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New Town Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

39^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

New Town Elementary is a top-performing public elementary school in Waxhaw, North Carolina, serving 728 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Union County Public Schools district.

New Town Elementary has consistently been one of the highest-ranking elementary schools in North Carolina, ranking 13th out of 1,502 schools in the state and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is exceptional, with students significantly outperforming the district and state averages in Mathematics, Reading, and Science. New Town Elementary also demonstrates strong performance across diverse student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, and students with low socioeconomic status, with many of these subgroups ranking in the top 10 or top 30 in the state.

Compared to nearby schools in the district, such as Sandy Ridge Elementary, Rea View Elementary, and Wesley Chapel Elementary, New Town Elementary consistently outperforms them in academic achievement, student subgroup performance, and overall school rankings. While the school's relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients may raise questions about its ability to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds, New Town Elementary's exceptional performance and commitment to equity and inclusion set it apart as one of the top-performing elementary schools in North Carolina.

691

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,693

Per pupil spending ?

10.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 Waxhaw-Indian Tr. Rd.
Waxhaw, NC 28173

(704) 290-1525

District: Union County Public Schools

Students who attend New Town Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cuthbertson Middle
High:	Cuthbertson High

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.3%

Hispanic:

10.3%

Asian:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (87% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Union County Public Schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg73%

North Carolina avg57%

39^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Union County Public Schools

42^nd of 242Union County Public Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	39 of 1490	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	36 of 1505	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	13 of 1502	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	15 of 1514	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	22 of 1489	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	21 of 1473	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	14 of 1434	99.0%	★★★★★
2017	96.5	8 of 1429	99.4%	★★★★★
2016	94.5	27 of 1425	98.1%	★★★★★
2015	95.5	21 of 1440	98.5%	★★★★★
2014	93.4	62 of 1390	95.5%	★★★★★
2013	95.6	34 of 1403	97.6%	★★★★★
2012	90.4	31 of 1388	97.8%	★★★★★
2011	90.5	29 of 1381	97.9%	★★★★★
2010	91.0	24 of 1363	98.2%	★★★★★
2009	90.7	39 of 1354	97.1%	★★★★★
2008	93.2	33 of 1324	97.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	37 of 131	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	9 of 130	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	82.0	5 of 107	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	54.7	65 of 106	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	76.2	25 of 99	74.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	96.4	7 of 634	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	20 of 646	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	75.4	107 of 878	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	124 of 897	86.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	38 of 1451	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	24 of 1455	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	10 of 1459	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	13 of 1458	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.4	15 of 1440	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	18 of 1424	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	8 of 1405	99.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	164 of 710	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	21 of 669	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	68.2	82 of 582	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	131 of 500	73.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	2 of 961	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	3 of 951	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	29 of 915	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	6 of 893	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	6 of 843	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	34 of 851	96.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	30 of 1437	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	5 of 1450	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	87 of 1332	93.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	41 of 1450	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	48 of 1464	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	21 of 1461	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	16 of 1464	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	25 of 1444	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	20 of 1430	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	25 of 1413	98.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	97.3	1 of 154	99.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	46 of 821	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	54 of 801	93.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	125 of 1172	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	113 of 1166	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	36 of 1183	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	43 of 1194	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	33 of 1172	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	44 of 1183	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	39 of 1178	96.7%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)77th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)72nd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics91%+30 vs state

Science90%+28 vs state

Reading82%+29 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, February 22, 2018

A fantastic school with caring teachers and staff. Challenging and supportive. couldnt have been happier. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Town Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Waxhaw-Indian Tr. Rd.	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1525	691	47	14.7	10.9%	493 (71.3%)	43 (6.2%)	71 (10.3%)	61 (8.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.0%)	96.1	39^th of 1490 public elementary schools	97.4%		95.9	36^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.6%	3	92.5	86.9	92.6	82.1	82.3	81.1	89.9	$8,693	$723	$7,971
Weddington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3927 Twelve Mile Creek Road	Matthews	28104	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6317	652	45	14.6	4.8%	431 (66.1%)	29 (4.4%)	51 (7.8%)	104 (16.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.2%)	95.5	48^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.8%		97	22^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	98.5%	26	83.2	90.6	96.8	63.4	91.4	88.9	96.0	$9,084	$768	$8,316
Wesley Chapel Elementary	Public	K-5	110 Potter Rd S	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3081	729	48	15.3	14.4%	423 (58.0%)	51 (7.0%)	70 (9.6%)	142 (19.5%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.4%)	98.6	3^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	99.8%		97.7	7^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.5%	4	97.4		95.8	91.6	92.7	93.0	97.2	$9,378	$521	$8,857
Monroe Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	7513 Broomes Old Mill Road	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Monroe Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 210-3627	104	4	26.0		7 (6.7%)	64 (61.5%)	19 (18.3%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (12.5%)								(n/a)		9.1			9.1
Western Union Elementary	Public	K-5	4111 Western Union Sch Rd	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6355	539	37	14.5	40.6%	340 (63.1%)	65 (12.1%)	99 (18.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.2%)	53.8	673^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	54.8%		64.3	500^th of 1505 public elementary schools	66.8%	173	70.7	54.3	66.7	54.3	55.3	47.6	54.3	$9,869	$511	$9,358
Waxhaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Old Providence Rd	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1590	615	41	15.0	48.8%	394 (64.1%)	67 (10.9%)	92 (15.0%)	15 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.3%)	67.3	439^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.5%		69.7	410^th of 1505 public elementary schools	72.8%	29	71.3	57.3	92.2	44.4	55.3	64.4	81.1	$9,582	$657	$8,925
Kensington Elementary	Public	K-5	8701 Kensington Drive	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1500	901	57	15.8	12.0%	595 (66.0%)	61 (6.8%)	93 (10.3%)	99 (11.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.3%)	94.2	58^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.1%		94	60^th of 1505 public elementary schools	96.0%	2	86.2	89.9	83.9	69.6	85.5	82.9	86.3	$7,723	$344	$7,379
Rea View Elementary	Public	K-5	320 Reid Dairy Road	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1524	629	40	15.7	5.4%	452 (71.9%)	18 (2.9%)	36 (5.7%)	98 (15.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.5%)	97.5	14^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.1	17^th of 1505 public elementary schools	98.9%	3	92.3	91.1	95.5	80.3	90.2	89.3	92.0	$8,855	$523	$8,331
Shiloh Valley Elementary	Public	3-5	5210 Rogers Rd	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3035	574	35	16.4	51.2%	266 (46.3%)	111 (19.3%)	130 (22.6%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.7%)	62.4	524^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.8%		52.3	712^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.7%	188	70.4	66.0	61.2	49.7	59.2	52.7	69.7	$9,884	$425	$9,459
Shiloh Valley Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	5200 Rogers Rd	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1559	563	42	13.3	55.2%	256 (45.5%)	101 (17.9%)	137 (24.3%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (9.4%)								(n/a)								$9,132	$624	$8,508

Frequently Asked Questions about New Town Elementary

What schools do graduates of New Town Elementary attend?

Students who attend New Town Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cuthbertson Middle
High : Cuthbertson High

How many students attend New Town Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 691 students attended New Town Elementary.

What district is New Town Elementary in?

Union County Public Schools

Is New Town Elementary a good school?

Yes! New Town Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 39^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of New Town Elementary?

Students at New Town Elementary are 71% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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