Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Danbury’s public schools score below 86% of Connecticut districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 24% of Danbury’s students scored proficient, below the Connecticut average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Danbury, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Connecticut, not nationally.
From Connecticut state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Danbury’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 122 Connecticut towns with household incomes within a quarter of Danbury’s, its schools beat 7%, lower than their 14% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 50% and 40% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
78% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Connecticut. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $19,673 per student, against $25,892 across Connecticut (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
13 elementary schools, then three middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Immaculate High School (private), Wooster School (private), St. Gregory the Great School (private), St. Peter School (private), Hudson Country Montessori School (private) and Immanuel Lutheran School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Danbury’s grade
D: better than 14% of Connecticut school districts, #140 of 152 Connecticut towns. Both inputs trail the Connecticut average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Danbury, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Danbury · depends on your address
Ellsworth Avenue School
Grades PK–5 · 492 students · 15:1 students per teacher
DPS Early Childhood Center at Granville
Grades PK · 184 students · 15:1 students per teacher
DPS Early Childhood Center
Grades PK–K · 65 students · 16:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Danbury · depends on your address
Broadview Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,070 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Rogers Park Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 888 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Westside Middle School Academy
Grades 6–8 · 736 students · 17:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Danbury · depends on your address
Broadview Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,070 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Rogers Park Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 888 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Westside Middle School Academy
Grades 6–8 · 736 students · 17:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Danbury · depends on your address
Broadview Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,070 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Rogers Park Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 888 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Westside Middle School Academy
Grades 6–8 · 736 students · 17:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Danbury
Danbury High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,612 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Danbury
Danbury High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,612 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Danbury
Danbury High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,612 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Danbury
Danbury High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,612 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Danbury’s public schools are run by Danbury School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Danbury vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Connecticut towns that share Danbury’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Danbury | D | Danbury |
| Bethel | B− | Bethel |
| Ridgefield | A | Ridgefield |
| New Fairfield | A− | New Fairfield |
| Brookfield | B | Brookfield |
| Redding | A+ | Redding PK–8 · Regional School District 09 9–12 |
Southeast, NY borders Danbury but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.
Every school in Danbury
26 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
1 duplicate private-school records merged.
Questions about Danbury’s schools
Are Danbury’s schools good?
On Connecticut’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Danbury children attend score below 86% of Connecticut’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #140 of 152 Connecticut towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 7%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Danbury in?
Danbury School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 11,833 students in 19 schools (2024–25).
Where do Danbury kids go to high school?
Danbury High School, with 3,612 students; its own test results earn a C.
What is Danbury’s graduation rate?
78% of the class of 2023 in Danbury School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Connecticut.
How much does Danbury spend per student?
$19,673 in Danbury School District (FY2024), against $25,892 across Connecticut. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Danbury?
Yes: Immaculate High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 375 students), Wooster School (religious, grades 5–12, 310 students), St. Gregory the Great School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 285 students), St. Peter School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 274 students), Hudson Country Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 233 students) and Immanuel Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 66 students).
Parents talk
What Danbury families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Connecticut. Stars are from neighbors.