📍 8701 Kensington Drive, Waxhaw, Union County, 28173
Kensington Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waxhaw, Union County. The school has 1,032 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 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kensington Elementary enrolls 1,032 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 59 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 11% Asian and 8.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 708 | 69% |
| Asian | 109 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 84 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 6.5% |
| Black or African American | 62 | 6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
92 of the school's 1,032 students (8.9%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 77 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
Kensington Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-80, state senate district 35, state house district 68.
Kensington 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 1,032 students, Kensington Elementary is larger than the district average of about 796 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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