Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to New Garden Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
B

Bancroft El Sch

PublicElementaryGrades 1–5

181 Bancroft Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348 · (610) 925-5711 · Part of Kennett Consolidated School District

New Garden Township’s School Grade B better than 60% of Pennsylvania school districts

Directions
Students
403
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
1–5
The gist

What stands out about Bancroft El Sch

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 61% of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for New Garden Township kids: Kennett Middle School

On the path

Where New Garden Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

KMary D Lang Kdg Ctrin Kennett Square
1–5Bancroft El SchYou are here
6–8Kennett Middle Schoolin Landenberg

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency40%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts61%
State average 55%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

181 Bancroft Road, Kennett Square

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 173
Grade 287
Grade 377
Grade 485
Grade 581
Enrollment over time
425’20
400’21
394’22
396’23
403’24

Down 5.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 57%White 38%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bancroft El Sch from New Garden Township families.

Other schools in Kennett Consolidated School District

The district →
Mary D Lang Kdg Ctr
Elementary · Grades K · Kennett Square
304 students12:1
Greenwood El Sch
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Kennett Square
B
556 students12:1
New Garden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Toughkenamon
B+
473 students12:1
Kennett Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Landenberg
C+
902 students11:1
Kennett High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kennett Square
C
1,184 students15:1

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 Pennsylvania’s other public schools; New Garden Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.