📍 181 Bancroft Road, Kennett Square, Chester County, 19348
Bancroft El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kennett Square, Chester County. The school has 394 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kennett Consolidated SD school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Bancroft El Sch enrolls 394 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 40% White and 3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 212 | 54% |
| White | 158 | 40% |
| Asian | 12 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
208 of the school's 394 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 191 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bancroft El Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-60, state senate district 19, state house district 158.
Bancroft El Sch is one of 6 schools in Kennett Consolidated SD, based in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,831 students district-wide and employs 286 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 394 students, Bancroft El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 639 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe