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 74.4% | 80.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 72.9% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 77.3% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 75.5% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 73.5% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 76.5% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 77.9% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 82.5% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 79.4% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 84.7% | 79.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.7% | 49.5% | 57.1% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.7% | 55.1% | 62.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 57.7% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 62.1% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 59.9% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 62.8% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 68% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 66.7% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 69.1% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 72.5% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 74.2% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 60.8% | 64.7% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 68.7% | 71% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 75.8% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 71.8% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 72.8% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 73.4% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 78.4% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 73.7% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 77% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 79.9% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 83.2% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 66.5% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 69.1% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 77.7% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 67.8% | 68.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 77.5% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 74.5% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 78.4% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 76.4% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 76.8% | 77.6% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 68.2% | 74.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 70.9% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 69.5% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 70.7% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 75.9% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 76.5% | 77.9% |
| 2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 52.2% | 58.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 55% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 50.8% | 56.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.7% | 54.1% | 59.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 55.2% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 60.2% | 61.4% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 59.7% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 59.5% | 63.5% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 59.7% | 63.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 54.3% | 62.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 60.2% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 63.5% | 66.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 48.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 51.4% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 17.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 82.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,477.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,137.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,444.0 |
* Whale Branch Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.