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Bancroft Elementary

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Bancroft Elementary ranks 1023 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1023^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bancroft Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 672 students in Walnut Creek, California, and it stands out as a strong, consistently high-performing school within the broader Mt. Diablo Unified district.

Academically, Bancroft significantly outperforms both its district and state averages in English, math, and science. The school is particularly effective in supporting its Hispanic and English Language Learner students, ranking in the state's top tiers for these groups. A notable strength is its low chronic absenteeism rate of 9.2%, which is less than half the district and state averages and shows major improvement from recent years. While not at the very top like nearby Walnut Acres Elementary or Valle Verde Elementary, Bancroft achieves its strong results while serving a more economically diverse student population and operating with larger class sizes and lower per-student spending than many comparison schools.

This efficiency creates an interesting contrast within its own district, where Bancroft's success is distinct from severely struggling schools like Cambridge Elementary and Fair Oaks Elementary. The school's main challenges appear to be maintaining consistent performance year-to-year across all student subgroups and addressing a recent increase in economically disadvantaged students. Overall, Bancroft represents a compelling example of a school that delivers quality education and strong outcomes for a diverse community.

672

Students ?

26.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$106

Per pupil spending ?

22.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2200 Parish Dr.
Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1524

(925) 933-3405

District: Mt. Diablo Unified

Students who attend Bancroft Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Foothill Middle
High:	Northgate High

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.1%

Hispanic:

27.7%

Asian:

21.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Mt. Diablo Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg42%

California avg41%

1,023^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Mt. Diablo Unified

759^th of 1,543Mt. Diablo 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	82.9	1023 of 5857	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	719 of 5869	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	1190 of 5859	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	1053 of 5883	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	84.7	211 of 1417	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	1269 of 5789	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	1161 of 5662	79.5%	★★★★☆
2017	82.0	1047 of 5692	81.6%	★★★★☆
2016	87.2	786 of 5614	86.0%	★★★★☆
2015	83.2	971 of 5611	82.7%	★★★★☆
2013	87.0	654 of 5530	88.2%	★★★★☆
2012	82.2	901 of 5390	83.3%	★★★★☆
2011	83.0	849 of 5377	84.2%	★★★★☆
2010	77.4	1116 of 5314	79.0%	★★★★☆
2009	82.0	887 of 5193	82.9%	★★★★☆
2008	83.2	828 of 5113	83.8%	★★★★☆
2007	76.8	1103 of 5113	78.4%	★★★★☆
2006	88.3	573 of 4818	88.1%	★★★★☆
2005	91.8	395 of 4822	91.8%	★★★★★
2004	96.0	180 of 4809	96.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	746 of 1203	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.7	415 of 1205	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	632 of 1190	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	720 of 1149	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	84.9	176 of 3162	94.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	1022 of 5597	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.7	578 of 5612	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	1193 of 5609	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	1067 of 5635	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	231 of 1267	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	1510 of 5492	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	1326 of 5413	75.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	584 of 5107	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	95.3	157 of 5107	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	499 of 5087	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	81.3	692 of 5084	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	1753 of 4963	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.5	1170 of 4830	75.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	1737 of 5460	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.5	3652 of 5517	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	3478 of 5363	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.1	1122 of 5264	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	310 of 1110	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	1270 of 5173	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	1149 of 5084	77.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	990 of 5628	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	828 of 5643	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	1158 of 5638	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	994 of 5663	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.9	180 of 1272	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	987 of 5510	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	951 of 5431	82.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	385 of 718	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	468 of 670	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	501 of 669	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.1	358 of 610	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.3	143 of 445	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	153 of 339	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	60.2	652 of 2420	73.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	1241 of 2598	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	906 of 2651	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	1404 of 2661	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.8	1168 of 2726	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	1611 of 2834	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.2	1254 of 2737	54.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)73rd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile-36 vs school

Asian (2025)38th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Mathematics63%+26 vs state

Science53%+20 vs state

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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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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-5	2200 Parish Dr.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 933-3405	672	25	26.8	22.8%	229 (34.1%)	5 (0.7%)	186 (27.7%)	145 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	104 (15.5%)	82.9	1023^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	82.5%		89.7	719^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.7%	304	52.8		52.8	55.0	67.6	65.7				63.2	59.3	70.8	58.5				63.0							$106	$50	$56
Walnut Acres Elementary	Public	K-5	180 Cerezo Dr.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 939-1333	689	24	28.7	14.9%	313 (45.4%)	7 (1.0%)	103 (14.9%)	119 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	146 (21.2%)	96.3	210^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.4	313^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.7%	103	65.2		65.2	81.2	84.2	82.2				82.4	85.5	86.3	69.9				79.7							$99	$06	$93
Fair Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 Lisa Ln.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 685-4494	323	14	23.0	85.4%	58 (18.0%)	25 (7.7%)	143 (44.3%)	55 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (12.7%)	11	5565^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.0%		14.4	5365^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.6%	200	5.0		5.0	19.6	23.7	20.5				21.1	17.9	15.8	7.7				14.3	96.9						$1,111	$04	$1,107
Woodside Elementary	Public	K-5	761 San Simeon Dr.	Concord	94518	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 689-7671	289	11	25.6	60.6%	85 (29.4%)	7 (2.4%)	116 (40.1%)	36 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	42 (14.5%)	40.1	3213^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.1%		46.9	2744^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.2%	469	36.1		36.1	36.2	38.9	40.0				38.1	27.7	39.4	36.1				33.6	96.5						$602	$00	$602
Valle Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	3275 Peachwillow Ln.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 939-5700	485	16	30.3	15.9%	227 (46.8%)	3 (0.6%)	53 (10.9%)	100 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	100 (20.6%)	93.9	404^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.1%		89	747^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.3%	343	68.9		68.9	68.5	70.1	78.7				72.0	79.2	84.1	75.4				80.1	96.5						$150	$150	$00
Ygnacio Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	2217 Chalomar Rd.	Concord	94518	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-9336	387	17	22.7	87.6%	18 (4.7%)	5 (1.3%)	301 (77.8%)	36 (9.3%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	18 (4.7%)	13	5424^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.4%		20.5	4806^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.1%	618	10.5		10.5	17.1	19.0	33.3				22.7	17.1	11.7	14.0				14.4	92.4	96.2	96.2	94.9	96.2	94.9	$222	$00	$222
Cambridge Elementary	Public	K-5	1135 Lacey Ln.	Concord	94520	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 686-4749	469	19	24.6	95.7%	19 (4.1%)	9 (1.9%)	380 (81.0%)	37 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (4.3%)	7.6	5754^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.8%		9.7	5695^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.0%	59	6.9		6.9	6.3	17.7	15.7				13.3	13.5	7.5	9.4				10.2							$506	$00	$506
Eagle Peak Montessori	Public, Charter	1-8	800 Hutchinson Rd.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 946-0994	301	10	30.1	7.6%	102 (33.9%)	3 (1.0%)	66 (21.9%)	59 (19.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (23.3%)	58.7	2135^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.5%		74.1	1409^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.0%	726	55.6	75.9	64.6	48.7	50.0	69.4	64.3	79.4	93.1	65.1	48.7	26.9	22.2	39.3	52.9	48.3	38.5							$08	$08	$00
Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-5	277 Boyd Rd.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 935-5721	594	21	28.2	22.7%	258 (43.4%)	14 (2.4%)	82 (13.8%)	133 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	106 (17.8%)	89.3	701^st of 5857 public elementary schools	88.0%		90.2	693^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.2%	8	62.6		62.6	57.6	73.2	74.8				68.5	73.7	68.8	64.7				69.1							$215	$98	$117
Indian Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	551 Marshall Dr.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Walnut Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 944-6828	355	15	23.6	20.6%	146 (41.1%)	11 (3.1%)	69 (19.4%)	68 (19.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	59 (16.6%)	84.3	947^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.8%		83.3	1026^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.5%	79	57.5		57.5	55.1	65.1	74.5				63.7	72.9	55.6	68.1				65.6							$16,514	$15,844	$670

Frequently Asked Questions about Bancroft Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Bancroft Elementary?

Students at Bancroft Elementary are 34% White, 28% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 15% Two or more races.

Is Bancroft Elementary a good school?

Bancroft Elementary ranks 1023^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bancroft Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 672 students attended Bancroft Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Bancroft Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bancroft Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Foothill Middle
High : Northgate High

What district is Bancroft Elementary in?

Mt. Diablo Unified

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