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Enrollment
948
Middle
DISTRICT 959 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN LEANDRO UNIFIED·NCES 063468005831
Bancroft Middle
1150 Bancroft Ave., San Leandro, CA 94577 · (510) 618-4380 · Alameda County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL948 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
749 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 338 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 318 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 292 | 31% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 62% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
37.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.7pp since 2014
Math
19.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.9% | 24.8% | 25.8% | 36.5% |
| Math | 10.2% | 9.8% | 23.7% | 56.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.7% | 19.9% |
| 2023-24 | 32.2% | 14.8% |
| 2022-23 | 27.9% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.3% | 16.3% |
| 2018-19 | 34.6% | 19.0% |
| 2017-18 | 28.8% | 14.7% |
| 2016-17 | 31.6% | 17.0% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 14.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for California 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 California'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 Bancroft Middle
Bancroft Middle's state test result (26.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bancroft Middle this school | 948 | 79.0% | 26.0% |
| Hillview Junior High Pittsburg | 893 | 81.2% | 19.9% |
| Jefferson Leadership Academies Long Beach | 1,004 | 79.5% | 41.5% |
| Grange Middle Fairfield | 944 | 86.5% | 17.1% |
| Jessie Nelson Academy Signal Hill | 832 | 80.5% | 27.8% |
| Crystal Middle Suisun City | 774 | 78.0% | 22.8% |
Matched among California middle 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 Bancroft Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #864 of 1,224 | #35 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #863 of 1,227 ▲ 106 | #34 of 46 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #774 of 1,227 ▲ 97 | #30 of 46 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #213 of 1,214 | #6 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 948 | #250 of 1,377 | #16 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #866 of 1,279 | #30 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #341 of 1,278 | #25 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.0% | #569 of 1,329 | #15 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #672 of 930 | #21 of 29 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
948
-4 (0%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 726
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 948 | 42.4 | 22.4:1 | 79% (749) |
| 2023-24 | 920 | 42.7 | 21.6:1 | 76% (703) |
| 2022-23 | 899 | 42 | 21.4:1 | 76% (685) |
| 2020-21 | 952 | 42 | 22.7:1 | 65% (623) |
| 2017-18 | 1,048 | 45.5 | 23.1:1 | 68% (716) |
| 2015-16 | 890 | 40 | 22.3:1 | 73% (646) |
| 2010-11 | 962 | N/A | N/A | 60% (582) |
| 2000-01 | 904 | 43 | 21.0:1 | 28% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 726 | 33 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bancroft Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,048 to 948); teachers down 7% (45.5 to 42.4).
About Bancroft Middle
Bancroft Middle is a mid-sized middle school in San Leandro Unified, located in San Leandro, California. It had 948 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in California average about 659 students, which makes this school 44% larger than average.
Bancroft Middle is a school in San Leandro Unified. The district has 13 schools and 8,834 students.
More than half of enrollment at Bancroft Middle is Hispanic: 57%. Other groups include 14% Black, 12% Asian, 8% White, and 7% multiracial. The county population is about 23% Hispanic. The diversity index for Bancroft Middle is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Bancroft Middle totals 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.4:1. Compared with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Federal data show 79% of students (749) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Alameda County, the average eligibility rate is 49%.
Bancroft Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 26.0% and a predicted 33.3%.
Alameda County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $129,367 a year, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 394 public schools in the county, enrolling about 210,511, Bancroft Middle among them.
Measured in a straight line, Roosevelt Elementary is about 0.5 miles from Bancroft Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Bancroft Middle ranks 7th on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 952 in 2020-21 and 948 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Bancroft Middle is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Leandro Unified
- San Leandro HighHigh · 2,510 students
- John Muir MiddleMiddle · 969 students
- Halkin ElementaryElementary · 724 students
- Madison ElementaryElementary · 694 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 524 students
Other schools in San Leandro
- San Leandro HighHigh · 2,510 students
- John Muir MiddleMiddle · 969 students
- Halkin ElementaryElementary · 724 students
- Madison ElementaryElementary · 694 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 524 students
Other Bancroft Middle schools
One other US public school is named Bancroft Middle. Bancroft Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Bancroft MiddleLong Beach, CA · 806 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Elementary0.5 mi · 524
- McKinley Elementary0.6 mi · 454
- Washington Elementary0.6 mi · 425
- San Leandro High0.8 mi · 2,510
- San Leandro Virtual Academy1.0 mi · 102
- Jefferson Elementary1.2 mi · 551
Frequently asked questions
About Bancroft MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Bancroft Middle?
Bancroft Middle enrolls approximately 948 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Bancroft Middle serve?
Bancroft Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Bancroft Middle have?
Bancroft Middle employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
How diverse is Bancroft Middle?
Bancroft Middle reports a student body of 8% White, 57% Hispanic, 14% Black, 12% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Bancroft Middle in?
Bancroft Middle is part of San Leandro Unified.
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