Bancroft School

This article is about the school in the United States. For the school in England, see Bancroft's School.

Bancroft School
Bancroft School from the west
Location
Worcester, MA, US
Coordinates	42°18′15″N 71°48′55″W / 42.30417°N 71.81528°W / 42.30417; -71.81528Coordinates: 42°18′15″N 71°48′55″W / 42.30417°N 71.81528°W / 42.30417; -71.81528
Information
Type	Private secondary
Established	1900^[1]
Head of school	James P. "Trey" Cassidy
Enrollment	521 students
Color(s)	Blue and gray
Athletics conference	Eastern Independent League (EIL) and New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC)
Mascot	Bulldogs

The Bancroft School in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, is an independent, co-educational, preK - 12, college-preparatory day school. Students typically live in Central Massachusetts and MetroWest Boston. The school campus measures 30-acre (120,000 m²). The school has three divisions: pre-kindergarten and elementary school, middle, and high school.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Bancroft School include:

Esther Forbes, Class of 1908; winner of the 1943 Pulitzer Prize for History for a biography of Paul Revere and the 1944 Newbery Medal for Johnny Tremain
Mahlon Hoagland, biochemist, discoverer of amino-acid activating enzymes
Myra Kraft (née Hiatt) (1942–2011), Bancroft Class of 1960; philanthropist with the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation, Robert K. and Myra H. Kraft Foundation, American Repertory Theatre, Brandeis University, United Way of Massachusetts Bay, Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston, Kraft Stadium for American football in Jerusalem^[2]
Denise Eisenberg Rich, Class of 1962;^[3] New York socialite
Robert Waring Stoddard, Class of 1923; former editor of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette; one of the founders of the John Birch Society^[4]

Worcester

Nickname(s): The City of the Seven Hills, The Heart of the Commonwealth, Wormtown, Woo-town, The Woo

Topics	Media Sports Airport City Hall and Common Tallest buildings

Education	Higher education Assumption College Becker College Clark University College of the Holy Cross MCPHS Quinsigamond Community College UMass Medical School Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester State University See also: Colleges of Worcester Consortium K-12 education Worcester Public Schools Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School Bancroft School Mass Academy of Math and Science Worcester Academy

Government	Fire Mayors Transit Authority

History	Historic places (eastern, northwestern, southwestern) List of mayors Notable residents Timeline Worcester firsts 1953 Worcester tornado

Museums	American Antiquarian Society EcoTarium Higgins Armory Museum Worcester Art Museum Worcester Historical Museum

Worcester County Greater Boston Massachusetts United States

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