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Bancroft Elementary

Public Grades K-8

5207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bancroft Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 391 students in Spring Valley, part of the La Mesa-Spring Valley district, which faces significant academic challenges and has the highest rate of chronic student absenteeism in the local area.

Academically, the school's performance is well below both district and state averages, with fewer than a quarter of students proficient in English and fewer than one in five proficient in Math and Science. This places it in the bottom tier of schools statewide. A critical and persistent issue is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 40% of students missing too much school—a rate roughly double that of higher-performing nearby schools like Mt. Vernon Elementary (16.4%) and Monterey Heights Elementary (15.3%). The school serves a very high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, even compared to similar local schools.

Despite receiving funding comparable to other schools, Bancroft's outcomes are the lowest among its peers. However, the school shows relative strengths in supporting its English Language Learner and Special Education students. Addressing the attendance crisis appears to be the most urgent lever for improvement, alongside learning from nearby schools with similar demographics that are achieving better results, such as Mt. Vernon Elementary in the neighboring Lemon Grove district.

391

Students ?

25.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,507

Per pupil spending ?

93.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8805 Tyler St.
Spring Valley, CA 91977-3336

(619) 668-5890

District: La Mesa-Spring Valley

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.0%

African American:

7.9%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2017 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 11th (2025) from a 4th-percentile low (2017)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg41%

California avg41%

5,207^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 17Elementary Schools in the La Mesa-Spring Valley

723^rd of 1,543La Mesa-Spring Valley among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	5207 of 5857	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	5283 of 5869	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	5375 of 5859	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	5515 of 5883	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	5363 of 5789	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	5108 of 5662	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	5480 of 5692	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.8	4977 of 5614	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.9	4437 of 5611	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.2	3879 of 5530	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.6	3897 of 5390	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.8	4619 of 5377	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.9	3929 of 5314	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.5	4104 of 5193	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.9	3277 of 5113	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.8	3117 of 5113	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.2	3506 of 4818	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.6	3438 of 4822	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.6	2963 of 4809	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.8	1878 of 2227	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	2565 of 2585	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1914 of 2128	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.7	2054 of 3162	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	2023 of 3245	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	1785 of 3311	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	1927 of 3275	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	2322 of 3246	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	4852 of 5597	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	4519 of 5612	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	5017 of 5609	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	5106 of 5635	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	4819 of 5492	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	4740 of 5413	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	4589 of 5107	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	4761 of 5107	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	4945 of 5087	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	4847 of 5084	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	4701 of 4963	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	4549 of 4830	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	4884 of 5460	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	5130 of 5517	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	5078 of 5363	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	4824 of 5264	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	4848 of 5173	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	4483 of 5084	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	5098 of 5628	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	5351 of 5643	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	5264 of 5638	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	5379 of 5663	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	5292 of 5510	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	5026 of 5431	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	1830 of 2847	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1986 of 2635	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	2094 of 2420	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile+25 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-26 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bancroft Elementary	Public	K-8	8805 Tyler St.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5890	391	15	25.7	93.1%	15 (3.8%)	31 (7.9%)	301 (77.0%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.6%)	15.7	5207^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.1%		15.2	5283^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	10.0%	76													17.9	17.0	14.7	29.3	26.8		22.5	11.4	25.9	12.5		15.9							$18,507	$2,042	$16,465
Lemon Grove Early Childhood Education Center	Public	K	8425 Palm St.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5600	142	8	17.7	51.4%	15 (10.6%)	15 (10.6%)	98 (69.0%)	8 (5.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)								(n/a)																															$27,544	$5,848	$21,696
Mt. Vernon Elementary	Public	K-6	8350 Mount Vernon St.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5613	359	16	21.9	69.9%	12 (3.3%)	22 (6.1%)	294 (81.9%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	50.4	2566^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.2%		48.6	2635^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.1%	69	8.8	14.6	11.6	33.3	14.6	24.1	22.8	27.3	25.0	5.3	12.7	8.9	27.1	27.1	49.1	49.1	37.8	57.8	48.5	50.9	38.2	23.4	34.8	37.6							$19,267	$2,640	$16,627
Avondale Elementary	Public	K-5	8401 Stansbury St.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5880	291	11	26.4	88.7%	10 (3.4%)	17 (5.8%)	218 (74.9%)	22 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	21 (7.2%)	40.1	3210^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.2%		34.9	3527^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.9%	317													17.1	17.1	39.6	41.8	39.0		40.3	41.7	36.8	34.2		37.7	96.6				96.6		$18,607	$1,598	$17,009
Kempton Street Literacy Academy	Public	K-5	740 Kempton St.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5870	480	19	25.2	81.0%	11 (2.3%)	34 (7.1%)	396 (82.5%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.4%)	13	5419^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.5%		14	5387^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.2%	32													14.1	14.1	19.7	15.7	32.9		23.0	17.5	13.9	6.4		12.6	93.5	94.4	97.2	97.2	96.3	97.2	$18,135	$1,665	$16,470
Lemon Grove Academy Elementary	Public	K-6	7885 Golden Ave.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5637	399	16	25.7	83.2%	33 (8.3%)	47 (11.8%)	282 (70.7%)	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.5%)	41.5	3116^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.8%		36.4	3411^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.9%	295													28.8	28.8	28.4	35.0	41.7	64.3	42.8	22.4	30.0	22.2	50.0	31.2							$19,739	$2,847	$16,892
Monterey Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	7550 Canton Dr.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5633	341	13	25.7	67.2%	26 (7.6%)	27 (7.9%)	231 (67.7%)	18 (5.3%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	32 (9.4%)	49.7	2610^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.4%		34.3	3572^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.1%	962													30.8	30.8	62.2	33.3	34.4	52.5	43.8	68.9	38.9	20.0	47.5	41.2	94.4				96.3		$20,194	$3,002	$17,192
Highlands Elementary	Public	K-5	3131 South Barcelona St.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5780	357	13	27.4	73.9%	55 (15.4%)	26 (7.3%)	236 (66.1%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.3%)	42.5	3039^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.1%		38.9	3243^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	44.7%	204													32.1	32.1	33.3	46.7	52.9		44.4	26.9	40.3	24.5		31.1							$17,812	$1,666	$16,146
La Presa Elementary	Public	K-5	519 La Presa St.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5790	346	14	24.7	79.8%	33 (9.5%)	25 (7.2%)	246 (71.1%)	23 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.2%)	33.2	3704^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.8%		37.1	3356^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.8%	348													13.7	13.7	43.9	45.3	31.3		40.5	31.0	38.9	14.0		28.4							$18,122	$1,697	$16,425
Rancho Elementary	Public	K-5	8845 Noeline Ave.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5885	324	15	21.6	83.3%	27 (8.3%)	36 (11.1%)	211 (65.1%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	26 (8.0%)	19.1	4918^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.0%		18.8	4952^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.6%	34													19.6	19.6	25.6	35.0	22.7		27.6	25.6	22.0	6.7		17.6							$17,240	$1,609	$15,631

Frequently Asked Questions about Bancroft Elementary

How many students attend Bancroft Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended Bancroft Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bancroft Elementary?

Students at Bancroft Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% White, 4% Asian.

What district is Bancroft Elementary in?

La Mesa-Spring Valley

Is Bancroft Elementary a good school?

Bancroft Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.1% of California elementary schools.

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