Bancroft Elementary School

1755 Newton St. NW
Washington, DC 20010
202-673-7280

Principal: Fay Thompson

Type: Elementary

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Population

Students

Total Students: 407

Ethnicity: Asian: 33 (8.1%) / Black: 66 (16.2%) / Hispanic: 291 (71.5%) / Native American: 2 (0.5%) / White: 15 (3.7%)
Gender: Male: 210 / Female: 197
Low-Income: 89.6%

Faculty and Staff

Teachers: 38

Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1
Classes Taught by "Highly-Qualified" Teachers: 84%
Schedule A Personnel Data (2006-07)

All population numbers are from the 2006-07 school year, except "Low Income," which is from spring 2006.

Health & Safety

Health Code Violations

Last Inspection: February 12, 2007
Notice Issued: No
Critical Violations: 0
Non-Critical Violations: 0

Full Inspection Report (PDF)

Crime Reports

Top Crime Type: Corporal Punishment
Top Crime Category: Violent
Full List: All Crime Reports at This School (8 since August 2005)

School Maintenance

Open Requests: Urgent (13) | All Requests (123)
Closed Requests: Urgent (125) | All Requests (649)

Report Cards (2005-2006)

These scores are from the DC Comprehensive Assessment System, which was first issued in 2006. The 2007 scores were released in August 2007. "Below Basic" and "Basic" are below the established standards. "Proficient" and "Advanced" are above the established standards.

No information is provided for groups of fewer than 10 students.

Latest Report Card: see this school's report card from the 2006-2007 school year.

Math
Group	Number	Tested	% Below Basic	% Basic	% Proficient	% Advanced	Alternate Assessment
Total	183	182 (99.5%)	12.4	48.0	28.2	11.3	0
Economic Status
Econ. Disadvantaged	164	163 (99.4%)	13.3	48.7	29.1	8.9	0
Non-Econ. Disadvantaged	19	19 (100%)	5.3	42.1	21.1	31.6	0
English Proficiency
Lep/Nep	131	131 (100%)	10.4	51.2	32	6.4	0
Non-Lep/Nep	52	51 (98.1%)	17.3	40.4	19.2	23.1	0
Ethnicity
Amer. Indian/Alaskan Native	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian/Pacific Islanders	10	10 (100%)	0	50	20	30	0
Black/Non-Hispanic	32	32 (100%)	6.5	58.1	25.8	9.7	0
Hispanic	136	135 (99.3%)	15.3	47.3	29.8	7.6	0
White/Non-Hispanic	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gender
Female	101	100 (99.0%)	13.3	54.1	22.4	10.2	0
Male	82	82 (100%)	11.4	40.5	35.4	12.7	0
Migrant Status
Non-Migrant	183	182 (99.5%)	12.4	48.0	28.2	11.3	0
Special Education
Disabled	20	20 (100%)	25	60	15	0	1
Non-Disabled	163	162 (99.4%)	10.8	46.5	29.9	12.7	0

Reading
Group	Number	Tested	% Below Basic	% Basic	% Proficient	% Advanced	Alternate Assessment
Total	183	179 (97.8%)	9.0	36.2	49.2	5.6	0
Economic Status
Econ. Disadvantaged	164	160 (97.6%)	9.5	34.8	51.9	3.8	0
Non-Econ. Disadvantaged	19	19 (100%)	5.3	47.4	26.3	21.1	0
English Proficiency
Lep/Nep	131	131 (100%)	7.2	40	52	0.8	0
Non-Lep/Nep	52	48 (92.3%)	13.5	26.9	42.3	17.3	0
Ethnicity
Amer. Indian/Alaskan Native	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian/Pacific Islanders	10	10 (100%)	0	30	60	10	0
Black/Non-Hispanic	32	32 (100%)	6.5	29.0	51.6	12.9	0
Hispanic	136	132 (97.1%)	10.7	38.9	48.9	1.5	0
White/Non-Hispanic	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gender
Female	101	98 (97.0%)	10.2	34.7	48.0	7.1	0
Male	82	81 (98.8%)	7.6	38.0	50.6	3.8	0
Migrant Status
Non-Migrant	183	179 (97.8%)	9.0	36.2	49.2	5.6	0
Special Education
Disabled	20	20 (100%)	20	40	40	0	1
Non-Disabled	163	159 (97.5%)	7.6	35.7	50.3	6.4	0