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Bancroft Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

15 Bancroft Street, Andover, MA 01810 · (978) 247-9500 · Part of Andover School District

Andover’s School Grade A better than 89% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
522
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Bancroft Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Andover kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Andover kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Bancroft ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

15 Bancroft Street, Andover

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten85
Grade 181
Grade 289
Grade 391
Grade 484
Grade 592
Enrollment over time
523’20
514’21
543’22
522’23
522’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Hispanic 9%Asian 8%Two or more races 5%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bancroft Elementary from Andover families.

Other schools in Andover School District

The district →
Shawsheen School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Andover
85 students8:1
West Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Andover
A−
605 students11:1
High Plain Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Andover
A
505 students12:1
South Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Andover
A
438 students13:1
Henry C Sanborn Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Andover
A−
332 students14:1
Andover West Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Andover
A−
508 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Andover’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.