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Bancroft Elementary School
700 North Lombard St Wilmington DE, 19801, New Castle County Phone: 302-429-4102 Ranking:  (130 out of 134, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Christina School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 38 | 33 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 55 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 415 | 358 | 316 | 321 | 298 | 329 | 703 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 4.1% | 19 | 5.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 86 | 20.7% | 79 | 22.1% | 52 | 16.5% | 59 | 18.4% | 47 | 15.8% | 56 | 17.0% | 62 | 8.8% |
| Grade 1: | 88 | 21.2% | 65 | 18.2% | 61 | 19.3% | 57 | 17.8% | 67 | 22.5% | 69 | 21.0% | 94 | 13.4% |
| Grade 2: | 64 | 15.4% | 61 | 17.0% | 48 | 15.2% | 60 | 18.7% | 48 | 16.1% | 49 | 14.9% | 74 | 10.5% |
| Grade 3: | 67 | 16.1% | 58 | 16.2% | 53 | 16.8% | 41 | 12.8% | 47 | 15.8% | 66 | 20.1% | 70 | 10.0% |
| Grade 4: | 64 | 15.4% | 50 | 14.0% | 46 | 14.6% | 45 | 14.0% | 46 | 15.4% | 47 | 14.3% | 63 | 9.0% |
| Grade 5: | 46 | 11.1% | 45 | 12.6% | 43 | 13.6% | 40 | 12.5% | 43 | 14.4% | 42 | 12.8% | 131 | 18.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 206 | 49.6% | 181 | 50.6% | 170 | 53.8% | 163 | 50.8% | 144 | 48.3% | 148 | 45.0% | 364 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 209 | 50.4% | 177 | 49.4% | 146 | 46.2% | 158 | 49.2% | 146 | 49.0% | 173 | 52.6% | 335 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 11 | 2.7% | 8 | 2.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 18 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic: | 31 | 7.5% | 24 | 6.7% | 25 | 7.9% | 25 | 7.8% | 18 | 6.0% | 13 | 4.0% | 195 | 27.7% |
| Black: | 326 | 78.6% | 281 | 78.5% | 287 | 90.8% | 293 | 91.3% | 279 | 93.6% | 307 | 93.3% | 378 | 53.8% |
| White: | 41 | 9.9% | 36 | 10.1% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 8 | 2.4% | 111 | 15.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.2% | 8 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 328 | 79.0% | 308 | 86.0% | 296 | 93.7% | 315 | 98.1% | 277 | 93.0% | 289 | 87.8% | 470 | 66.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 7 | 2.3% | 16 | 4.9% | 43 | 6.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.92 | 10.85 | 12.15 | 12.84 | 10.28 | 9.90 | 12.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 60.7% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 72% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25.93% | 67.98% | 72.90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 51.8% | 62.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 69% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26.42% | 60.57% | 70.55% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 13% | 51.9% | 65.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 28% | 70% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.66% | 65.73% | 73.72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 14.9% | 51% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 68% | 75% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.53% | 64.13% | 73.62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 54.1% | 64.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 61% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.40% | 58.98% | 68.72% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 55.8% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 67% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.50% | 60.83% | 70.52% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 57.3% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 73% | 78% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.50% | 70.88% | 76.65% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.5% | 38.5% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 16% | 41% | 52% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.50% | 39.06% | 50.33% |
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* Bancroft Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.