Kensington Elementary

Kensington Elementary operates as a substantial primary school in Waxhaw, North Carolina, one of the schools within Union County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 901 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 93% above the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Union County Public Schools comprises 52 schools with combined enrollment of 41,272 students; Kensington Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kensington Elementary lists that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 11% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Union County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Kensington Elementary reports 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Kensington Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 12% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Union County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Kensington Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 75.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 83.5%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Union County indicate median household earnings sit near $102,900, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Union County's 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,934 students), Kensington Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sandy Ridge Elementary, around 2.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kensington Elementary. On composite proficiency, Kensington Elementary comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 82.6%.

Kensington Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kensington Elementary has grew 17%, going from 770 students in 2018 to 901 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 6% to 11% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.