Sea Islands Heritage Academy
Charter · Grades 6–7 · 38 students
Whale Branch Middle
2009 Trask Parkway, Seabrook, SC 29940
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
243
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
7.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Beaufort 01
Beaufort County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 237 South Carolina middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other South Carolina middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Whale Branch Middle
Whale Branch Middle is a public middle school in Seabrook, South Carolina, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Beaufort 01. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Beaufort County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 243 students were enrolled, with about 7.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical South Carolina middle school (13.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 237 South Carolina middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 243 students
- Students per teacher
- 7.6 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Beaufort 01
- County
- Beaufort County
- NCES school ID
- 450111000422
Schools near Whale Branch Middle
All 3 schools in Seabrook →
Beaufort Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 348 students
Lady's Island Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 338 students
Bluffton Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 921 students
Hilton Head Island Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 778 students
H. E. McCracken Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 846 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.