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Edwin A Alderman Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

2025 Independence Blvd, Wilmington, NC 28403 · (910) 350-2031 · Part of New Hanover County Schools

Wilmington’s School Grade B better than 63% of North Carolina school districts

Students
255
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Edwin A Alderman Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 33% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Wilmington kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Wilmington kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Edwin A Alderman ElementaryYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

2025 Independence Blvd, Wilmington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten41
Grade 133
Grade 240
Grade 352
Grade 444
Grade 545
Enrollment over time
275’20
279’21
291’22
274’23
255’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 42%Black 35%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 7%Asian 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Edwin A Alderman Elementary from Wilmington families.

Other schools in New Hanover County Schools

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Wilmington’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.