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Eleanor Van Gelder

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Eleanor Van Gelder ranks 253 rd of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-6

253^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

In Edgewater, New Jersey, Eleanor Van Gelder is an elementary school serving 384 students in grades 3–6. In 2025–2026, its average proficiency was 70% in English language arts (ELA) and 66% in math, compared with 49% and 46% statewide; fifth-grade science proficiency was 37%, versus 27% statewide. Its strongest distinction is that students scored well above New Jersey averages in both ELA and math in every grade served.

Edgewater School District results matched the school’s scores grade by grade, while nearby comparisons also show strong performance. In grades 3 and 4, the school scored about 13–15 percentage points above the average of six nearby schools in ELA and math. For fifth grade, it scored higher than School No. 4 in Fort Lee in ELA, math and science. Fifth-grade math is the school’s clearest relative soft spot: proficiency was 59%, compared with 68%–70% in its other grades. Even so, it was 13 points above the state and 11 points above School No. 4 in Fort Lee.

Across four years, the school’s average ELA proficiency rose 8 points and math rose 11 points; its advantage over the state widened by 8 points in ELA and 7 in math. Science has been less steady: fifth-grade proficiency reached 47% in 2024–2025 before falling to 37% the next year, still 9 points above the state. SchoolDigger placed the school at the 81st percentile with 4 stars in 2025–2026, tied with School No. 4 in Fort Lee among nearby schools with rankings; School No. 1 in Fort Lee ranked higher, at the 89th percentile. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 10.2:1, and 20% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s measure of effectiveness ranked the school at the 43rd percentile for Asian students and the 55th percentile for special education students, below its overall 81st-percentile ranking.

384

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,506

Per pupil spending ?

20.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

251 Undercliff Ave
Edgewater, NJ 07020-1112

(201) 945-4106

District: Edgewater School District

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

43.0%

White:

28.4%

Hispanic:

19.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (64% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg64%

New Jersey avg45%

253^rd of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

116^th of 607Edgewater School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	81.5	253 of 1331	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	73.0	376 of 1347	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	363 of 1338	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	441 of 1342	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	456 of 1345	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	413 of 1317	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	628 of 1360	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	625 of 1353	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.9	599 of 1352	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.5	533 of 1346	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.6	405 of 1357	70.2%	★★★★☆
2014	68.2	511 of 1363	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.1	564 of 1367	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.3	353 of 1363	74.1%	★★★★☆
2011	70.7	447 of 1360	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	76.4	306 of 1354	77.4%	★★★★☆
2009	75.5	321 of 1346	76.2%	★★★★☆
2008	77.1	265 of 1338	80.2%	★★★★☆
2007	68.2	516 of 1329	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.4	506 of 1314	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.2	433 of 1303	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.2	737 of 1298	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	50.3	714 of 1204	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	23.4	392 of 463	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	77.1	84 of 494	83.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	195 of 341	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.1	203 of 330	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	210 of 340	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	182 of 346	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	190 of 348	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	210 of 339	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.5	299 of 370	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	292 of 370	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	94.0	51 of 581	91.2%	★★★★★
2025	91.1	56 of 597	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	45 of 559	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	70 of 499	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	93.5	41 of 489	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	34 of 411	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	73.8	96 of 463	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	117 of 434	73.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	78.8	274 of 1311	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	64.4	472 of 1326	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	446 of 1317	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	468 of 1318	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	497 of 1326	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	506 of 1290	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	564 of 1331	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	565 of 1333	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	84.3	129 of 991	87.0%	★★★★☆
2025	53.3	418 of 1032	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	268 of 989	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	258 of 982	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	50.6	396 of 953	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	335 of 896	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	404 of 899	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	366 of 870	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	85.3	81 of 1002	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	74.2	183 of 1023	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	115 of 939	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	135 of 910	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	153 of 863	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	59.0	242 of 839	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	20.6	753 of 948	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	718 of 942	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	232 of 1306	82.2%	★★★★☆
2025	78.9	269 of 1318	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	279 of 1313	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	385 of 1315	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	388 of 1324	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	316 of 1297	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	54.0	641 of 1335	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	625 of 1334	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	437 of 970	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.5	657 of 1023	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	398 of 989	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.7	544 of 958	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	538 of 949	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	541 of 1007	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	654 of 1001	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	422 of 951	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.0	482 of 970	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	470 of 963	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	626 of 975	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.3	420 of 976	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	521 of 964	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	575 of 1023	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	653 of 1022	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)91st percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)87th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)79th percentile~ school

White (2026)56th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2026)55th percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2026)43rd percentile-38 vs school

African American (2023)15th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts70%+21 vs state

Mathematics66%+20 vs state

Science37%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)				NJSLA Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Eleanor Van Gelder	Public	3-6	251 Undercliff Ave	Edgewater	07020	Bergen County	Edgewater School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 945-4106	384	38	10.2	20.3%	109 (28.4%)	12 (3.1%)	75 (19.5%)	165 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	81.5	253^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	81.0%		73	376^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.1%	123	36.8	66.7	69.4	72.2	71.1	67.8	69.6	58.9	66.3	$21,506	$412	$21,094
School #4	Public	K-5	279 Columbia Avenue	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2340	478	41	11.8	57.1%	226 (47.3%)	14 (2.9%)	204 (42.7%)	32 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	63.7	504^th of 1331 public elementary schools	62.1%		66.8	458^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.0%	46	29.3	53.0	59.5	67.1		56.7	55.7	47.6		$17,068	$951	$16,117
School #3	Public	PK, KG-4	397 Palisade Avenue	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2330	359	31	11.5	75.2%	58 (16.2%)	3 (0.8%)	291 (81.1%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	52.2	645^th of 1331 public elementary schools	51.5%		72.2	388^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.2%	257		46.6	49.4			45.3	53.9			$26,061	$1,542	$24,519
Number Three School	Public	PK, KG-4	403 Cliff Street	Fairview	07022	Bergen County	Fairview Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-0563	668	43	15.5	79.8%	51 (7.6%)	4 (0.6%)	613 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.6	1210^th of 1331 public elementary schools	9.1%		11.4	1222^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	9.3%	12		21.9	23.5			19.4	23.2			$15,520	$1,757	$13,763
Bergen Boulevard School	Public	1-3	635 Bergen Blvd	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-1861	187	25	7.5	49.7%	41 (21.9%)	9 (4.8%)	92 (49.2%)	42 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)								(n/a)										$16,401	$432	$15,969
School #5	Public	PK, KG-4	214 Day Ave	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2350	305	30	10.3	—	77 (25.2%)	4 (1.3%)	211 (69.2%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68.1	447^th of 1331 public elementary schools	66.4%		69.4	429^th of 1347 public elementary schools	68.2%	18		54.3	56.7			58.3	62.2			$21,398	$891	$20,507
Lincoln School Annex	Public	PK-K	130 Hamilton Avenue	Fairview	07022	Bergen County	Fairview Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-0564	232	19	12.2	81.9%	25 (10.8%)	1 (0.4%)	204 (87.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$29,591	$3,780	$25,811
School No. 4	Public	K-4	1193 Anderson Ave	Fort Lee	07024	Bergen County	Fort Lee School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 585-4650	377	32	11.8	19.9%	111 (29.4%)	5 (1.3%)	84 (22.3%)	156 (41.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.0%)	81.5	252^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	81.1%		68.1	441^st of 1347 public elementary schools	67.3%	189		66.6	65.1			71.8	64.2			$15,102		$15,102
George Washington School	Public	PK, KG-2	801 Undercliff Ave	Edgewater	07020	Bergen County	Edgewater School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 945-4106	333	33	10.0	12.9%	96 (28.8%)	11 (3.3%)	53 (15.9%)	152 (45.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)								(n/a)										$21,483	$412	$21,071
Shaler Academy	Public	PK, KG-3	455 Shaler Boulevard	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 313-2476	179	21	8.6	45.8%	48 (26.8%)	10 (5.6%)	93 (52.0%)	23 (12.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)								(n/a)										$24,665	$772	$23,893

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