Bancroft Elementary

Located at 15 Bancroft Street, in Andover, Massachusetts, Bancroft Elementary is a mid-tier primary school that hosts 522 students (grades K through 5), part of Andover. Enrollment runs roughly 37% larger than the state mean of about 381.

Across the 10 schools in Andover (5,414 students total), Bancroft Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Bancroft Elementary reports that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Bancroft Elementary has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Essex County) records that the typical household earns roughly $101,883 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Essex County runs 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), of which Bancroft Elementary is one.

Doherty Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bancroft Elementary has shrank 10%, going from 578 students in 2018 to 522 in 2025.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.