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Kensington Elementary

Regular School · Waxhaw, NC

Kensington Elementary is a regular school school in Waxhaw, North Carolina, serving grades KG–05 with 901 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.8:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
901
Teachers (FTE)
57.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 595 66%
Asian 99 11%
Hispanic/Latino 93 10%
Black or African American 61 7%
Two or more races 48 5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 901 471M / 430F

English Language Learners: 23 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 77.0% +35.1pp 41.9% 543
Reading Proficiency 72.0% +25.1pp 46.9% 543
Science Proficiency 85-89% — 188

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.73 grade levels
Math
+0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
56 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
7
0.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
107
11.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 901 100%

Contact & Location

8701 Kensington Drive

Waxhaw, NC 28173

Phone: (704)290-1500

http://kees.ucps.k12.nc.us

District

Union County Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,330

District enrollment: 41,497

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

370462002798

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD