Summary:
Edgewater School District has two elementary schools serving pre-K–2 and grades 3–6, with enrollments of 333 and 384. The clearest academic finding is that 2025–26 results at Eleanor Van Gelder were well above New Jersey averages in both ELA and math.
Eleanor Van Gelder stands out in the available test results: its 2025–26 grade averages were 70% in ELA versus 49% statewide, a 21-point advantage, and 66% in math versus 46%, a 20-point advantage. It exceeded the state result in all four tested grades in both subjects. Its fifth-grade science score was 37%, compared with 27% statewide, a 9-point lead. The supplied data do not include test scores for George Washington School, so the schools cannot be ranked against each other academically.
At Eleanor, ELA and math averages improved from 2024–25 to 2025–26 by about 7 points each, while fifth-grade science fell by 10 points and its advantage over the state narrowed by 7 points. Fifth-grade math was an exception to the broader improvement, falling 3 points, though it remained 13 points above the state. SchoolDigger’s ranking for Eleanor improved from 376 of 1,347 schools (72nd percentile) to 253 of 1,331 (81st percentile). In 2024–25, student-teacher ratios were similar: 10.2 at Eleanor and 10.0 at George Washington. Both reported free/reduced lunch eligibility that year: 20% at Eleanor and 13% at George Washington; chronic absenteeism was 11% and 14%, respectively. These figures offer context, not an explanation for achievement differences.
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