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Waxhaw Elementary

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Waxhaw Elementary ranks 467 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

467^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Waxhaw Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Waxhaw, North Carolina, serving 615 students as part of Union County Public Schools. The school occupies an interesting middle ground geographically: it sits just a few miles from some of the highest-rated elementary schools in the state, including Wesley Chapel Elementary, Marvin Elementary, Rea View Elementary, Weddington Elementary, and Sandy Ridge Elementary, yet it is also near higher-poverty schools like Rocky River Elementary and Prospect Elementary. Nearly half of Waxhaw students (48.78%) receive free/reduced-price lunch, a far different profile from the single-digit rates at those neighboring top-ranked schools.

Academically, Waxhaw earns a respectable 3-star rating, ranking 467th out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools (69th percentile). Proficiency rates trail the Union County district average but generally meet or exceed state averages, especially in the upper grades. Fifth-grade science is a clear bright spot at 79.6% proficiency, essentially matching the district and beating the state by 12 points. Reading shows a notable pattern: 3rd-grade reading is the school's weakest area (54.4% vs. the state's 55.6%), yet by 5th grade students reach 63.1%, above the state average — a consistent trend suggesting the school accelerates young readers as they move through the grades. Waxhaw also earns standout statewide rankings for its Gifted and Talented students (31st of 743 schools, 96th percentile) and its English Language Learner students (92nd percentile in the most recent year).

The school's biggest addressable challenge is chronic absenteeism, which affects 19.2% of students — far above the district's 14.6% and several times the rates at nearby Wesley Chapel (5.1%) and Marvin (5.9%). Encouragingly, that figure has dropped steadily from 32.6% in 2021–22. Waxhaw also outperforms its higher-poverty neighbors Rocky River and Prospect in most subjects despite spending less per student, and it serves a far more economically diverse population than the elite schools a few miles away. While Waxhaw Elementary doesn't rank among the state's top schools, it appears to be doing meaningful work in a more demanding context.

615

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

48.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1101 Old Providence Rd
Waxhaw, NC 28173-7900

(704) 290-1590

District: Union County Public Schools

Students who attend Waxhaw Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Parkwood Middle
High:	Parkwood High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.1%

Hispanic:

15.0%

African American:

10.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (67% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Carolina median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg74%

North Carolina avg61%

467^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd of 246Union 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
2026	67.1	467 of 1492	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.3	439 of 1490	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	410 of 1505	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	448 of 1502	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	506 of 1514	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	700 of 1489	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	682 of 1473	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	349 of 1434	75.7%	★★★★☆
2017	58.6	599 of 1429	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.0	587 of 1425	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.6	635 of 1440	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.9	430 of 1390	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.8	441 of 1403	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.5	288 of 1388	79.3%	★★★★☆
2011	65.2	518 of 1381	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.4	458 of 1363	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.0	395 of 1354	70.8%	★★★★☆
2008	61.9	513 of 1324	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.2	559 of 1293	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.5	332 of 1276	74.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.9	337 of 903	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.7	183 of 918	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.9	335 of 924	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.6	131 of 933	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	31.7	705 of 949	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.8	350 of 927	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	72.0	96 of 634	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	19.1	606 of 646	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	554 of 878	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.1	254 of 897	71.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	84.1	45 of 533	91.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	593 of 1447	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.2	464 of 1451	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	504 of 1455	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	485 of 1459	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	614 of 1458	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	614 of 1440	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	680 of 1424	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	396 of 1405	71.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	31 of 743	95.8%	★★★★☆
2025	70.8	28 of 710	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	43.9	513 of 612	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	261 of 981	73.4%	★★★★☆
2025	76.4	131 of 961	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	215 of 951	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	184 of 915	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	255 of 893	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	95 of 843	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	46.0	477 of 865	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	394 of 851	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	483 of 1434	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.5	438 of 1437	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.3	281 of 1450	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	302 of 1437	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	239 of 1366	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	455 of 1329	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	580 of 1361	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.6	282 of 1332	78.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	328 of 1451	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	68.2	401 of 1450	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	345 of 1464	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	389 of 1461	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	376 of 1464	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	46.4	743 of 1444	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.5	664 of 1430	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	320 of 1413	77.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	84 of 181	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	263 of 815	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.8	313 of 821	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.9	110 of 801	86.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	486 of 1146	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.8	633 of 1172	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	560 of 1166	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	642 of 1183	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	684 of 1194	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	894 of 1172	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	689 of 1183	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.8	405 of 1178	65.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)96th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)92nd percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2022)85th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)77th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)68th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile~ school

African American (2026)63rd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)54th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science80%+12 vs state

Mathematics69%+6 vs state

Reading60%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	67.1	467^th of 1492 public elementary schools	68.7%		67.3	439^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.5%	28	64.4	69.3	73.8	54.4	61.8	63.1	79.6	$9,582	$657	$8,925
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%)	53.4	677^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.6%		53.8	673^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	54.8%	4	68.1	72.3	58.3	54.9	61.4	50.0	62.5	$9,869	$511	$9,358
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	59^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.0%		94.2	58^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.1%	1	86.6	91.1	89.2	71.6	86.4	81.7	90.8	$7,723	$344	$7,379
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%)	93.7	64^th of 1492 public elementary schools	95.7%		96.1	39^th of 1490 public elementary schools	97.4%	25	91.3	87.3	93.3	79.1	88.2	77.6	83.6	$8,693	$723	$7,971
Sandy Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	10101 Waxhaw Manor Drive	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1505	528	34	15.5	7.2%	283 (53.6%)	33 (6.3%)	33 (6.3%)	150 (28.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.1%)	97.2	11^th of 1492 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.2	5^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.7%	6	90.6	94.7	97.2	84.7	87.2	90.6	95.3	$9,036	$563	$8,473
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%)	96.7	20^th of 1492 public elementary schools	98.7%		95.5	48^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.8%	28	91.3	93.1	95.2	81.7	88.2	88.1	93.7	$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%)	97.5	7^th of 1492 public elementary schools	99.5%		98.6	3^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	99.8%	4	95.4	94.5	94.7	87.0	93.7	91.0	93.2	$9,378	$521	$8,857
Marvin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9700 Marvin School Rd	Marvin	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6357	666	46	14.5	4.4%	361 (54.2%)	42 (6.3%)	47 (7.1%)	176 (26.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.3%)	96.9	19^th of 1492 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.7	10^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.3%	9	93.3	92.4	92.9	83.8	91.6	90.8	91.5	$8,481	$307	$8,174
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%)	96.9	18^th of 1492 public elementary schools	98.8%		97.5	14^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.1%	4	90.2	90.8	94.8	87.0	93.3	87.8	93.0	$8,855	$523	$8,331
Prospect Elementary	Public	K-5	3005 Ruben Rd	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-0636	373	28	13.3	98.7%	277 (74.3%)	19 (5.1%)	55 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	44.2	842^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	43.6%		53.8	674^th of 1490 public elementary schools	54.8%	168	71.4	52.6	55.6	50.8	47.4	58.7	58.7	$9,529	$540	$8,989

Frequently Asked Questions about Waxhaw Elementary

What district is Waxhaw Elementary in?

Union County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Waxhaw Elementary?

Students at Waxhaw Elementary are 64% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Waxhaw Elementary attend?

Students who attend Waxhaw Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Parkwood Middle
High : Parkwood High

How many students attend Waxhaw Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended Waxhaw Elementary.

Is Waxhaw Elementary a good school?

Waxhaw Elementary ranks 467^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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