Bancroft Middle School 5301 East Centralia Street, Long Beach, CA 90808

"I'm am currently a student at Lakewood high, but as a former student of Bancroft I can personally say that the staff at Bancroft are lazy… Also on top of the laziness you have to constantly worry about the bullies, the gangs, the drugs and many other problems. Also your child will have to deal with the juvenile delinquents that set trash cans on fire… in the three years I was there there was two trash can fires... also the multiple accounts of students going on the roof and none of them being apprehended... although there are good teachers (Mr. Mcarthy, Mrs. Butler, Mr. Pierce, Mrs. Parker etc) they are outweighed heavily by the lazy staff. I strongly advise all parents to find another middle school such as Marshall's..."

"Good Teachers, Good Students but New Admins are HORRIBLE. Don't come here as long as Mrs. Perossio is a principle here."

"so, the childish people at bancroft removed my original post about bancroft on my separate account . guess they want to hide the truth of how bad this school is. well, let me restate what i said in the previous review. the teacher are 80% bad and 30% good. but sadly this school year many great teachers left the school and were replaced with worse teachers. the school is riddled with gangs and gang violence. kids are selling drugs already and they barely handle their massive bullying problem and usually don't do anything. a girl got STABBED WITH A PENCIL AND THREATENED and they didnt punish the kid who stabbed her at all. not even an apology. there are fights on a daily basis. they care more about their dresscode than taking care of their students. the dresscode isnt based as much on code as it's based on the faculty's opinion. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. this is a sad excuse of a school, and i feel bad for anyone who has to attend it or even work there."

"I love this school it rocks and its just great I really recommend this school"

"This school is okay though it is boring the health class is terrible almost everyone in my class failed it. The foods great. They have a great ATM program. Though it gets very frustrating if the computer freezes."