Waxhaw Elementary

Waxhaw Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary campus in Waxhaw, North Carolina, operated by Union County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 615 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Waxhaw Elementary sits 32% larger than that benchmark.

Union County Public Schools runs 52 schools in total, collectively educating 41,272 students. Waxhaw Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Waxhaw Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder comes out to 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Union County (around 41%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Waxhaw Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.5%.

In the area at large, Union County reports that the typical household earns roughly $102,900 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Union County runs 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,934 students), of which Waxhaw Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is South Providence, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Waxhaw Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Waxhaw Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 78.0%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 632 students in 2018 compared to 615 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 72% to 64% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Waxhaw Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.