Eleanor Van Gelder

Summary:

Eleanor Van Gelder is an elementary school located in Edgewater, New Jersey, serving grades 3-6 with a total enrollment of 341 students. The school is part of the Edgewater School District, which is ranked 222 out of 615 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Eleanor Van Gelder stands out for its diverse student population, with 37.83% Asian, 26.69% White, 20.82% Hispanic, and 8.5% African American students. The school consistently performs above the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, with its 4th-grade ELA proficiency rate at 70.4% compared to the state average of 51.3%. Additionally, the school has a strong program for English Language Learners, ranking in the top 70 out of 499 New Jersey elementary schools in 2022-2023. Despite having a relatively low percentage of free/reduced-price lunch recipients (16.42%), Eleanor Van Gelder's low-SES students perform well, ranking in the top 135 out of 910 New Jersey elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Horace Mann Elementary School and Number Three School, Eleanor Van Gelder stands out for its stronger academic performance, higher racial diversity, and lower percentage of low-SES students. The school's spending per student ($10,452 in 2018-2019) is also higher than these nearby schools, which may contribute to its success. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 5.9% in 2020-2021 to 13.8% in 2021-2022, which is an area that the school may need to address.


Detail:

Public 3-6

 251 Undercliff Ave
       Edgewater, NJ  07020-1112


(201) 945-4106

District: Edgewater School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
441st of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,452 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  11.7 Help
Number of students:  341

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
37.8%
White:
26.7%
Hispanic:
20.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  16.4% Help


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Compare Details Eleanor Van Gelder ranks better than 67.1% of elementary schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.4. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Eleanor Van Gelder is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (37.8%), White (26.7%), Hispanic (20.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Eleanor Van Gelder is 11.7. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Eleanor Van Gelder is $10,452.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Eleanor Van Gelder:

SchoolDigger ranks Eleanor Van Gelder 441st of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Eleanor Van Gelder in the ranking list.)

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Edgewater School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Edgewater School District 222nd of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Eleanor Van Gelder

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Rank History for all students at Eleanor Van Gelder

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 50.27 714th 1204 40.7%
2004 55.24 737th 1298 43.2%
2005 71.25 433rd 1303 66.8%
2006 68.44 506th 1314 61.5%
2007 68.17 516th 1329 61.2%
2008 77.10 265th 1338 80.2%
2009 75.52 321st 1346 76.2%
2010 76.39 306th 1354 77.4%
2011 70.66 447th 1360 67.1%
2012 75.32 353rd 1363 74.1%
2013 67.08 564th 1367 58.7%
2014 68.16 511th 1363 62.5%
2015 71.62 405th 1357 70.2%
2016 63.47 533rd 1346 60.4%
2017 58.90 599th 1352 55.7%
2018 56.54 625th 1353 53.8%
2019 56.63 628th 1360 53.8%
2021 64.71 413th 1317 68.6%
2022 67.40 456th 1345 66.1%
2023 68.40 441st 1342 67.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Eleanor Van Gelder

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.10 117th 434 73.0%
2019 73.81 96th 463 79.3%
2021 90.70 34th 411 91.7%
2022 93.45 41st 489 91.6%
2023 84.16 70th 499 86.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Eleanor Van Gelder

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.45 654th 1001 34.7%
2019 39.25 541st 1007 46.3%
2022 35.99 538th 949 43.3%
2023 35.68 544th 958 43.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Eleanor Van Gelder

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.25 718th 942 23.8%
2019 20.57 753rd 948 20.6%
2021 58.96 242nd 839 71.2%
2022 73.88 153rd 863 82.3%
2023 76.32 135th 910 85.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Eleanor Van Gelder

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.40 565th 1333 57.6%
2019 60.39 564th 1331 57.6%
2021 55.88 506th 1290 60.8%
2022 62.91 497th 1326 62.5%
2023 65.41 468th 1318 64.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Eleanor Van Gelder

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.35 625th 1334 53.1%
2019 53.95 641st 1335 52.0%
2021 71.41 316th 1297 75.6%
2022 70.35 388th 1324 70.7%
2023 70.52 385th 1315 70.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Eleanor Van Gelder

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.22 292nd 370 21.1%
2019 17.49 299th 370 19.2%
2021 43.79 210th 339 38.1%
2022 48.71 190th 348 45.4%
2023 50.56 182nd 346 47.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Eleanor Van Gelder

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 77.11 84th 494 83.0%
2023 23.44 392nd 463 15.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Eleanor Van Gelder

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.05 366th 870 57.9%
2019 51.14 404th 899 55.1%
2021 53.76 335th 896 62.6%
2022 50.62 396th 953 58.4%
2023 66.73 258th 982 73.7%
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Rank History for White students at Eleanor Van Gelder

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.55 653rd 1022 36.1%
2019 45.81 575th 1023 43.8%
2021 43.75 521st 964 46.0%
2022 56.30 420th 976 57.0%
2023 37.93 626th 975 35.8%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Eleanor Van Gelder

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 125 6 12 28 0 n/a n/a 0 171
1989 131 6 17 20 0 n/a n/a 0 174
1990 137 15 12 41 0 n/a n/a 0 205
1991 110 10 26 58 4 n/a n/a 0 208
1992 137 13 21 62 2 n/a n/a 0 235
1993 134 13 36 65 3 n/a n/a 0 251
1994 212 22 48 78 2 n/a n/a 0 362
1995 186 20 59 76 0 n/a n/a 0 341
1996 186 20 59 76 0 n/a n/a 0 341
1998 170 25 56 53 0 n/a n/a 0 304
1999 186 23 62 67 1 n/a n/a 0 339
2000 158 23 61 63 0 n/a n/a 0 305
2001 176 27 80 64 0 n/a n/a 0 347
2002 155 30 96 82 0 n/a n/a 0 363
2003 155 30 96 82 0 n/a n/a 0 363
2004 162 28 118 97 1 n/a n/a 0 406
2005 146 38 125 84 1 n/a n/a 0 394
2006 153 44 136 87 1 n/a n/a 0 421
2007 146 40 157 81 0 n/a n/a 0 424
2008 150 38 170 85 0 n/a n/a 0 443
2009 167 38 203 78 0 0 6 0 492
2010 206 37 232 82 0 0 44 0 601
2011 204 50 248 95 0 1 13 0 611
2012 212 46 271 100 0 1 27 0 657
2013 121 28 130 58 0 0 5 0 342
2014 91 25 93 37 0 0 4 0 250
2015 122 29 137 69 0 1 26 0 384
2016 128 23 140 79 0 1 34 0 405
2017 124 32 156 77 2 1 33 0 425
2018 124 34 151 88 0 2 30 0 429
2019 129 32 165 92 0 1 28 0 447
2020 105 28 163 85 0 1 23 0 405
2021 100 29 130 81 0 1 17 0 358
2022 98 35 114 75 0 0 21 0 343
2023 91 29 129 71 0 0 21 0 341

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Eleanor Van Gelder

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 171 9.0 19.0 n/a
1989 174 11.0 15.8 n/a
1990 205 11.0 18.6 31.7
1991 208 16.0 13.0 28.8
1992 235 19.0 12.3 33.6
1993 251 22.9 11.0 31.9
1994 362 23.1 15.7 27.3
1995 341 26.1 13.1 31.7
1996 341 26.1 13.1 31.7
1998 304 27.3 11.1 27.6
1999 339 28.6 11.9 25.4
2000 305 29.5 10.3 26.9
2001 347 32.3 10.7 24.2
2002 363 33.9 10.7 24.2
2003 363 33.9 10.7 24.2
2004 406 35.2 11.5 23.4
2005 394 34.2 11.5 n/a
2006 421 30.2 13.9 19
2007 424 36.5 11.6 18.4
2008 443 33.0 13.4 17.6
2009 492 41.4 10.4 14.4
2010 601 42.0 14.3 13.3
2011 611 36.3 16.8 14.7
2012 657 44.8 14.6 15.8
2013 342 28.7 11.9 18.7
2014 250 32.7 7.6 14.8
2015 384 29.0 13.2 20.1
2016 405 33.0 12.2 29.9
2017 425 33.5 12.6 16.7
2018 429 33.3 12.8 15.6
2019 447 34.7 12.8 13.9
2020 405 34.6 11.6 11.4
2021 358 24.0 14.9 12.3
2022 343 30.5 11.2 12.8
2023 341 29.0 11.7 16.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Eleanor Van Gelder

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 171 9.0 19.0 n/a
1989 174 11.0 15.8 n/a
1990 205 11.0 18.6 31.7
1991 208 16.0 13.0 28.8
1992 235 19.0 12.3 33.6
1993 251 22.9 11.0 31.9
1994 362 23.1 15.7 27.3
1995 341 26.1 13.1 31.7
1996 341 26.1 13.1 31.7
1998 304 27.3 11.1 27.6
1999 339 28.6 11.9 25.4
2000 305 29.5 10.3 26.9
2001 347 32.3 10.7 24.2
2002 363 33.9 10.7 24.2
2003 363 33.9 10.7 24.2
2004 406 35.2 11.5 23.4
2005 394 34.2 11.5 n/a
2006 421 30.2 13.9 19
2007 424 36.5 11.6 18.4
2008 443 33.0 13.4 17.6
2009 492 41.4 10.4 14.4
2010 601 42.0 14.3 13.3
2011 611 36.3 16.8 14.7
2012 657 44.8 14.6 15.8
2013 342 28.7 11.9 18.7
2014 250 32.7 7.6 14.8
2015 384 29.0 13.2 20.1
2016 405 33.0 12.2 29.9
2017 425 33.5 12.6 16.7
2018 429 33.3 12.8 15.6
2019 447 34.7 12.8 13.9
2020 405 34.6 11.6 11.4
2021 358 24.0 14.9 12.3
2022 343 30.5 11.2 12.8
2023 341 29.0 11.7 16.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Eleanor Van Gelder

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $685 (6.6%) $9,767 (93.4%) $10,452

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Eleanor Van Gelder

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 628th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 441st of 1342 Elementary schools
 13.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Eleanor Van Gelder)54.745.9
 8.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Edgewater School District)54.745.9
 8.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Eleanor Van Gelder)62.768
 5.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Edgewater School District)62.768
 5.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Eleanor Van Gelder)55.970.4
 14.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Edgewater School District)55.970.4
 14.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Eleanor Van Gelder)54.859.7
 4.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Edgewater School District)54.859.7
 4.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Eleanor Van Gelder)65.273
 7.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Edgewater School District)65.273
 7.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Eleanor Van Gelder)45.645.1
 0.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Edgewater School District)45.645.1
 0.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Eleanor Van Gelder)60.256.5
 3.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Edgewater School District)60.256.5
 3.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Eleanor Van Gelder)41.544.4
 2.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Edgewater School District)41.544.4
 2.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students447341
 23.7%
African American3229
 9.4%
American Indian00
Asian165129
 21.8%
Hispanic9271
 22.8%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White12991
 29.5%
Two or More Races2821
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients13.9%16.4%
 2.6%


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Eleanor Van Gelder ranks 441st of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Eleanor Van Gelder are 38% Asian, 27% White, 21% Hispanic, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 341 students attended Eleanor Van Gelder.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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