Bancroft Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.0% |
| Met Standard | 14.8% |
| Below Standard | 80.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for Bancroft Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.0% of students exceeded standard while 14.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.3 points below the La Mesa-Spring Valley district average of 19.4%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.1% exceeded — 10.1 points higher. 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 6.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 39.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 4.4% | 10.3% | 14.7% |
| 4th | 58 | 10.3% | 19.0% | 29.3% |
| 5th | 56 | 8.9% | 17.9% | 26.8% |
| 6th | — | — | — | — |
| 7th | 0 | — | — | — |
| 8th | — | — | — | — |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 0.0% | 11.4% | 11.4% |
| 4th | 58 | 5.2% | 20.7% | 25.9% |
| 5th | 56 | 1.8% | 10.7% | 12.5% |
| 6th | — | — | — | — |
| 7th | 0 | — | — | — |
| 8th | — | — | — | — |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.0