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Bancroft Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1755 Newton St. Nw
Washington, DC 20010
Phone
(202) 673-7280
District
District of Columbia Public Schools
County
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
715
Classroom Teachers
60

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to District Of Columbia

9

(10 is best)

Better than 82.5% of all DC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Bancroft Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
29%
44%
27%
39%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
33%
46%
35%
35%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
29%
46%
34%
24%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
11
11
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 112 15.7%
Kindergarten 117 16.4%
Grade 1 101 14.1%
Grade 2 104 14.5%
Grade 3 110 15.4%
Grade 4 93 13.0%
Grade 5 78 10.9%
Total 715 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 30.3% 17.8% 14.0%
Black 3.0% 57.7% 65.8%
Hispanic 64.6% 22.3% 18.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.6% 2.0% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.2% 0.2%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 670,587 671,803
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 10,970.5 10,715
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.2% 6.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.8% 14.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 45.6% 45.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.8% 20.8%
65 OR OLDER 12.6% 12.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 315,785 315,785
Single Parent Households With Children 7.0% 7.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.7% 92.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 62.6% 62.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 34.9% 34.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.7% 15.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.8% 10.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.4% 11.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.4% 9.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.7% 6.7%
$15,000 or less 11.1% 11.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $615,821,000 36.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,612 $129,791,000 7.7%
Staff $1,505 $74,773,000 4.4%
General Administration $1,578 $78,400,000 4.6%
School Administration $1,833 $91,074,000 5.4%
Operation $1,809 $89,878,000 5.3%
Transportation $1,452 $72,163,000 4.3%
Other $971 $48,262,000 2.9%
Total Support $11,760 $584,341,000 34.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $9,851 $489,473,000 29.0%
Total Expenditures $34,006 $1,689,635,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,825 $1,075,228,000 37.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,425 $220,503,000 7.7%
Staff $1,147 $104,278,000 3.6%
General Administration $1,509 $137,251,000 4.8%
School Administration $1,767 $160,675,000 5.6%
Operation $2,278 $207,090,000 7.2%
Transportation $1,433 $130,338,000 4.5%
Other $1,339 $121,774,000 4.2%
Total Support $11,899 $1,081,909,000 37.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,841 $712,922,000 24.8%
Total Expenditures $31,565 $2,870,059,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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