Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle School

929 North Las Palmas Avenue

School District

Los Angeles Unified
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:18
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on October 15, 2023

The experience with the staff has been very supportive and incredibly moving. Keep up the great commitment to our students!
Submitted by student on June 25, 2023

I have no clue what the others are saying or what the results in this webpage are but it is very inaccurate. This is an amazing school, especially for STEM. The kids here are actually ABOVE average in terms of intelligence. As someone who attended the school 6-8th, I can have a say that the staff are friendly and teach in ways supportive to education. I am already college ready.
Submitted by other on June 12, 2022

HORRIBLE! The kids there are so disrespectful and rude. They are not excepting of anyone, all they do is make the teachers cry and jump on desks and you can’t even learn anything. and people will put sticky notes on ur back and slam u into lockers! DO NOT SEND YOUR KIDS HERE!
Submitted by student on December 09, 2019

I love this school. Because I also saw some of my old friends. And I make new friends here. They have SPED. I recommended you coming here and trying out this school.
Submitted by parent on October 22, 2019

This school has really helped my daughter with her skills and the STEAM program, has allowed challenging curriculum. They do a great job integrating art and design. Her writing skills improved too!
Submitted by parent on October 22, 2019

Bancroft instilled a love of engineering and design in our son, like nothing else. It gave him a passion to pursue and inspired him to aim for the stars. He will be graduating high school with a 4.0, and without a doubt, it all started at Bancroft. Thank you for inspiring him to reach for the stars.
Submitted by parent on October 22, 2019

Excellent School. Great support. Everyone, from the Principal to teachers to after-school coordinators are very caring and supportive.
Submitted by parent on May 02, 2019

For me was great school because the teachers are very good and the staff are very polite and my daughter is satisfied with the teachers and classes.
Submitted by parent on May 02, 2019

Perfect, my son likes a lot this School.
Submitted by principal on November 05, 2018

My experience at this school has been great. We use cutting edge methods for scheduling students and monitor growth using multiple data points. The staff are very hard working and collaborate often. The staff respect students unique personalities and abilities and the school has many resources to help students.
Submitted by student on August 13, 2018

Horrible. My time at Bancroft has left me with social and trust issues.
Submitted by student on April 26, 2017

I give it five stars because I graduated as a successful student and teachers and administrators are respectful and there are fun activities there. I totally recommend this school!
Submitted by parent on January 26, 2016

My daughter graduated from Bancroft Art Magnet program last year and she had a great experience. My son now attends Bancroft's STEAM Magnet program. It is his first year here and has had only positive experiences. The teachers and staff have been helpful and friendly.
Submitted by parent on November 18, 2015

My daughter spent 3 years here and has since moved on to high school and met with much success there. I cannot speak highly enough about all the opportunities she had while part of the Performing Arts Magnet program. The fact is, that because SHE looked for things to be involved with and took advantage of all kinds of opportunities, she had a great middle school experience. From clubs, to leadership class, to dance and theatre shows, to great master classes and field trips- she got to do more in Middle school than one might expect in a public school setting. She also took foreign language and visual arts as well as her performing arts classes (dance, music and theatre.). The majority of teachers and staff are at the top of their game and truly care about the student experience at the school. The majority of classes she had showed good academic rigor and expectations for students. The complaints she expressed more than a few times included frustration about the work ethic of the students (not teachers) in some of her classes and the fact that the school could do more to reward all the students that do all the right things instead of pointing focus on poor choices made by some. Overall it was a great MS experience for a high-achieving, self-driven student willing to try all sorts of new things.
Submitted by parent on July 02, 2014

This is a great school. Each two to three weeks there are meetings with principal. We got to ask questions and go into classes to see how kids work with their teacher. The teachers are great. My kid actually had fun while going to school. One of the best teachers there are Mr. Stiles, Mr. Hauser, Ms. Lawrence, Mr. Sutton, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Sussan, and Mr. Adrian. Yes there are some things you might not like about school, but doesn't every school has its flaws. By the way my kid just graduated from this school.
Submitted by other on May 24, 2014

Bancroft middle school is a great school . I graduated Bancroft as class of 2011 and never have I had problems here (only when I got MYSELF into them). Teachers were really respectful and ready to teach all the time. Almost all the reviews on this school and teachers are negative, but this is coming from a former student who experienced this school. Teachers were good, great. Every class I had, I passed with a B or better, I was an honor roll student, 3.4 gpa and it was all because of the teachers and their encouragement. I recommend this school. I feel proud of the students there because I know they're being taught as well as I was.
Submitted by parent on October 11, 2013

It smells like trash there is alot of trash in the school. I reccomed this school to shut down my kid went here and everyday he would cry coming home from school .
Submitted by parent on August 29, 2013

Ms Rico has always been very responsive to my concerns/requests. She has personally responded to my emails and has even called me at home. She cares about the students immensely. Susan Webber is another fantastic administrator who really cares about all the students of Bancroft. This school agrees to teach every kid that walks in the door, unlike many/most charters that pressure kids with disabilities or low test scores to leave their schools. I have been very impressed with the caliber of many of my child's teachers at this school.
Submitted by parent on June 13, 2013

THIS SCHOOL IS GREAT,,, MY DAUGHTER GRADUATED FROM THIS SCHOOL AND SHE WAS VERY HAPPY THERE, NOW MY SON WILL GRADUATE NEXT YEAR AND HE ENJOYS GOING TO SCHOOL, BECAUSE HE KNOWS HE HAS GREAT TEACHERS WHO ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT A STUDENT.
Submitted by parent on June 07, 2013

Don't send your kids to this school!!! The staff is very unprofessional, the principal is always hiding from parents . it's a very bad school overall. It doesn't even deserve a star.