Bancroft Middle School

Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle School and Performing Arts Magnet is a public middle school located in Los Angeles, California. A member of the Los Angeles Unified School District, Bancroft Middle School started operating in 1929 and is now handling 1,300 plus students who are enrolled from 6th to 8th grade. Bancroft serves several areas of Los Angeles, including portions of Hancock Park and portions of Outpost Estates as well as most of the city of West Hollywood. Bancroft feeds into Fairfax High School and Hollywood High School. Some areas zoned to Bancroft are jointly zoned to both high schools.

School Statistics

Bancroft Middle School's faculty has an 83% full credential and 2% emergency credential average. 14% of the faculty are first year teachers. All in all, the Bancroft's educators norms an average of 11 years teaching experience, and 10 years average experience teaching in the district.

The school's average class is size is 32 for grade 6, 32 for grade 7, and 28 for grade 8. The student staff ratios are as follows: 60 Students per paraprofessional staff, 231 Students per office/clerical staff, and 87 Students per other classified staff. In terms of ethnicity, the bulk of the student population are Hispanics (76%), 10% are White, 9% are African Americans, 2% are Asians, 2% are Filipinos, and less than 1% are Pacific Islanders and American Indians/Alaskans.