Bancroft Elementary School

Students at Bancroft Elementary School love to play outside during recess and gym.

Front entrance to Bancroft Elementary School

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Vibrant halls of Bancroft Elementary School

Bancroft Elementary School

Public Pre-K, Elementary School | Grade Pre-K-5

1755 Newton St NW, Washington, DC

Mount Pleasant Neighborhood

District Of Columbia Public Schools

676 Students

A-

Niche Grade

GreatSchools Rating

School Details

Head of School
Alison Auerbach

Student Teacher Ratio
13:1

Math Proficiency
35%

Reading Proficiency
45%

A-

Academics

Teachers

Source: Niche

Niche Grade Details

Academics

Reading Proficiency

45%

Math Proficiency

35%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio 13:1 Teachers 64	Full Time Teachers 64
Teachers in First or Second Year 13.5%

Test Scores

Equity

Source: GreatSchools

GreatSchools Rating Details

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor

209:1

Student Diversity

Male 50.2%	Female 49.8%
Hispanic 64.2%	White 29.8%
Two or more races 2.9%	Black 1.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1%	Native American <1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander <1%

Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

1.0 parent

6/4/2025

If you are Latino, I do not recommend this school, since the children are discriminated against and the parents are not listened to when you have any questions.

5.0 parent

1/10/2023

I feel very grateful to the hard-working teachers at this school who take an avid interest in my children and communicate frequently with me about their progress. I am really impressed with how administrators handled a student who was not behaving properly in class, by teaching empathy in a “restora...

5.0 parent

4/6/2022

The administrators, staff and teachers are amazing. The communication with families is constant since they use emails, slips in the backpack, texts over the Telegram app and phone calls (for major news). The teachers are loving yet firm and my kids are progressing academically and socially in the en...

4.0 parent

1/8/2022

Bancroft is a solid elementary school with a great community supporting it. The principal is excellent and the admin staff in general are very responsive and really care about students and parents. The teachers take an interest in their students and reward hard work. My only two complaints would be...

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Bancroft Elementary School is a public school for students in grades Pre-K-5 in Washington, DC and is served by the District Of Columbia Public Schools in District of Columbia. Annual tuition is $0. The school has a total enrollment of 676 and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 13:1. Academic records show that 35% of students achieve proficiency in math, and 45% are proficient in reading. Bancroft Elementary School has received feedback and ratings, with a Niche grade of A- and a GreatSchools Rating of 7 out of 10. The average home value in this area is $1,110,026. Discover additional schools in the area, like Roosevelt High School @ MacFarland, Columbia Heights Education Campus, Cardozo Education Campus, and more. Learn more about what Washington has to offer, and browse homes for sale and for rent near Bancroft Elementary School.

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