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![Exceptional Parent Virtual Lunch and Learn series returns]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1760371381/unioncountyps/hqehpmnt9qqlvi983txt/ExceptionalParentVirtualLunchandLearn2025-FS.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1760371381/unioncountyps/hqehpmnt9qqlvi983txt/ExceptionalParentVirtualLunchandLearn2025-FS.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1760371381/unioncountyps/hqehpmnt9qqlvi983txt/ExceptionalParentVirtualLunchandLearn2025-FS.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1760371381/unioncountyps/hqehpmnt9qqlvi983txt/ExceptionalParentVirtualLunchandLearn2025-FS.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1760371381/unioncountyps/hqehpmnt9qqlvi983txt/ExceptionalParentVirtualLunchandLearn2025-FS.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1760371381/unioncountyps/hqehpmnt9qqlvi983txt/ExceptionalParentVirtualLunchandLearn2025-FS.png","width":2200}])
![UCPS scores the highest in the state for overall End-of-Grade and End-of-Course proficiency]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757019899/unioncountyps/vvhpckyklu0m9cfqfh1g/_0Z81207-new-web-main.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757019899/unioncountyps/vvhpckyklu0m9cfqfh1g/_0Z81207-new-web-main.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757019899/unioncountyps/vvhpckyklu0m9cfqfh1g/_0Z81207-new-web-main.jpg","width":800}])
Home of the Knights!
Kensington Elementary is located in Waxhaw, NC, and serves more than 800 students in kindergarten through fifth grade. We offer Mandarin and Spanish dual language immersion programs. Mandarin immersion is offered to fifth grade and all core content is taught in Mandarin with English introduced in kindergarten. Spanish immersion begins in kindergarten (lottery process) and English is introduced in the second grade. The Knights pour every ounce of their passion into growing the whole child to be resilient, inquisitive, valued and responsible. Kensington is a big school with an even bigger heart.
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Transportation & Bus Tracking
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Enroll at Kensington
![Elementary School (K-5)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1754412599/unioncountyps/octf6vzdxyzjpxpf8gsc/KES-Classrooms-2025-034-Thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1754412599/unioncountyps/octf6vzdxyzjpxpf8gsc/KES-Classrooms-2025-034-Thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1754412599/unioncountyps/octf6vzdxyzjpxpf8gsc/KES-Classrooms-2025-034-Thumb.jpg","width":800}])
Discover everything you need to know about elementary school education (grades K-5).
![Elementary Handbooks]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1754413422/unioncountyps/pkipcol5p14whg4mnclc/KES-Classrooms-2025-022-Thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1754413422/unioncountyps/pkipcol5p14whg4mnclc/KES-Classrooms-2025-022-Thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1754413422/unioncountyps/pkipcol5p14whg4mnclc/KES-Classrooms-2025-022-Thumb.jpg","width":800}])
Stay up-to-date with the Kindergarten Booklet and Elementary School Handbook.
![Your Career at Kensington]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1754412377/unioncountyps/a69ugjo4rljzflfvfqtc/KES-Classrooms-2025-003-Thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1754412377/unioncountyps/a69ugjo4rljzflfvfqtc/KES-Classrooms-2025-003-Thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1754412377/unioncountyps/a69ugjo4rljzflfvfqtc/KES-Classrooms-2025-003-Thumb.jpg","width":800}])
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See what's on breakfast and lunch menus.
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Use Infinite Campus for access to grades, attendance, assignments and other important school information.
![See Something, Say Something]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1754412435/unioncountyps/rqikzlojhks8xplgtyjv/KES-Classrooms-2025-005-Thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1754412435/unioncountyps/rqikzlojhks8xplgtyjv/KES-Classrooms-2025-005-Thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1754412435/unioncountyps/rqikzlojhks8xplgtyjv/KES-Classrooms-2025-005-Thumb.jpg","width":800}])
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