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Bancroft Middle

Q: Is Bancroft Middle a good school?

Bancroft Middle ranks 760 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

760^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 72% of California middle schools

Summary

Bancroft Middle is a public school serving 806 students in grades 6-8 within the Long Beach Unified district, consistently performing above state averages and earning a 4-star rating for the 2024-2025 school year.

The school is particularly effective in supporting several student groups, with English Language Learners and students in special education ranking in the 80th-88th percentiles statewide, and it has made excellent progress in improving student attendance. While its academic results in English and math are solid, its science scores are an area identified for growth. Compared to some nearby schools like Hoover Middle and Lindbergh STEM Academy, Bancroft achieves stronger academic outcomes with moderate per-student spending, demonstrating efficient use of resources.

When looking at other high-performing schools in the area, such as Stanford Middle and Helen Keller Middle, there are opportunities for Bancroft to learn from peers with higher proficiency rates and even lower chronic absenteeism. The school's performance has been stable and shows positive trends, including a significant drop in chronic absenteeism and improved rankings for special education students over the past few years.

806

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,699

Per pupil spending ?

49.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5301 East Centralia St.
Long Beach, CA 90808-1432

(562) 425-7461

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Bancroft Middle usually attend:

High:

Lakewood High

Feeder schools for Bancroft Middle:

Elementary:	Cleveland Elementary
	Gompers
	MacArthur Elementary
	Twain Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.9%

Asian:

14.3%

White:

13.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg42%

California avg41%

760^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 15Middle Schools in the Long Beach Unified

606^th of 1,543Long Beach Unified 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	66.1	760 of 2761	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	847 of 2783	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	777 of 2781	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	767 of 2740	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	264 of 894	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	669 of 2715	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	761 of 2480	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.5	747 of 2508	70.2%	★★★★☆
2016	60.7	857 of 2497	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.0	823 of 2477	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.2	736 of 2379	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.3	615 of 2259	72.8%	★★★★☆
2011	72.0	491 of 2236	78.0%	★★★★☆
2010	75.7	409 of 2179	81.2%	★★★★☆
2009	75.9	376 of 2063	81.8%	★★★★☆
2008	72.9	429 of 2005	78.6%	★★★★☆
2007	69.9	486 of 1999	75.7%	★★★★☆
2006	71.1	441 of 1804	75.6%	★★★★☆
2005	71.6	415 of 1777	76.6%	★★★★☆
2004	66.6	495 of 1769	72.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	193 of 609	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	145 of 627	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	97 of 613	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	100 of 637	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	52.3	266 of 643	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	216 of 600	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	434 of 739	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	477 of 743	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	439 of 715	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	429 of 733	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	393 of 745	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	440 of 700	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	61.2	388 of 1531	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	65 of 354	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	162 of 1491	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	218 of 1369	84.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.6	269 of 1478	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	176 of 1521	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.1	370 of 1540	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	29.7	1020 of 1364	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	735 of 2533	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	827 of 2551	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	738 of 2531	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	775 of 2509	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	254 of 738	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	680 of 2380	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	660 of 2262	70.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	463 of 2395	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	591 of 2388	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	607 of 2374	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	556 of 2359	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	301 of 2213	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	390 of 2072	81.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	374 of 477	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	83.2	30 of 320	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	82.2	29 of 336	91.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	730 of 2542	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	661 of 2579	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	535 of 2531	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	495 of 2458	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	159 of 721	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	390 of 2369	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	535 of 2230	76.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	735 of 2534	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	800 of 2552	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	726 of 2538	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	674 of 2527	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	191 of 763	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	574 of 2407	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.7	757 of 2273	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	455 of 726	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	426 of 701	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	353 of 677	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.7	291 of 665	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	264 of 554	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	192 of 1566	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	321 of 1552	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	52.3	510 of 1531	66.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	596 of 1520	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	674 of 1537	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	542 of 1543	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	460 of 1555	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	638 of 1602	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	680 of 1496	54.5%	★★★☆☆

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)88th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)82nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)75th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)71st percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

African American (2025)68th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)41st percentile-31 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)37th percentile-35 vs school

Homeless (2025)22nd percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Mathematics41%+3 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				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	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bancroft Middle	Public	6-8	5301 East Centralia St.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 425-7461	806	36	22.6	49.1%	112 (13.9%)	93 (11.5%)	426 (52.9%)	115 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	54 (6.7%)	66.1	760^th of 2761 public middle schools	72.5%		61.6	847^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.6%	87	32.1	32.1	54.2	57.0	62.6	57.9	39.1	39.7	43.4	40.7	$18,699	$3,755	$14,944
Hoover Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Country Club Dr.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 421-1213	505	23	21.9	64.0%	21 (4.2%)	128 (25.3%)	268 (53.1%)	58 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	15 (3.0%)	39.5	1504^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.5%		41	1429^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.7%	75	19.1	19.1	42.9	41.4	43.4	42.6	30.7	29.3	23.7	28.0	$22,469	$4,594	$17,875
Marshall Academy of the Arts	Public	6-8	5870 East Wardlow Rd.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 429-7013	940	40	23.7	45.0%	210 (22.3%)	89 (9.5%)	468 (49.8%)	85 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	83 (8.8%)	76.1	559^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.8%		76.2	565^th of 2783 public middle schools	79.7%	6	37.8	37.8	62.1	64.8	58.3	61.7	47.7	50.3	48.2	48.8	$18,885	$3,559	$15,326
Helen Keller Middle	Public	6-8	7020 East Brittain St.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 421-8851	515	21	24.3	40.8%	56 (10.9%)	19 (3.7%)	400 (77.7%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	82.2	437^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.2%		83.2	414^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.1%	23	39.9	39.9	67.0	71.2	68.6	68.8	52.6	51.5	49.0	51.2	$17,234	$3,501	$13,733
Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle	Public	7-8	11525 Del Amo Blvd.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7815	403	19	21.1	74.7%	16 (4.0%)	46 (11.4%)	231 (57.3%)	81 (20.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (6.2%)	49	1202^nd of 2761 public middle schools	56.5%		66.4	756^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.8%	446	23.5	23.5		57.1	46.9	52.1		30.9	28.1	29.5	$21,122	$2,206	$18,916
Stanford Middle	Public	6-8	5871 East Los Arcos St.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 594-9793	1,165	46	25.2	41.9%	308 (26.4%)	130 (11.2%)	478 (41.0%)	138 (11.8%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	102 (8.8%)	83.3	410^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.2%		84.6	389^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.0%	21	40.8	40.8	60.6	73.4	69.7	67.8	59.2	53.0	51.0	54.4	$18,814	$3,184	$15,630
Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle	Public	7-8	21409 South Elaine Ave.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7805	291	20	14.8	91.8%	5 (1.7%)	13 (4.5%)	242 (83.2%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.2%)	29.8	1836^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.5%		34.9	1632^nd of 2783 public middle schools	41.4%	204	11.1	11.1		36.8	33.6	35.1		29.6	24.3	26.9	$22,788	$2,284	$20,504
Hughes Middle	Public	6-8	3846 California Ave.	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-0831	1,214	50	24.1	52.9%	98 (8.1%)	207 (17.1%)	591 (48.7%)	212 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.5%)	88 (7.2%)	66.3	756^th of 2761 public middle schools	72.6%		66.9	747^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.2%	9	35.2	35.2	54.7	60.1	51.3	55.4	36.4	50.8	40.1	42.4	$18,427	$3,649	$14,778
Lindbergh STEM Academy	Public	6-8	1022 East Market St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 422-2845	421	22	18.9	91.2%	9 (2.1%)	84 (20.0%)	278 (66.0%)	26 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	18 (4.3%)	29.7	1838^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.4%		29	1860^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.2%	22	18.4	18.4	35.5	36.3	33.9	35.3	26.8	25.2	16.8	23.2	$25,210	$5,171	$20,039
Alondra Middle	Public	6-8	16200 Downey Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8004	735	41	17.9	92.5%	5 (0.7%)	27 (3.7%)	674 (91.7%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	7 (1.0%)	42.8	1393^rd of 2761 public middle schools	49.5%		39.9	1467^th of 2783 public middle schools	47.3%	74	27.7	27.7	42.6	50.0	50.4	47.9	18.0	24.2	26.9	23.3	$22,631	$2,163	$20,468

Frequently Asked Questions about Bancroft Middle

Is Bancroft Middle a good school?

Bancroft Middle ranks 760^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Bancroft Middle attend?

Students who attend Bancroft Middle usually go on to attend Lakewood High

How many students attend Bancroft Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 806 students attended Bancroft Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Bancroft Middle?

Students at Bancroft Middle are 53% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 14% White, 12% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Bancroft Middle in?

Long Beach Unified

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