Way back in 1875, Minneapolis Township built a two-room, wooden school on the southwest corner of Minnehaha Avenue and 38th Street. At that time the school was part of what was District #113, It became part of the city school system when the neighborhood was annexed in 1887, and was named “Bancroft” the same year. The building served almost 30 children until it closed in 1890. $ years later the school was moved to the grounds of Monroe School and used as an annex. A new school opened on Oct. 30, 1911, 1315 East 38th Street, was built in 1911 on land purchased the previous year. In 1912 the school was named after noted, American historian George Bancroft. An addition was built in 1920 and another is in the works.
