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New Town Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

64^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

New Town Elementary is a PK–5 school in Waxhaw, NC, serving 691 students in Union County Public Schools, a district ranked 43rd out of 246 in North Carolina. The school is a standout by state standards: it earned 5 stars and ranked 64th out of 1,492 elementary schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 96th percentile. Its history is even stronger—from 2016–2017 through 2022–2023, New Town ranked between 8th and 22nd statewide, essentially top 1%—and although it has drifted from that peak, it remains comfortably within the top 4% of elementary schools in the state.

New Town sits in an extraordinary but sharply divided educational neighborhood. Within 6 miles, five Union County schools rank in the top 4% statewide—Wesley Chapel Elementary (7th), Sandy Ridge Elementary (11th), Rea View Elementary (18th), Weddington Elementary (20th), and Kensington Elementary (59th)—while others sit between the 55th and 69th percentiles. Free/reduced-lunch eligibility ranges from 4.8% at Weddington to 99.4% at Rocky River Elementary. New Town's math proficiency (90.6%) is close to its elite neighbors', but reading and science lag: 5th-grade reading is 77.6%, versus 90.6% at Sandy Ridge and 91.0% at Wesley Chapel, and 5th-grade science (83.6%) trails those schools by 10 to 12 points. Attendance is a bright spot—chronic absenteeism of 8.4% is barely a third of the state rate of 24.2%—though Wesley Chapel (5.1%) and Sandy Ridge (5.9%) do even better.

New Town's results are not simply an affluent-school story. Its economically disadvantaged students ranked 92nd of 1,434 schools statewide (94th percentile), Hispanic students ranked 33rd of 981 (97th percentile), and gifted students ranked 4th of 743 (99th percentile). Recently, however, some subgroup results have cooled: special-education students fell to 165th (80th percentile), while female, white, and Asian students now rank below the school's overall 96th-percentile showing. In a corridor packed with top-20 schools, New Town's challenge is not recovering from mediocrity—it is keeping pace with an exceptionally strong set of educational peers.

691

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

10.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

93.1%

Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 6.9% (any vaccine)

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 — 98th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (86% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school86%

District avg74%

North Carolina avg61%

64^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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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	93.7	64 of 1492	95.7%	★★★★★
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
2026	70.9	35 of 134	73.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	89.8	96 of 1447	93.4%	★★★★★
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
2026	71.8	4 of 743	99.5%	★★★★★
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
2026	93.0	33 of 981	96.6%	★★★★★
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
2026	86.3	92 of 1434	93.6%	★★★★★
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
2026	94.0	41 of 1451	97.2%	★★★★★
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
2026	66.1	165 of 815	79.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	80.5	179 of 1146	84.4%	★★★★☆
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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)99th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)84th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)80th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2026)74th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics91%+27 vs state

Science84%+16 vs state

Reading81%+25 vs state

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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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	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	93.1%	6.9%	$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%)	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	98.4%	1.6%	$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	93.9%	6.1%	$9,378	$521	$8,857
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	82.9%	11.8%	$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%)	67.1	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	88.2%	10.5%	$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	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	92%	7%	$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%)	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	89.3%	9.5%	$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%)	53.9	669^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.2%		62.4	524^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.8%	145	64.8	68.9	61.5	50.5	58.4	53.4	68.7			$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)								91%	8.4%	$9,132	$624	$8,508
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	98%	2%	$9,036	$563	$8,473

Frequently Asked Questions about New Town Elementary

Is New Town Elementary a good school?

Yes! New Town Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 64^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is New Town Elementary in?

Union County Public 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.

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.

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