Impact of COVID-19 on Whale Branch Elementary
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 616th of 643 Elementary schools | Ranks 641st of 644 Elementary schools | 3.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Whale Branch Elementary) | 14.9 | 22.4 | 7.5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Beaufort 01) | 47.8 | 50.6 | 2.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 49.7 | 53.5 | 3.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Whale Branch Elementary) | 17.6 | 19.4 | 1.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Beaufort 01) | 58 | 52.8 | 5.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 57.7 | 53.6 | 4.1% |
4th Grade Science (Whale Branch Elementary) | 21.8 | 9.9 | 11.9% |
4th Grade Science (Beaufort 01) | 53.4 | 44.3 | 9.1% |
4th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 52 | 46.6 | 5.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Whale Branch Elementary) | 24.4 | 19.7 | 4.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Beaufort 01) | 50.4 | 55.6 | 5.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 51.3 | 57.2 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Whale Branch Elementary) | 28.2 | 9.8 | 18.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Beaufort 01) | 53.7 | 46.8 | 6.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 50.5 | 47 | 3.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 486 | 371 | 23.7% |
African American | 382 | 267 | 30.1% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 42 | 50 | 19% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 41 | 23 | 43.9% |
Two or More Races | 19 | 31 | 63.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 100% | 100% | |