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Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272124000941
Bancroft Elementary
3829 13TH AVE SOUTH, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55407 · (612) 668-3550 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
269 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 48%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 5 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 60% · 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
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
42.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
46.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 Elementary
Bancroft Elementary's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bancroft Elementary this school | 477 | 56.4% | 40.2% |
| Riverside Central Elementary School ROCHESTER | 509 | 59.7% | 29.4% |
| WILSON ELEMENTARY OWATONNA | 454 | 58.8% | 33.0% |
| HILLTOP ELEMENTARY INVER GROVE HEIGHTS | 626 | 55.1% | 22.2% |
| Lincoln Center Elementary SOUTH SAINT PAUL | 670 | 56.1% | 34.6% |
| VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PELICAN RAPIDS | 468 | 57.7% | 45.5% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #526 of 844 | #85 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #495 of 844 | #84 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #556 of 844 | #88 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #333 of 1,130 | #79 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #332 of 769 | #66 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #132 of 796 | #48 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #257 of 942 | #71 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #315 of 499 | #60 of 99 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
477
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 718
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 477 | 36 | 13.3:1 | 56% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 33 | 13.1:1 | 53% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 28.1 | 13.1:1 | 56% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 39 | 12.7:1 | 61% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 533 | 45 | 11.8:1 | 82% (438) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 43 | 13.1:1 | 83% (465) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | 31 | 14.4:1 | 85% (381) |
| 2000-01 | 448 | 36 | 12.4:1 | 79% (353) |
| 1990-91 | 718 | 41 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bancroft Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (533 to 477); teachers down 20% (45 to 36).
About Bancroft Elementary
A mid-sized elementary school in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Bancroft Elementary is part of Minneapolis Public School District. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 477 students. That is 39% larger than the average of about 344 students for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Minneapolis Public School District has 86 schools; together they serve 29,928 students.
The student body at Bancroft Elementary has no majority group. White students lead at 44%. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 14% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 66% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Bancroft Elementary, there are about 13.3 students; the school has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 13.7:1. There are 269 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 56% of enrollment. Across public schools in Hennepin County, the average is 43%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Bancroft Elementary would score about 34.8%. It scores 40.2%, 5.4 points above that figure.
Hennepin County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $97,653 a year, roughly 54% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Hennepin County number 496, with about 177,509 students.
Bancroft Elementary's nearest public school is EL COLEGIO CHARTER SCHOOL (about 0.4 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
NCES assigns Bancroft Elementary the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 3% across 4 years, from 494 in 2020-21 to 477 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Bancroft Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Minneapolis Public School District
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
Other schools in MINNEAPOLIS
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
Other Bancroft Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Bancroft Elementary. Bancroft Elementary is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Bancroft Elementary SchoolWashington, DC · 821 students
- Bancroft ElementaryWalnut Creek, CA · 672 students
- BANCROFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 535 students
- Bancroft ElementaryAndover, MA · 522 students
- Bancroft Elementary SchoolKennett Square, PA · 403 students
Nearby schools
- EL COLEGIO CHARTER SCHOOL0.4 mi · 96
- El Colegio High School0.4 mi · 83
- MPS Metro DT0.6 mi · 26
- Heritage Academy High0.6 mi · 71
- Folwell Elementary0.7 mi · 450
- Early Childhood Special Education0.7 mi · 573
Frequently asked questions
About Bancroft ElementaryHow many students attend Bancroft Elementary?
Bancroft Elementary enrolls approximately 477 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bancroft Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bancroft Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bancroft Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bancroft Elementary is approximately 13.3:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bancroft Elementary?
At Bancroft Elementary, the student body is approximately 44% White, 29% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Bancroft Elementary public or private?
Bancroft Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Minneapolis Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.