Edwin A Anderson Elementary

Located at 455 Halyburton Memorial Parkwa, in Wilmington, North Carolina, Edwin An Anderson Elementary is an average-sized primary school that educates 514 students (grades K through 5), operated by New Hanover County Schools.

Across the 42 schools in New Hanover County Schools (24,791 students total), Edwin An Anderson Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Edwin An Anderson Elementary records that 77% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with New Hanover County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Edwin An Anderson Elementary has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Roughly 48% of students at Edwin An Anderson Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, New Hanover County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Edwin An Anderson Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.3%; this one delivers 72.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for New Hanover County put median household earnings sit near $75,166, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Edwin An Anderson Elementary is one of 50 public schools in New Hanover County (combined enrollment of about 27,460 students).

The closest other public school is Eugene Ashley High, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Edwin An Anderson Elementary. On composite proficiency, Edwin An Anderson Elementary comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 67.4%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 25%: 686 students in 2018 compared to 514 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Edwin An Anderson Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.