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Bancroft Elementary

Mt. Diablo Unified Walnut Creek Contra Costa County 94598
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,214 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
686 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
27:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
13%
Teachers
25 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 26.7%
White 34.4%
Asian 18.5%
Black 1.0%
Other 19.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Bancroft Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard33.6%
Met Standard29.3%
Below Standard37.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "63% proficient" for Bancroft Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

33.6% of students exceeded standard while 29.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.8 points above the Mt. Diablo Unified district average of 18.8%. Compared to the 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.7 points higher (vs 25.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 5.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 9.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
33.6%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
62.9%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+5.0pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
9.2%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.9%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,214
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 91 34.1% 20.9% 26.4% 18.7% 55.0%
4th 105 43.8% 23.8% 19.1% 13.3% 67.6%
5th 108 25.0% 40.7% 13.9% 20.4% 65.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 91 33.0% 26.4% 17.6% 23.1% 59.3%
4th 106 35.9% 34.9% 25.5% 3.8% 70.8%
5th 106 30.2% 28.3% 28.3% 13.2% 58.5%