Impact of COVID-19 on Whale Branch Middle
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 271st of 315 Middle schools | Ranks 294th of 325 Middle schools | 4.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Whale Branch Middle) | 28.6 | 20.6 | 8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Beaufort 01) | 40.2 | 56.8 | 16.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41 | 55.2 | 14.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Whale Branch Middle) | 26.7 | 13.2 | 13.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Beaufort 01) | 47.9 | 45.9 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 45.4 | 44.6 | 0.8% |
6th Grade Science (Whale Branch Middle) | 24.6 | 11.5 | 13.1% |
6th Grade Science (Beaufort 01) | 48.5 | 44.2 | 4.3% |
6th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 47.1 | 43 | 4.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Whale Branch Middle) | 22.2 | 33 | 10.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Beaufort 01) | 42.5 | 55.7 | 13.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41.1 | 53.4 | 12.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Whale Branch Middle) | 29.6 | 12.5 | 17.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Beaufort 01) | 47.5 | 38.9 | 8.6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 43.9 | 36.7 | 7.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Whale Branch Middle) | 20.7 | 19 | 1.7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Beaufort 01) | 43.7 | 49.6 | 5.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44 | 50.1 | 6.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Whale Branch Middle) | 22.9 | 1.6 | 21.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Beaufort 01) | 37.5 | 29.5 | 8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 35.3 | 31 | 4.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Whale Branch Middle) | 24.4 | 36.3 | 11.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Beaufort 01) | 45.4 | 50.8 | 5.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44.5 | 53.1 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Whale Branch Middle) | 18.8 | 14.9 | 3.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Beaufort 01) | 37.8 | 28.3 | 9.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 36.6 | 31.6 | 5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 354 | 331 | 6.5% |
African American | 295 | 259 | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 20 | 36 | 80% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 28 | 15 | 46.4% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 20 | 81.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 100% | 100% | |