State/Public Other Open

The Bancroft School

๐Ÿ“ 700 North Lombard Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, 19801

524
Pupils
11.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

The Bancroft School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Wilmington, New Castle County. The school has 524 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Christina School District school district. It serves grades 1โ€“9 in an urban setting. The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Christina School District

Enrollment & staffing

The Bancroft School enrolls 524 students across grades 1โ€“9. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 45 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.

Male students
286 (55%)
Female students
238 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
45
Student-teacher ratio
11.6:1
Grade span
1โ€“9

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Black or African American, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino and 4.6% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American44986%
Hispanic or Latino356.7%
White244.6%
Two or more races122.3%
Asian3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades 1โ€“9

The Bancroft School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE At-Large, state senate district 3, state house district 2.

School district: Christina School District

The Bancroft School is one of 28 schools in Christina School District, based in Newark, Delaware. The district serves 12,954 students district-wide and employs 1,096 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 524 students, The Bancroft School is close to the district average of about 463 students per school.

12,954
District students
28
Schools
1,096
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

8%
Reading proficient
32%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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