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B+

Edgewater Borough School District

Public school districtGrades PK–6

Serves Edgewater.

Edgewater’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of New Jersey school districts

Students
717
Schools
2
Spent per student
$28,977
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Debt
$23.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Edgewater Borough School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $23.4M, about $32,699 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% of the 651 New Jersey school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Edgewater. Grade by grade →

PK–2George Washington SchoolThis district
3–6Eleanor Van GelderThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22
Math proficiency48%
State average 35.5% · 341 students tested
Reading / language arts59%
State average 48.6% · 333 students tested

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$28,977 per student · 2% above NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 81%State 14%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
679’20
667’21
659’22
676’23
717’24

Up 5.6% since 2020–21.

Students
Asian 44%White 29%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 6%Black 3%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Jersey.