Whale
Branch Middle School is a public school serving students in fifth
through eighth grades from a large rural area stretching from the Marine
Corps Air Station to Yemassee, South Carolina. The lovely sixty acre
campus is shared with Whale Branch Elementary, which is one of three
feeder schools. The other feeder schools are James Davis Early Childhood
Center and Joseph Shanklin Elementary. Upon completion of their
academic requirements, the students matriculate to Whale Branch Early
College. The largely rural area that encompasses the cluster also
includes the Marine Corps Air Station, home to F/A-18 Hornet fighter
jets, to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, home to all Marine
Corps recruits from east of the Mississippi River and to all female
recruits, and to the Beaufort Hospital. Our beautiful facility was
opened in 2000.
Whale
Branch Middle School is comprised of 211 female students and 191 male
students for a total of 402 students. Total student population per grade
level is as follows: 5th grade-98 students, 6th grade-111 students, 7th
grade-95 students, and 8th grade-98 students. Of these students, 321
are African American, 57 are White/Caucasian, 13 are Hispanic, 8 are two
or more races, 2 American Indian and 1 Asian. 55 of these students have
Individual Education Plans and 363 receive free or reduced price meals.