Sandy Ridge Elementary

Sandy Ridge Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Waxhaw, North Carolina, one of the schools within Union County Public Schools. The school educates 528 students in grades K through 5.

Sandy Ridge Elementary is one of 52 schools operated by Union County Public Schools, a district that works with 41,272 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sandy Ridge Elementary shows that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Sandy Ridge Elementary shows 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 7% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Union County's rate of about 41%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sandy Ridge Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 76.7%, the actual is 90.2%, a residual of +13.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Union County put the typical household earns roughly $102,900 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Union County runs 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,934 students), of which Sandy Ridge Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Marvin Ridge High, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Sandy Ridge Elementary comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 87.4%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sandy Ridge Elementary has expanded 3%, going from 513 students in 2018 to 528 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 69% to 54%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

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