Photo: Redjar at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Danby’s public schools outscore 63% of Vermont districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Danby, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Vermont, not nationally.
From Vermont state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Danby’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 239 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Danby’s, its schools beat 72%, higher than their 63% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 48% and math 34% in spring 2022, against 44% and 33% statewide. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,061 per student, against $25,064 across Vermont (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then three middle schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Danby’s grade
B: better than 63% of Vermont school districts. Test scores are above the Vermont average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Danby, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Danby
Currier Memorial Union School
Grades PK–5 · 70 students · 8:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Danby
Currier Memorial Union School
Grades PK–5 · 70 students · 8:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Danby
Currier Memorial Union School
Grades PK–5 · 70 students · 8:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Danby
Currier Memorial Union School
Grades PK–5 · 70 students · 8:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Danby
Currier Memorial Union School
Grades PK–5 · 70 students · 8:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Danby
Currier Memorial Union School
Grades PK–5 · 70 students · 8:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Danby · depends on your address
Manchester Elementary/Middle School
Grades PK–8 · 396 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Manchester Center
Flood Brook School
Grades PK–8 · 287 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Londonderry
Dorset Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 187 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Dorset
8th grade in Danby · depends on your address
Manchester Elementary/Middle School
Grades PK–8 · 396 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Manchester Center
Flood Brook School
Grades PK–8 · 287 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Londonderry
Dorset Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 187 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Dorset
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Danby
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Danby vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Vermont towns that share Danby’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Danby | B | Taconic and Green Regional PK–8 · Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union |
| Dorset | B | Taconic and Green Regional PK–8 · Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union |
| Mount Tabor | — | Taconic and Green Regional PK–8 · Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union |
| Tinmouth | — | Mill River Unified PK–12 · Mill River Unified Union Supervisory District |
| Pawlet | B | Mettawee PK–6 · Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union with Danby for grades , so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Danby
4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Vermont’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Danby’s schools
Are Danby’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Vermont: the public schools Danby children attend outscore 63% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 72%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.
What school district is Danby in?
Taconic and Green Regional School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 998 students in 5 schools (2024–25).
How much does Danby spend per student?
$11,061 in Taconic and Green Regional School District (FY2024), against $25,064 across Vermont. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Danby 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 2020) 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 Vermont. Stars are from neighbors.