📍 1101 Old Providence Rd, Waxhaw, Union County, 28173
Waxhaw Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waxhaw, Union County. The school has 638 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Waxhaw Elementary enrolls 638 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 9.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 415 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 97 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 58 | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 7.2% |
| Asian | 19 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
274 of the school's 638 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 248 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Waxhaw Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-80, state senate district 35, state house district 55.
Waxhaw Elementary is one of 52 schools in Union County Public Schools, based in Monroe, North Carolina. The district serves 41,404 students district-wide and employs 2,454 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 638 students, Waxhaw Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 796 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large