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What's one thing Sandy Ridge Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
528
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370462002801
Sandy Ridge Elementary
10101 Waxhaw Manor Drive, Waxhaw, NC 28173 · (704) 290-1505 · Union County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% 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
15.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
38 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 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 24% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 58% smaller than its 5th grade class (128).
Student demographics
62%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
87.7%
NC avg 50.9%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The North Carolina average is about 51 of 100.
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
90.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% 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 Sandy Ridge Elementary
Sandy Ridge Elementary's state test result (90.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Ridge Elementary this school | 528 | 7.2% | 90.2% |
| Marvin Elementary Marvin | 666 | 4.4% | 89.4% |
| Polo Ridge Elementary Charlotte | 634 | 18.5% | 91.0% |
| Hawk Ridge Elementary Charlotte | 640 | 19.5% | 82.9% |
| Baucom Elementary Apex | 675 | 21.2% | 77.7% |
| Knights View Elementary School Charlotte | 511 | 19.4% | N/A |
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 Sandy Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 90.2% | #4 of 1,297 | #2 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.7% | #5 of 1,300 | #2 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #536 of 1,485 | #19 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #900 of 1,377 | #24 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #620 of 1,379 | #14 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.2% | #1,408 of 1,414 | #27 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #310 of 369 | #10 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
528
-51 (-9%) vs 2020
-40% since 2010-11, when it was 886
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
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 | 528 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 7% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 34.9 | 16.4:1 | 6% (32) |
| 2022-23 | 597 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 7% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 579 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 3% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 30.9 | 16.6:1 | 5% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 606 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 3% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 886 | 49 | 18.1:1 | 4% (37) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandy Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (513 to 528); teachers up 10% (30.9 to 34).
About Sandy Ridge Elementary
Located in Waxhaw, North Carolina, Sandy Ridge Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 528 students.
Union County Public Schools includes 52 schools. Together they enroll 41,272 students.
More than half of the students at Sandy Ridge Elementary are White (54%). Beyond that, enrollment is 28% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. In Union County overall, about 69% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sandy Ridge Elementary scores 62%.
There are 34 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.5:1. That is in line with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. On the income side, 7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 41% average for public schools in Union County, the school's rate is lower.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Sandy Ridge Elementary outscored 96%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 76.7%. Sandy Ridge Elementary scores 90.2%.
The school's county is Union County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $102,900 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Union County number 58, with about 45,934 students.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Marvin Ridge High, is the closest to Sandy Ridge Elementary. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Sandy Ridge Elementary. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Sandy Ridge Elementary is 1st of 5 on proficiency.
Sandy Ridge Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 9% across 4 years, from 579 in 2020-21 to 528 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Sandy Ridge Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Other Sandy Ridge Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Sandy Ridge Elementary. Sandy Ridge Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Sandy Ridge ElementaryDurham, NC · 589 students
- Sandy Ridge Elementary SchoolSandy Ridge, NC · 213 students
Nearby schools
- Marvin Ridge High0.6 mi · 1,961
- Marvin Ridge Middle0.6 mi · 1,277
- Kensington Elementary2.2 mi · 901
- Marvin Elementary2.2 mi · 666
- Monroe Charter Academy3.0 mi · 104
- Indian Land Intermediate3.1 mi · 1,181
Frequently asked questions
About Sandy Ridge ElementaryHow many students attend Sandy Ridge Elementary?
Sandy Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 528 students in grades KG-05.
Is Sandy Ridge Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sandy Ridge Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sandy Ridge Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sandy Ridge Elementary is approximately 15.5:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sandy Ridge Elementary?
At Sandy Ridge Elementary, the student body is approximately 54% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 28% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Sandy Ridge Elementary?
Sandy Ridge 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.