Bancroft El Sch

Set in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, Bancroft El Sch is a medium-sized elementary-level community, overseen by Kennett Consolidated SD. It enrolls 403 students across grades 1 through 5.

Bancroft El Sch is one of 6 schools operated by Kennett Consolidated SD, a district that enrolls 3,822 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Bancroft El Sch logs that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 38% White. By comparison, Chester County as a whole is about 8% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Bancroft El Sch shows 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Bancroft El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Chester County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bancroft El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.4%, the actual is 54.7%, a residual of +1.4 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Chester County) records that median household income runs about $127,208, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Chester County's 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,468 students), Bancroft El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mary D Lang Kdg Ctr, around 2.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bancroft El Sch ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 62.9%.

Bancroft El Sch operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 11%: 451 students in 2018 compared to 403 in 2025.

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