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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Rea View Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
629
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370462002814
Rea View Elementary
320 Reid Dairy Road, Waxhaw, NC 28173 · (704) 290-1524 · Union County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL629 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
34 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
86.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
92.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
89.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.2%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Rea View Elementary
Rea View Elementary's state test result (89.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rea View Elementary this school | 629 | 5.4% | 89.4% |
| Weddington Elementary Matthews | 652 | 4.8% | 84.4% |
| Laurel Park Elementary Apex | 694 | 12.7% | 76.0% |
| Antioch Elementary Matthews | 816 | 8.9% | 87.5% |
| Oak Ridge Elementary Oak Ridge | 712 | 15.7% | 85.9% |
| Oakview Elementary Apex | 873 | 11.9% | 80.5% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Rea View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.4% | #6 of 1,297 | #4 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.7% | #6 of 1,296 | #1 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.3% | #10 of 1,300 | #5 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 629 | #304 of 1,485 | #12 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #943 of 1,377 | #25 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #1,083 of 1,379 | #27 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.4% | #1,409 of 1,414 | #28 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.1% | #98 of 369 | #4 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
629
+35 (+6%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 802
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 629 | 40 | 15.7:1 | 5% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 35 | 16.8:1 | 7% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 39 | 15.6:1 | 6% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 39 | 15.2:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2017-18 | 528 | 33 | 16.0:1 | 1% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 33 | 18.4:1 | 3% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 802 | 43 | 18.6:1 | 2% (20) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rea View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (528 to 629); teachers up 21% (33 to 40).
About Rea View Elementary
Rea View Elementary is an elementary school in Waxhaw, North Carolina, reachable at (704) 290-1524. The school's 629 students are in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students each.
Federal data list 52 schools in Union County Public Schools, with 41,272 students enrolled.
A majority of students at Rea View Elementary, 72%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is close to the 69% White share among all Union County residents. Rea View Elementary has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Rea View Elementary's 40 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 5%. The gap from the 41% average for public schools in Union County is 36 points.
allk12 grades Rea View Elementary an A+. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Rea View Elementary falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 89.4% actual against 77.2% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Union County show that median household income is about $102,900, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 58 public schools in Union County, with a combined enrollment of about 45,934.
The shortest distance from Rea View Elementary to another public school is about 2.2 miles, to Marvin Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Rea View Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Rea View Elementary is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 594 in 2020-21 and 629 in 2024-25, a 6% increase.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Rea View Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
250,958
Census ACS
Median income
$102,900
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
45,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union County Public Schools
- Marvin Ridge HighHigh · 1,961 students
- Weddington HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Cuthbertson HighHigh · 1,857 students
- Porter Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,809 students
- Porter Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,447 students
- Weddington MiddleMiddle · 1,324 students
Other schools in Waxhaw
- Marvin Ridge HighHigh · 1,961 students
- Cuthbertson HighHigh · 1,857 students
- Cuthbertson MiddleMiddle · 1,323 students
- Marvin Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,277 students
- Kensington ElementaryElementary · 901 students
- New Town ElementaryElementary · 691 students
Nearby schools
- Marvin Elementary2.2 mi · 666
- Monroe Charter Academy2.3 mi · 104
- Polo Ridge Elementary2.4 mi · 634
- Rea Farms STEAM Academy2.7 mi · 1,098
- Weddington Middle2.9 mi · 1,324
- Weddington High3.0 mi · 1,899
Frequently asked questions
About Rea View ElementaryHow large is Rea View Elementary?
Rea View Elementary enrolls approximately 629 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Rea View Elementary serve?
Rea View Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rea View Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rea View Elementary is approximately 15.7:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rea View Elementary?
At Rea View Elementary, the student body is approximately 72% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 16% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Rea View Elementary?
Rea View Elementary is overseen by Union County Public Schools in Union County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.