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Schools in Danbury

Danbury’s public schools

Southwest Public 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.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Nebraska’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Nebraska’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.9K
▲ 34% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.0
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
326 students on the public path
In brief

Danbury’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Danbury’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Southwest Jr./Sr. High School places highest (better than 49%); Southwest Elementary-Indianola lowest (49%). 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.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Southwest Elementary-Indianolain IndianolaB−
6–8Southwest Middle Schoolin BartleyNo scores
9–12Southwest Jr./Sr. High Schoolin BartleyB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Southwest Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Southwest Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 326 students · 9.0 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$20,883NE $15,602 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 47.1% · 135 students tested
Math32%
State average 46% · 135 students tested

Danbury vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Nebraska towns that share Danbury’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Danbury—Southwest

Every school in Danbury

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nebraska’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Danburyin other towns
Southwest Elementary-Indianola
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Indianola
B−
172 students9:1Rate it →
Southwest Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bartley
71 students11:1Rate it →
Southwest Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bartley
B−
83 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Danbury’s schools

Are Danbury’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Danbury. Southwest Public 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, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Danbury in?

Southwest Public Schools.

Where do Danbury kids go to high school?

Southwest Jr./Sr. High 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). Stars are from neighbors.