Bancroft Elementary

Summary:

Bancroft Elementary is a public elementary school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving 369 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Minneapolis Public School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bancroft Elementary has shown improvement in its academic performance, ranking 446 out of 881 Minnesota elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year, up from 751 out of 869 in 2020-2021. The school outperformed the district and state in several key areas, with 51.26% of students proficient or better in MCA-III/Math, 46.23% in MCA-III/Reading, and 56.67% in MCA-III/Science. However, the school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic and English Language Learners, has been less strong.

Bancroft Elementary's academic performance is generally stronger than nearby schools like Folwell Elementary and Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop, but it lags behind the high-performing Field Elementary. The school also serves a significant population of students from low-income families, with 48.22% to 60.53% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch over the past three years, which may be a contributing factor to its academic performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 3829 13th Ave South
       Minneapolis, MN  55407-8888


(612) 668-3550

District: Minneapolis Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
446th of 881 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,079 Help


Students who attend Bancroft Elementary usually attend:

High:    South High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.0 Help
Number of students:  431

Racial breakdown:

White:
43.4%
Hispanic:
27.8%
African American:
13.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  52.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Bancroft Elementary ranks worse than 50.6% of elementary schools in Minnesota. It also ranks 9th among 29 ranked elementary schools in the Minneapolis Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.87. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Bancroft Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (43.4%), Hispanic (27.8%), African American (13.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 52.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bancroft Elementary is 13. 20 elementary schools in the Minneapolis Public School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bancroft Elementary is $17,079, which is the 15th highest among 29 elementary schools in the Minneapolis Public School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bancroft Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Bancroft Elementary 446th of 881 Minnesota public elementary schools. (See Bancroft Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Minneapolis Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Minneapolis Public School District 322nd of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bancroft Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Bancroft Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 2.92 647th 674 4.0%
2004 5.79 642nd 676 5.0%
2005 4.73 659th 685 3.8%
2006 9.51 708th 756 6.3%
2007 13.56 714th 777 8.1%
2008 5.53 744th 781 4.7%
2009 6.67 413th 434 4.8%
2010 2.45 776th 803 3.4%
2011 2.51 788th 814 3.2%
2012 0.42 812th 820 1.0%
2013 2.99 796th 824 3.4%
2014 4.07 785th 826 5.0%
2015 3.93 799th 840 4.9%
2016 5.36 797th 848 6.0%
2017 10.53 769th 853 9.8%
2018 15.10 743rd 847 12.3%
2019 12.29 768th 870 11.7%
2021 11.95 751st 869 13.6%
2022 56.20 419th 858 51.2%
2023 52.03 456th 845 46.0%
2024 53.87 446th 881 49.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Bancroft Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.22 166th 242 31.4%
2019 41.93 121st 239 49.4%
2021 29.03 144th 175 17.7%
2022 70.75 39th 256 84.8%
2023 30.97 214th 276 22.5%
2024 31.38 225th 303 25.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bancroft Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.99 405th 463 12.5%
2019 17.09 459th 515 10.9%
2021 20.28 370th 417 11.3%
2023 70.99 108th 524 79.4%
2024 69.03 123rd 572 78.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bancroft Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.89 599th 728 17.7%
2019 26.82 602nd 740 18.6%
2021 18.10 594th 683 13.0%
2022 39.59 423rd 663 36.2%
2023 35.36 539th 774 30.4%
2024 31.26 588th 793 25.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Bancroft Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.75 658th 774 15.0%
2019 17.14 688th 787 12.6%
2021 21.79 641st 783 18.1%
2022 67.83 261st 799 67.3%
2023 53.28 418th 787 46.9%
2024 54.51 398th 809 50.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Bancroft Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.06 705th 779 9.5%
2019 9.94 726th 798 9.0%
2021 5.88 738th 784 5.9%
2022 41.77 549th 808 32.1%
2023 46.42 478th 799 40.2%
2024 48.81 471st 826 43.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Bancroft Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.84 182nd 266 31.6%
2019 39.24 180th 283 36.4%
2021 29.74 166th 227 26.9%
2022 68.28 73rd 282 74.1%
2024 57.07 122nd 310 60.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bancroft Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.31 151st 220 31.4%
2019 27.96 175th 219 20.1%
2021 7.35 153rd 153 0.0%
2023 22.33 181st 214 15.4%
2024 17.13 220th 249 11.6%
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Rank History for White students at Bancroft Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.27 346th 712 51.4%
2019 31.72 580th 722 19.7%
2022 85.22 50th 725 93.1%
2023 73.26 147th 712 79.4%
2024 86.05 43rd 730 94.1%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Minnesota Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Bancroft Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 345 177 97 11 30 n/a n/a 0 660
1989 344 202 93 5 28 n/a n/a 0 672
1990 361 178 122 10 31 n/a n/a 0 702
1991 322 222 122 7 45 n/a n/a 0 718
1992 305 211 137 9 43 n/a n/a 0 705
1993 282 201 134 11 47 n/a n/a 0 675
1994 232 210 148 10 43 n/a n/a 0 643
1995 246 232 147 16 36 n/a n/a 0 677
1996 246 232 147 16 36 n/a n/a 0 677
1997 222 248 152 12 34 n/a n/a 0 668
1998 179 244 138 17 35 n/a n/a 0 613
1999 123 241 140 25 35 n/a n/a 0 564
2000 116 221 116 19 27 n/a n/a 0 499
2001 84 181 99 65 19 n/a n/a 0 448
2002 75 181 44 166 16 n/a n/a 0 482
2003 75 181 44 166 16 n/a n/a 0 482
2004 71 159 41 171 14 n/a n/a 0 456
2005 52 129 31 179 15 n/a n/a 0 406
2006 53 152 25 199 13 n/a n/a 0 442
2007 56 117 20 185 23 n/a n/a 0 401
2008 57 105 14 174 20 n/a n/a 0 370
2009 54 100 12 189 19 n/a n/a 0 374
2010 37 100 12 168 24 n/a n/a 0 341
2011 70 125 11 198 40 0 2 0 446
2012 107 143 13 180 43 1 9 0 496
2013 159 143 14 150 53 0 12 0 531
2014 80 152 16 208 64 0 14 0 534
2015 100 158 18 207 50 0 12 0 545
2016 112 209 16 158 50 0 18 0 563
2017 100 225 18 139 53 0 28 0 563
2018 91 218 22 124 49 0 29 0 533
2019 101 226 15 94 45 0 24 0 505
2020 118 209 13 98 39 0 43 0 520
2021 143 164 17 87 37 0 46 0 494
2022 150 66 7 71 16 0 28 0 338
2023 161 68 8 76 23 0 33 0 369
2024 187 58 9 120 16 0 41 0 431

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bancroft Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 660 41.3 15.9 44.2
1989 672 39.6 16.9 49.9
1990 702 40.8 17.2 41.6
1991 718 41.8 17.1 49.4
1992 705 41.0 17.1 56.2
1993 675 41.0 16.5 54.5
1994 643 41.8 15.4 60.2
1995 677 0.0 0.0 62.9
1996 677 0.0 0.0 62.9
1997 668 41.1 16.3 58.7
1998 613 n/a 0.0 63.6
1999 564 48.3 11.7 66.8
2000 499 41.7 12.0 78.6
2001 448 36.7 12.2 78.8
2002 482 34.7 13.9 78
2003 482 34.7 13.9 78
2004 456 35.9 12.7 82.5
2005 406 28.9 14.0 85.7
2006 442 28.5 15.5 85.3
2007 401 28.2 14.2 84.8
2008 370 25.1 14.7 83
2009 374 27.9 13.4 81
2010 341 27.7 12.2 87.7
2011 446 31.8 14.0 85.4
2012 496 37.7 13.1 86.1
2013 531 41.1 12.9 87.8
2014 534 42.2 12.6 89.3
2015 545 45.0 12.1 86.8
2016 563 44.0 12.7 82.6
2017 563 45.6 12.3 84.2
2018 533 44.9 11.8 82.2
2019 505 42.4 11.9 77.4
2020 520 41.6 12.4 74.4
2021 494 39.6 12.4 60.5
2022 338 27.5 12.2 48.2
2023 369 28.1 13.1 55.6
2024 431 33.0 13.0 52.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bancroft Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 660 41.3 15.9 44.2
1989 672 39.6 16.9 49.9
1990 702 40.8 17.2 41.6
1991 718 41.8 17.1 49.4
1992 705 41.0 17.1 56.2
1993 675 41.0 16.5 54.5
1994 643 41.8 15.4 60.2
1995 677 0.0 0.0 62.9
1996 677 0.0 0.0 62.9
1997 668 41.1 16.3 58.7
1998 613 n/a 0.0 63.6
1999 564 48.3 11.7 66.8
2000 499 41.7 12.0 78.6
2001 448 36.7 12.2 78.8
2002 482 34.7 13.9 78
2003 482 34.7 13.9 78
2004 456 35.9 12.7 82.5
2005 406 28.9 14.0 85.7
2006 442 28.5 15.5 85.3
2007 401 28.2 14.2 84.8
2008 370 25.1 14.7 83
2009 374 27.9 13.4 81
2010 341 27.7 12.2 87.7
2011 446 31.8 14.0 85.4
2012 496 37.7 13.1 86.1
2013 531 41.1 12.9 87.8
2014 534 42.2 12.6 89.3
2015 545 45.0 12.1 86.8
2016 563 44.0 12.7 82.6
2017 563 45.6 12.3 84.2
2018 533 44.9 11.8 82.2
2019 505 42.4 11.9 77.4
2020 520 41.6 12.4 74.4
2021 494 39.6 12.4 60.5
2022 338 27.5 12.2 48.2
2023 369 28.1 13.1 55.6
2024 431 33.0 13.0 52.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Bancroft Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $17,079

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bancroft Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 768th of 870 Elementary schoolsRanks 456th of 845 Elementary schools
 34.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Bancroft Elementary)26.957.1
 30.2%
   3rd Grade Math (Minneapolis Public School District)51.846.4
 5.4%
   3rd Grade Math (Minnesota)65.659.1
 6.5%
3rd Grade Reading (Bancroft Elementary)2656.4
 30.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Minneapolis Public School District)45.942.2
 3.7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota)54.647.4
 7.2%
4th Grade Math (Bancroft Elementary)46.268.6
 22.5%
   4th Grade Math (Minneapolis Public School District)48.243.9
 4.3%
   4th Grade Math (Minnesota)63.957.1
 6.8%
4th Grade Reading (Bancroft Elementary)32.153.7
 21.7%
   4th Grade Reading (Minneapolis Public School District)4442.4
 1.6%
   4th Grade Reading (Minnesota)55.448.4
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Bancroft Elementary)2928.6
 0.4%
   5th Grade Math (Minneapolis Public School District)40.328
 12.3%
   5th Grade Math (Minnesota)5244.4
 7.6%
5th Grade Reading (Bancroft Elementary)38.644
 5.4%
   5th Grade Reading (Minneapolis Public School District)53.444.9
 8.4%
   5th Grade Reading (Minnesota)65.858.7
 7%
5th Grade Science (Bancroft Elementary)3034.7
 4.7%
   5th Grade Science (Minneapolis Public School District)40.836.1
 4.8%
   5th Grade Science (Minnesota)54.948.4
 6.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students505369
 26.9%
African American22668
 69.9%
American Indian4523
 48.9%
Asian158
 46.7%
Hispanic9476
 19.1%
Pacific Islander00
White101161
 59.4%
Two or More Races2433
 37.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients77.4%55.6%
 21.9%


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Bancroft Elementary ranks 446th of 881 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 431 students attended Bancroft Elementary.

Students who attend Bancroft Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : South High

Students at Bancroft Elementary are 43% White, 28% Hispanic, 13% African American, 10% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 2% Asian.


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