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Waxhaw Elementary

Union County Public Schools · Union County

Address
1101 Old Providence Rd, Waxhaw, NC 28173
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370462001808
615
Students
40.9
Teachers (FTE)
15.1:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
71
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
19.2%
Chronically absent
46.3%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Union County Public Schools's academic calendar (traditional) for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Waxhaw Elementary — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Union County Public Schools

The area Union County Public Schools assigns to Waxhaw Elementary. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Union County Public Schools as “Layers_WFL1”, last updated 2026-09-08.

How Waxhaw Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 71 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools74th percentile
Higher than 74% · rank 591 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools77th percentile
Higher than 77% · rank 294 of 1,419
Union County Public Schools40th percentile
Higher than 40% · rank 24 of 43

Chronic absence is lower here than at 60% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 2 points since 2014 (69 → 71). Met or exceeded expected growth in 7 of 10 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202571BExceeded66.3
202471BExceeded64.9
202369CExceeded62.9
202263CMet57.6
201962CNot Met62.6
201873BMet70.6
201764CNot Met63
201664CNot Met64
201564CMet60
201469CMet66

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Union County Public Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 64.07%Hispanic 14.96%Black 10.89%Two+ Races 7.32%Asian 2.44%Native Am. 0.33%
White: 64.07% (394) Hispanic: 14.96% (92) Black: 10.89% (67) Two+ Races: 7.32% (45) Asian: 2.44% (15) Native Am.: 0.33% (2)
White64.07%
Hispanic14.96%
Black10.89%
Two+ Races7.32%
Asian2.44%
Native Am.0.33%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 615
49.11%302 Female
50.89%313 Male

Student counts for Waxhaw Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 615 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 80.8%Chronically absent 19.2%
Regular attendance: 80.8% (509) Chronically absent: 19.2% (121)
Regular attendance80.8%
Chronically absent19.2%

Student Population

Students Counted: 630
46.3%Economically disadvantaged
4.88%30 English learners

Student indicators for Waxhaw Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 630 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 83.06%Beginning 16.94%
Experienced: 83.06% (30) Beginning: 16.94% (6)
Experienced83.06%
Beginning16.94%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 36.3 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
16.52%6 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Waxhaw Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 36.3 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)79.6%55.9%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)72.1%47.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)53.4%34.1%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)27.9%24.6%34.4%13.1%
Reading (grades 3–8)46.6%19.3%23.6%10.5%
Science (grades 5 & 8)20.4%23.7%32.3%23.7%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth4.8691.4

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers36.31
Experienced teachers30.16 (83%)
Beginning teachers6.15 (17%)
Holding a standard license36.31 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified6

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (121 of 630)19.2%
Economically disadvantaged46.3%
English learners making progress (of 30)60%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.82
Library books per student24.67
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.43

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingYes

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Waxhaw Elementary report card PDF

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Waxhaw Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.