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Danbury School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Danbury.

Danbury’s School Grade D better than 14% of Connecticut school districts

Students
11,833
Schools
19
Spent per student
$19,673
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
The gist

What stands out about Danbury School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 14% of Connecticut districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts below the state
  • Spends 24% less per student than the CT average
  • 14 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 14% of the 199 Connecticut school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Danbury. Grade by grade →

K–513 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Danbury High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency24%
State average 39.8% · 5,680 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 50.5% · 5,685 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)78%
State average 88.2% · 798 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$19,673 per student · 24% below CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 74%Support & administration 23%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 62%State 29%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
11,722’20
11,728’21
11,994’22
12,008’23
11,833’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 66%White 20%Black 6%Asian 4%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

19 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools.

Ellsworth Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Danbury
D
492 students15:1
DPS Early Childhood Center at Granville
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Danbury
184 students15:1
DPS Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Danbury
65 students16:1
Park Avenue School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danbury
D
562 students13:1
Shelter Rock School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danbury
C−
527 students16:1
Stadley Rough School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danbury
C−
479 students16:1
Hayestown Avenue School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danbury
C−
450 students14:1
King Street Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Danbury
C−
393 students14:1
Pembroke School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danbury
C−
376 students13:1
South Street School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danbury
C−
372 students14:1
Morris Street School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danbury
D
340 students12:1
Western CT Academy of International Studies Elementary Magne
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danbury
B−
330 students14:1
Mill Ridge Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Danbury
C+
319 students15:1
Great Plain School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danbury
C+
271 students13:1
King Street Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Danbury
C−
367 students16:1
Broadview Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Danbury
C−
1,070 students13:1
Rogers Park Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Danbury
D
888 students11:1
Westside Middle School Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Danbury
C+
736 students17:1
Danbury High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Danbury
C
3,612 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Connecticut.