Bancroft Middle School

5301 East Centralia St, Long Beach, CA 90808 | (562) 425-7461

Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 1,141

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4 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,141 middle school students from grades 6-8
Ranks 454th out of 2,050 middle schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 5301 East Centralia St., Long Beach, CA 90808

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Long Beach Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,646
Graduation Rate: 65.5%
Dropout Rate: 4.1%
Students Per Teacher: 22.0
Enrolled Students: 86,089

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,141
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 44.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 25.9

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 588 (51.5%)
Females: 553 (48.5%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 150 (13.1%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 459 (40.2%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 609 (53.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Bancroft Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	3	0.3%
Black	166	14.5%
Asian	157	13.8%
Hispanic	479	42.0%
White	309	27.1%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	363	31.8%
7th Grade	383	33.6%
8th Grade	395	34.6%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

24.1%

District:

28.5%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 100.0%

Number of Certificated Staff: 54.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 14.8

Average Age

School:

43.7

District:

44.2

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4

4 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on July 15, 2009
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Some of the teachers seem to care and you are able to communicate with them

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Bancroft Middle School performed on average better than many other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:

CST Algebra I
CST English-Language Arts
CST General Mathematics
CST Geometry
CST History - Social Science
CST Mathematics
CST Science

AYP Results (2010)

Overall AYP Met: No

ELA AYP Met: No

Math AYP Met: No

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	64.0%	48.0%	55.0%
2009	63.0%	46.0%	52.0%
2008	59.0%	43.0%	47.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	55.0%	46.0%	52.0%
2009	57.0%	42.0%	49.0%
2008	55.0%	38.0%	44.0%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	100.0%	93.0%	84.0%
2009	93.0%	80.0%	81.0%
2008	93.0%	86.0%	80.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	68.0%	49.0%	55.0%
2009	70.0%	51.0%	54.0%
2008	59.0%	46.0%	49.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	60.0%	49.0%	48.0%
2009	50.0%	45.0%	43.0%
2008	47.0%	40.0%	41.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	93.0%	69.0%	46.0%
2009	93.0%	69.0%	44.0%
2008	80.0%	66.0%	42.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	69.0%	49.0%	54.0%
2009	66.0%	45.0%	48.0%
2008	56.0%	43.0%	45.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2010	53.0%	29.0%	30.0%
2009	57.0%	31.0%	30.0%
2008	38.0%	33.0%	31.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	86.0%	86.0%	85.0%
2009	88.0%	89.0%	87.0%
2008	95.0%	74.0%	84.0%

CST History - Social Science Test
2010	60.0%	45.0%	47.0%
2009	57.0%	41.0%	42.0%
2008	52.0%	37.0%	36.0%

CST Science Test
2010	80.0%	54.0%	59.0%
2009	79.0%	51.0%	56.0%
2008	72.0%	47.0%	52.0%

End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	94.0%	30.0%	31.0%
2009	92.0%	30.0%	28.0%
2008	84.0%	24.0%	25.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2010	53.0%	23.0%	27.0%
2009	57.0%	26.0%	26.0%
2008	38.0%	26.0%	27.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	86.0%	21.0%	27.0%
2009	88.0%	21.0%	26.0%
2008	95.0%	21.0%	24.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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