Edwin A. Anderson Elementary, 455 Halyburton Memorial Parkway: grades K-5, 514 students, a B (78) in North Carolina's 2025-26 school grades.

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: Anderson Elementary, New Hanover County Schools, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 accountability data and the federal NCES school directory.

Edwin A. Anderson Elementary School is a New Hanover County Schools elementary school for kindergarten through fifth grade on Halyburton Memorial Parkway, beside Murray Middle and Ashley High. It has a Wilmington mailing address, but sits outside the city limits in unincorporated New Hanover County, according to the Census Bureau’s geocoder.

Who to call

  • Front office: 910-798-3311, 455 Halyburton Memorial Parkway, Wilmington, NC 28412
  • School website: anderson.nhcs.net
  • Enrolling a new student: the district’s enrollment office, 910-251-2929. District main line: 910-254-4200.
  • Buses: the district’s Transportation Department
  • Which school serves my address: the district’s School Locator
Address 455 Halyburton Memorial Parkway, Wilmington, NC 28412
Phone 910-798-3311
Grades Kindergarten to 5
School day 7:40 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
District New Hanover County Schools

Principal

Principal Kristi Tinnes-Brown, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 514 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 14 students per teacher. The 2023-24 count was 610.

State report card

North Carolina grades every public school from A to F. According to the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s technical guide, 80% of the grade comes from an achievement score built on state tests and other indicators, and 20% from students’ academic growth, on a 15-point scale.

School year Grade Score Growth
2025-26 B 78 Exceeded
2024-25 B 77 Exceeded
2023-24 B 77 Exceeded

From the state’s 2025-26 school assessment and indicator data:

  • 75.3% of state tests taken at Anderson were at grade level or above, against 59.2% statewide.
  • Reading, grades 3 to 5: 69.6% at grade level. Math: 76.8%. Fifth-grade science: 88.2%.

The grades come from the state’s School Performance Grades dashboard data. The state’s interactive school report card for Anderson covers 2024-25.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address on the district’s School Locator map or call the enrollment office at 910-251-2929. According to the zone map, the whole Anderson zone goes on to Charles P. Murray Middle and Eugene Ashley High.

Calendar and bell times

The school day runs 7:40 a.m. to 2:35 p.m., according to the school’s website. Anderson follows the district’s traditional calendar. From the 2026-27 calendar (PDF), students are off on:

  • Monday, Oct. 26: teacher workday
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day, teacher workday
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day
  • Nov. 25-27: teacher workday, then Thanksgiving
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Anderson Elementary serve?

Kindergarten through fifth grade. Edwin A. Anderson is a New Hanover County Schools elementary school at 455 Halyburton Memorial Parkway, with 514 students in the federal 2024-25 count.

What is Anderson Elementary’s school performance grade?

Anderson earned a B, with a score of 78, in North Carolina’s 2025-26 school performance grades, and exceeded its growth target for the third year running.

Which middle and high school does Anderson feed into?

Charles P. Murray Middle and Eugene Ashley High, on the same parkway. The whole Anderson zone goes to both, according to the district’s school locator map.

What time does Anderson Elementary start?

The school’s website lists its hours as 7:40 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.