Matthew Moore House · Photo: Kathryn Meyer · CC BY-SA 3.0Danbury’s public schools
Stokes County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Danbury. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Danbury’s schools, in brief
School by school
11 of Danbury’s 16 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Stokes Early College High School places highest (better than 94%); Walnut Cove Elementary School lowest (29%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Nine elementary schools serve Danbury, graded from C to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and four high schools: West Stokes High School, South Stokes High School, North Stokes High School and Stokes Early College High School. See the path ↓
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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Danbury, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Danbury · depends on your address
Chestnut Grove Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 662 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in King
Southeastern Stokes Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 413 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Walnut Cove
Piney Grove Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 189 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Lawsonville
7th grade in Danbury · depends on your address
Chestnut Grove Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 662 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in King
Southeastern Stokes Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 413 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Walnut Cove
Piney Grove Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 189 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Lawsonville
8th grade in Danbury · depends on your address
Chestnut Grove Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 662 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in King
Southeastern Stokes Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 413 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Walnut Cove
Piney Grove Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 189 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Lawsonville
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Stokes County Schools.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Danbury vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Danbury’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Danbury | — | Stokes County Schools |
Every school in Danbury
16 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Danbury’s schools
Are Danbury’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Danbury. Stokes County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Danbury. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 11 of its 16 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Danbury in?
Stokes County Schools.
Where do Danbury kids go to high school?
One of four high schools, depending on your address: West Stokes High School, South Stokes High School, North Stokes High School and Stokes Early College High School.
Parents talk
What Danbury families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Danbury → They have their own page.
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). Stars are from neighbors.