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Waxhaw Elementary

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Waxhaw Elementary ranks 439 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

439^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Waxhaw Elementary is a public elementary school serving 657 students in grades PK-5 in Waxhaw, North Carolina, which is part of the Union County Public Schools district. The school has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance.

Waxhaw Elementary stands out for its exceptional student achievement, with proficiency rates on state assessments often exceeding the district and state averages. In 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade students achieved 92.2% proficiency in Math, significantly higher than the district (79.5%) and state (59.3%) averages. Waxhaw Elementary also performed well in Reading (64.4% proficient) and Science (81.1% proficient), outpacing the district and state. The school's performance is particularly strong among certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and Gifted and Talented students, who ranked highly compared to other North Carolina elementary schools.

While Waxhaw Elementary performs well overall, some nearby schools in the Union County Public Schools district, such as Rocky River Elementary, Wesley Chapel Elementary, Marvin Elementary, and Rea View Elementary, have even stronger overall performance and higher state rankings. Additionally, Waxhaw Elementary has seen an increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting the school may be serving a more economically diverse student population.

615

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,582

Per pupil spending ?

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 — 56th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (66% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the North Carolina median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg73%

North Carolina avg57%

439^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
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
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 (2025)96th percentile+26 vs school

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

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)85th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)80th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science81%+19 vs state

Mathematics73%+12 vs state

Reading54%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	98.2	5^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.7%		97.1	18^th of 1505 public elementary schools	98.8%	13	93.0	99.0	96.8	79.1	96.1	89.0	94.5	$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%)	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
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%)	97.7	10^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.3%		95.9	37^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.5%	27	92.9	89.4	97.2	81.0	90.9	89.4	93.6	$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%)	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Waxhaw Elementary

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 district is Waxhaw Elementary in?

Union County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Waxhaw Elementary attend?

Students who attend Waxhaw Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Parkwood Middle
High : Parkwood High

Is Waxhaw Elementary a good school?

Waxhaw Elementary ranks 439^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Waxhaw Elementary?

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

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