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Kensington Elementary Primary School
8701 Kensington Dr Waxhaw NC, 28173, Union County Phone: 704-290-1500 Ranking:  (68 out of 1,874, top 4%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Union County Public Schools Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 54 | 45 | 42 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,006 | 818 | 769 | 737 | 718 | 662 | 556 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 142 | 14.1% | 118 | 14.4% | 103 | 13.4% | 109 | 14.8% | 115 | 16.0% | 113 | 17.1% | 98 | 17.6% |
| Grade 1: | 165 | 16.4% | 107 | 13.1% | 114 | 14.8% | 128 | 17.4% | 113 | 15.7% | 112 | 16.9% | 100 | 18.0% |
| Grade 2: | 140 | 13.9% | 139 | 17.0% | 137 | 17.8% | 109 | 14.8% | 129 | 18.0% | 112 | 16.9% | 91 | 16.4% |
| Grade 3: | 184 | 18.3% | 160 | 19.6% | 121 | 15.7% | 131 | 17.8% | 120 | 16.7% | 109 | 16.5% | 98 | 17.6% |
| Grade 4: | 190 | 18.9% | 139 | 17.0% | 139 | 18.1% | 138 | 18.7% | 112 | 15.6% | 111 | 16.8% | 83 | 14.9% |
| Grade 5: | 185 | 18.4% | 155 | 18.9% | 155 | 20.2% | 121 | 16.4% | 129 | 18.0% | 105 | 15.9% | 82 | 14.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 508 | 50.5% | 416 | 50.9% | 393 | 51.1% | 377 | 51.2% | 360 | 50.1% | 338 | 51.1% | 267 | 48.0% |
| Female: | 498 | 49.5% | 402 | 49.1% | 376 | 48.9% | 360 | 48.8% | 350 | 48.7% | 316 | 47.7% | 261 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 38 | 3.8% | 27 | 3.3% | 26 | 3.4% | 21 | 2.8% | 19 | 2.6% | 12 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.0% |
| Hispanic: | 79 | 7.9% | 57 | 7.0% | 44 | 5.7% | 31 | 4.2% | 18 | 2.5% | 20 | 3.0% | 15 | 2.7% |
| Black: | 72 | 7.2% | 62 | 7.6% | 55 | 7.2% | 55 | 7.5% | 83 | 11.6% | 55 | 8.3% | 20 | 3.6% |
| White: | 797 | 79.2% | 657 | 80.3% | 624 | 81.1% | 607 | 82.4% | 598 | 83.3% | 575 | 86.9% | 486 | 87.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 19 | 1.9% | 14 | 1.7% | 18 | 2.3% | 22 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 4.7% | 62 | 7.6% | 53 | 6.9% | 60 | 8.1% | 59 | 8.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 3.1% | 11 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.6% | 20 | 2.7% | 32 | 4.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.63 | 18.34 | 18.44 | 17.14 | 17.46 | 16.10 | 17.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 76.2% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 82.5% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 82.2% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 89.2% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 89.2% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 89.4% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 91% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 60.6% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 87.6% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 85.9% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 64.1% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 75.4% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 75.6% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 77.6% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 78.1% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 53.5% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 78.1% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 81% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 83.9% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 89.9% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 92% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 92.9% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 92.4% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 64.8% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 87.2% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 89.4% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 69.3% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 77.7% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 81.9% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 82% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 82.4% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.0% | 56.7% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 55.8% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 53.7% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 68.1% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 75.1% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 81.4% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 82.4% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 91.2% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 91.9% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 93.3% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 93.2% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 67.2% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.4% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 93.2% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 65.9% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 79.6% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 82.7% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 85.8% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 83.9% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.0% | 52.2% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 48.2% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 69.4% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 78.1% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 82.9% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 85% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 57.5% | 45.4% |
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* Kensington Elementary Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.