Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDGEWATER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340444000362
Eleanor Van Gelder
251 UNDERCLIFF AVE, EDGEWATER, NJ 07020 · (201) 945-4106 · Bergen County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
78 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 101 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 25% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 29% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 20% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Edgewater School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
63.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.2pp since 2023
Math
58.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.3% | 58.9% |
| 2023-24 | 66.5% | 55.4% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Eleanor Van Gelder
Eleanor Van Gelder's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eleanor Van Gelder this school | 384 | 20.3% | 57.8% |
| School No. 4 FORT LEE | 377 | 19.9% | 61.0% |
| Mount Tabor Elementary School MOUNT TABOR | 340 | 17.4% | 72.8% |
| Triangle Elementary School Hillsborough | 362 | 17.7% | 73.3% |
| Ridge Ranch Elementary School PARAMUS | 338 | 18.9% | 72.9% |
| Hillsborough Township Elementary School Hillsborough | 467 | 21.6% | 76.4% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Eleanor Van Gelder ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #375 of 1,290 | #79 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #430 of 1,319 ▲ 24 | #93 of 149 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #417 of 1,319 ▼ 97 | #101 of 149 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #758 of 1,562 | #50 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #405 of 1,390 | #41 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #176 of 1,392 | #9 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.3% | #1,032 of 1,481 | #76 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #404 of 798 | #43 of 85 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
384
+26 (+7%) vs 2020
+85% since 1990-91, when it was 208
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 384 | 37.5 | 10.2:1 | 20% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 34 | 10.5:1 | 19% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 29 | 11.8:1 | 16% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 12% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 33.3 | 12.9:1 | 16% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 33 | 12.3:1 | 30% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 611 | 36 | 17.0:1 | 15% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 347 | 32 | 10.8:1 | 24% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 208 | 16 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eleanor Van Gelder.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (429 to 384); teachers up 13% (33.3 to 37.5).
About Eleanor Van Gelder
Eleanor Van Gelder is a medium-sized elementary school in EDGEWATER, New Jersey. The school serves 384 students in grades 3 through 6 in 2024-25.
Within Edgewater School District, Eleanor Van Gelder is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 717 students.
Federal enrollment data show Asian students as the largest group at Eleanor Van Gelder, at 43%. Other groups make up 28% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, 17% of Bergen County residents are Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Eleanor Van Gelder total 37.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.2:1. That is 1.2 students per teacher below the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 20%.
Eleanor Van Gelder is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 67% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 55.0% for Eleanor Van Gelder. The school posts 57.8%, 2.8 points above the prediction.
Across Bergen County, the median household income is $124,884, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. In all, Bergen County has 291 public schools and roughly 133,883 students.
The closest public school to Eleanor Van Gelder is Cliffside Park High School, about 0.5 miles away. Eleanor Van Gelder is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Eleanor Van Gelder comes in 3rd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Eleanor Van Gelder as Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 384 students in 2024-25, 26 more than the 358 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.2:1.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edgewater School District
- George Washington SchoolElementary · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Cliffside Park High School0.5 mi · 1,314
- School #40.5 mi · 478
- School #30.7 mi · 359
- School #6/Middle School0.8 mi · 679
- Number Three School1.0 mi · 668
- Bergen Boulevard School1.0 mi · 187
Frequently asked questions
About Eleanor Van GelderWhat is the total enrollment at Eleanor Van Gelder?
Eleanor Van Gelder enrolls approximately 384 students in grades 03-06.
What grades does Eleanor Van Gelder serve?
Eleanor Van Gelder serves grades 03-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eleanor Van Gelder?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Eleanor Van Gelder is approximately 10.2:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eleanor Van Gelder?
At Eleanor Van Gelder, the student body is approximately 28% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Black, 43% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Eleanor Van Gelder public or private?
Eleanor Van Gelder is a public K-12 school, overseen by Edgewater School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.