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Edwin A Alderman Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wilmington, New Hanover County. The school has 291 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Hanover County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Edwin A Alderman Elementary enrolls 291 students across grades K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 38% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 120 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 112 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 7.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
288 of the school's 291 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 288 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Edwin A Alderman Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-70, state senate district 9, state house district 20.
Edwin A Alderman Elementary is one of 42 schools in New Hanover County Schools, based in Wilmington, North Carolina. The district serves 25,155 students district-wide and employs 1,734 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 291 students, Edwin A Alderman Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 599 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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