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Bancroft Middle

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Bancroft Middle ranks 1829 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1829^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 34% of California middle schools

Summary

Bancroft Middle is a public school serving 948 students in grades 6-8 in the San Leandro Unified district, operating in a high-need community where a majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Bancroft's test scores are below state averages, but the school is on a positive trajectory, having improved its statewide ranking over the past three years. A significant bright spot is attendance; the school has dramatically reduced chronic absenteeism to a rate that is now better than both the district and state averages. While it performs below its district peer, John Muir Middle, Bancroft outperforms several other nearby schools in the Oakland Unified and San Lorenzo Unified districts, such as Frick United Academy of Language Middle and Edendale Middle.

An interesting comparison is with the high-performing KIPP Summit Academy, a charter school with similar demographics but much higher per-student spending and academic results. Within Bancroft, there is a noticeable performance decline by grade level, with 8th graders scoring the lowest, indicating a potential area for focused support. The school also shows varying effectiveness with different student groups, performing relatively well with some while others need more targeted strategies to succeed.

948

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,751

Per pupil spending ?

79%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1150 Bancroft Ave.
San Leandro, CA 94577-3863

(510) 618-4380

District: San Leandro Unified

Students who attend Bancroft Middle usually attend:

High:

San Leandro High

Feeder schools for Bancroft Middle:

Elementary:	Jefferson Elementary
	McKinley Elementary
	Roosevelt Elementary
	Washington Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.6%

African American:

13.7%

Asian:

12.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2013 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg32%

California avg41%

1,829^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the San Leandro Unified

1026^th of 1,543San Leandro 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	30.1	1829 of 2761	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	1985 of 2783	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1943 of 2781	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	2076 of 2740	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1996 of 2715	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	2104 of 2480	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.1	1961 of 2508	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.1	1828 of 2497	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.6	1884 of 2477	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.9	1952 of 2379	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.0	1985 of 2259	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.1	1827 of 2236	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.3	1685 of 2179	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.7	1610 of 2063	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.4	1173 of 2005	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.0	1115 of 1999	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.3	1003 of 1804	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.0	1150 of 1777	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.8	1064 of 1769	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	481 of 609	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	346 of 627	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	388 of 613	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	451 of 637	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	466 of 643	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	496 of 600	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	618 of 739	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	646 of 743	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	590 of 715	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	633 of 733	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	634 of 745	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	644 of 700	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.0	1029 of 1531	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1139 of 1491	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1124 of 1369	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.0	900 of 1478	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1254 of 1521	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	1278 of 1540	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	859 of 1442	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	844 of 1364	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	1603 of 2533	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1686 of 2551	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1693 of 2531	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1782 of 2509	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1878 of 2380	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	1975 of 2262	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	1864 of 2395	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	1975 of 2388	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	2015 of 2374	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	2023 of 2359	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1715 of 2213	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1841 of 2072	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	1941 of 2542	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	2113 of 2579	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1860 of 2531	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	1947 of 2458	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1913 of 2369	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	2060 of 2230	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	1776 of 2534	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1989 of 2552	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1871 of 2538	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	2022 of 2527	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1736 of 2407	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	1921 of 2273	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	438 of 726	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	465 of 701	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	463 of 677	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.2	595 of 665	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	479 of 554	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	433 of 462	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	837 of 1566	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1053 of 1552	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	982 of 1531	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	547 of 1520	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	723 of 1537	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	951 of 1543	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	815 of 1555	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	730 of 1602	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.5	976 of 1496	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)64th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Reading100%+92 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Listening16%-9 vs state

Writing9%-8 vs state

Overall4%-5 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)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bancroft Middle	Public	6-8	1150 Bancroft Ave.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4380	948	42	22.3	79.0%	79 (8.3%)	130 (13.7%)	537 (56.6%)	116 (12.2%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.3%)	71 (7.5%)	30.1	1829^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.8%		26.3	1985^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.7%	156	5.4	0.0	4.5	16.1	18.2	16.4	8.9	9.1	9.0	1.8	0.0	1.5		20.1	20.1		43.2	37.0	32.0	37.7		25.4	22.9	10.3	19.9	$24,751	$23,670	$1,081
John Muir Middle	Public	6-8	1444 Williams St.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4400	969	45	21.4	79.4%	47 (4.9%)	102 (10.5%)	463 (47.8%)	284 (29.3%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.8%)	63 (6.5%)	41.1	1460^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.1%		38.5	1518^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.5%	58														30.7	30.7		40.6	49.8	41.1	43.8		26.6	27.7	19.0	24.7	$27,090	$25,238	$1,852
Elmhurst United Middle	Public	6-8	1800 98th Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3229	729	48	15.2	99.5%	13 (1.8%)	128 (17.6%)	538 (73.8%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	19 (2.6%)	11.4	2570^th of 2761 public middle schools	6.9%		11	2631^st of 2783 public middle schools	5.5%	61														9.5	9.5		16.6	18.2	20.3	18.4		4.3	13.4	12.8	10.2	$27,363	$24,722	$2,641
Washington Manor Middle	Public	6-8	1170 Fargo Ave.	San Leandro	94579	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-5500	500	20	24.5	74.0%	29 (5.8%)	33 (6.6%)	234 (46.8%)	173 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	26 (5.2%)	35.5	1632^nd of 2761 public middle schools	40.9%		38	1532^nd of 2783 public middle schools	45.0%	100														23.1	23.1		36.8	33.1	36.8	35.5		27.0	25.3	32.9	28.5	$21,301	$18,808	$2,493
Edendale Middle	Public	6-8	16160 Ashland Ave.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-5100	483	25	19.6	85.1%	11 (2.3%)	76 (15.7%)	308 (63.8%)	57 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	22 (4.6%)	8.3	2661^st of 2761 public middle schools	3.6%		8.9	2700^th of 2783 public middle schools	3.0%	39														6.9	6.9		18.5	6.3	13.5	12.7		14.0	3.4	4.0	6.8	$22,740	$20,314	$2,426
Oakland Unity Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1180 70th Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unity Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 564-4851	132	3	50.3	76.5%	12 (9.1%)	12 (9.1%)	106 (80.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	54.5	1054^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.8%		58.3	925^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.8%	129														25.0	25.0		42.9	61.9	54.6	53.1		34.9	39.5	27.3	33.9
Aurum Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1034 66th Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Aurum Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 746-7862	93	4	23.3	86.0%	3 (3.2%)	44 (47.3%)	43 (46.2%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	6.1	2716^th of 2761 public middle schools	1.6%		14.4	2494^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.4%	222														2.9	2.9		8.3	6.7	8.6	7.8		0.0	6.9	5.9	5.3	$50,220	$49,248	$972
Frick United Academy of Language Middle	Public	6-8	2845 64th Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3219	392	23	17.1	99.7%	12 (3.1%)	72 (18.4%)	279 (71.2%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	11 (2.8%)	4.7	2739^th of 2761 public middle schools	0.8%		5.4	2764^th of 2783 public middle schools	0.7%	25														2.3	2.3		6.6	3.5	5.3	5.2		0.0	2.8	3.1	1.9	$29,016	$26,374	$2,642
KIPP Summit Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	2005 Via Barrett	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	KIPP Summit Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 258-0106	427	21	20.6	75.6%	9 (2.1%)	13 (3.0%)	159 (37.2%)	240 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	94.7	162^nd of 2761 public middle schools	94.1%		93.2	206^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.6%	44													68.5	66.7	67.6	83.3	75.7	92.1	81.9	83.1	73.2	68.2	61.8	58.1	65.4
Bohannon Middle	Public	6-8	800 Bockman Rd.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-3800	606	25	24.1	73.6%	37 (6.1%)	32 (5.3%)	416 (68.6%)	92 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	17 (2.8%)	27.4	1913^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.7%		30	1816^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.7%	97														13.2	13.2		37.6	40.9	34.4	37.6		25.0	19.6	12.0	18.8	$20,828	$18,432	$2,396

Frequently Asked Questions about Bancroft Middle

Is Bancroft Middle a good school?

Bancroft Middle ranks 1829^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bancroft Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 948 students attended Bancroft Middle.

What high school do graduates of Bancroft Middle attend?

Students who attend Bancroft Middle usually go on to attend San Leandro High

What is the racial makeup of Bancroft Middle?

Students at Bancroft Middle are 57% Hispanic, 14% African American, 12% Asian, 8% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Bancroft Middle in?

San Leandro Unified

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