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Danbury High School
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Danbury High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

43 Clapboard Ridge Rd., Danbury, CT 06811 · (203) 797-4803 · Part of Danbury School District

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

Directions
Photo: Mdaly625 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
3,612
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Danbury High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 8.1% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Danbury kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Danbury High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency19%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

43 Clapboard Ridge Rd., Danbury

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 91,037
Grade 10869
Grade 11848
Grade 12858
Enrollment over time
3,340’20
3,373’21
3,590’22
3,603’23
3,612’24

Up 8.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 62%White 23%Black 7%Asian 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Danbury High School from Danbury families.

Other schools in Danbury School District

The district →
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

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Danbury’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.