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Enrollment
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370333002822
Edwin A Anderson Elementary
455 Halyburton Memorial Parkwa, Wilmington, NC 28412 · (910) 798-3311 · New Hanover County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
13.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
245 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 49% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
65.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
79.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
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
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Edwin A Anderson Elementary
Edwin A Anderson Elementary's state test result (72.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin A Anderson Elementary this school | 514 | 47.7% | 72.5% |
| Midway Elementary Lexington | 546 | 48.9% | 63.8% |
| Edwin M Holt Elementary Burlington | 505 | 49.1% | 59.3% |
| Friedberg Elementary Winston-Salem | 468 | 45.7% | 66.9% |
| Sherrills Ford Elementary Sherrills Ford | 633 | 42.3% | 67.9% |
| Heyward C Bellamy Elem Wilmington | 533 | 41.1% | 78.8% |
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 Edwin A Anderson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In New Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #172 of 1,297 | #10 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #132 of 1,296 | #8 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #220 of 1,300 | #10 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #573 of 1,485 | #8 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #266 of 1,377 | #12 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.1% | #1,188 of 1,379 | #19 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.7% | #1,176 of 1,414 | #18 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.1% | #165 of 937 | #3 of 22 |
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
514
-75 (-13%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 639
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 514 | 39 | 13.2:1 | 48% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 610 | 42.7 | 14.3:1 | 44% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 624 | 41.9 | 14.9:1 | 41% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 40 | 14.7:1 | 29% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 686 | 41.9 | 16.4:1 | 36% (248) |
| 2015-16 | 646 | 38 | 17.0:1 | 36% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 639 | 38 | 16.8:1 | 36% (229) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edwin A Anderson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (686 to 514); teachers down 7% (41.9 to 39).
About Edwin A Anderson Elementary
Edwin A Anderson Elementary sits in Wilmington, North Carolina, and is classified as an elementary school. The school's enrollment of 514 students covers kindergarten through 5.
New Hanover County Schools is responsible for 42 schools, Edwin A Anderson Elementary included, with 24,791 students in all.
At 77%, White students outnumber all other groups at Edwin A Anderson Elementary combined. Other students are 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. The county population is about 77% White, within a few points of the school. Edwin A Anderson Elementary has a diversity index of 39%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 39 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.2:1. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 48% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The 67% average for public schools in New Hanover County is 19 points higher.
Edwin A Anderson Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 80% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Edwin A Anderson Elementary are 8.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (72.5% actual, 64.3% predicted).
Recent Census Bureau figures for New Hanover County show that median household income is about $75,166, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Edwin A Anderson Elementary is one of 50 public schools in New Hanover County, which together enroll about 27,460 students.
The nearest public school is Eugene Ashley High, at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Edwin A Anderson Elementary is 5th among 8 schools close by.
The federal government classifies Edwin A Anderson Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 589 in 2020-21 and 514 in 2024-25, a decrease of 75 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.2:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
New Hanover County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
235,229
Census ACS
Median income
$75,166
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
27,460 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Hanover County Schools
- Emsley A Laney HighHigh · 2,243 students
- John T Hoggard HighHigh · 2,082 students
- Eugene Ashley HighHigh · 1,893 students
- New Hanover HighHigh · 1,437 students
- Charles P Murray MiddleMiddle · 907 students
- Roland-Grise MiddleMiddle · 878 students
Other schools in Wilmington
- Emsley A Laney HighHigh · 2,243 students
- John T Hoggard HighHigh · 2,082 students
- Eugene Ashley HighHigh · 1,893 students
- New Hanover HighHigh · 1,437 students
- American Leadership Academy-CoastalCombined · 1,002 students
- Charles P Murray MiddleMiddle · 907 students
Nearby schools
- Eugene Ashley High0.2 mi · 1,893
- Charles P Murray Middle0.4 mi · 907
- Island Montessori Charter School1.1 mi · 220
- Heyward C Bellamy Elem1.7 mi · 533
- Mary C Williams Elementary2.8 mi · 355
- Myrtle Grove Middle3.2 mi · 600
Frequently asked questions
About Edwin A Anderson ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Edwin A Anderson Elementary?
Edwin A Anderson Elementary enrolls approximately 514 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Edwin A Anderson Elementary serve?
Edwin A Anderson Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Edwin A Anderson Elementary have?
Edwin A Anderson Elementary employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
How diverse is Edwin A Anderson Elementary?
Edwin A Anderson Elementary reports a student body of 77% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Edwin A Anderson Elementary?
Edwin A Anderson Elementary is overseen by New Hanover County Schools in New Hanover County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.