Elementary · District of Columbia

Bancroft ES

Free meals for all

Bancroft ES, a public elementary school in Washington, District of Columbia: grades pre-k–5, 821 students, 12.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of District of Columbia Public Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 821
Teachers (FTE): 64.0
Students per teacher: 12.8
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

More students per teacher than 73% of elementary schools in District of Columbia

Median 10.6 · 144 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 70% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 99% of elementary schools in District of Columbia

Median 360 · 144 schools compared

Larger than 95% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on District of Columbia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

District of Columbia: 37%

45%proficient

A higher share proficient than 75% of elementary schools in District of Columbia

Median 29% · 126 elementary schools compared

309 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · DCCAPE; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

District of Columbia: 29%

35%proficient

A higher share proficient than 67% of elementary schools in District of Columbia

Median 26% · 120 elementary schools compared

310 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · DCCAPE; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: District of Columbia Public Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with District of Columbia Public Schools.

Location

Address: 1755 Newton St. NW, Washington, DC 20010
Phone: (202)673-7280
City or town: Washington
County: District of Columbia

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Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Powell ESFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	514	10.3	45%	34%	0.7 mi
H.D. Cooke ESFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	406	9.2	16%	15%	0.7 mi
Raymond ESFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	439	10.2	34%	20%	0.8 mi
Truesdell ESFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	370	9.3	23%	17%	0.8 mi
Dorothy I. Height ESFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	400	9.4	37%	28%	0.9 mi
Bruce-Monroe ES at Park ViewFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	448	9.5	38%	46%	1.0 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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