Top 10 Best Danbury Public Schools (2022)
For the 2022 school year, there are 20 public schools serving 12,120 students in Danbury, CT. Danbury has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Connecticut.
The top ranked public schools in Danbury, CT are Western Ct Academy Of International Studies Elementary Magn, Great Plain School and Mill Ridge Primary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Danbury, CT public schools have an average math proficiency score of 35% (versus the Connecticut public school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 48% (versus the 58% statewide average). Schools in Danbury have an average ranking of 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Connecticut public schools.
Minority enrollment is 65% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Connecticut public school average of 46% (majority Hispanic).
Best Danbury, CT Public Schools (2022)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Western Ct Academy Of International Studies Elementary Magn
Magnet School
Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
201 University Blvd.
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 778-7462
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 778-7462
Grades: K-5
| 396 students
Rank: #22.
Great Plain School
Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
10 Stadley Rough Rd.
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 797-4749
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 797-4749
Grades: PK-5
| 294 students
Rank: #33.
Mill Ridge Primary School
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 50-54%
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
49a High Ridge Rd.
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 797-4781
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 797-4781
Grades: PK-3
| 340 students
Rank: #44.
42 Tamarack Ave.
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 797-4771
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 797-4771
Grades: PK-5
| 484 students
Rank: #55.
Westside Middle School Academy
Math: 43% | Reading: 58%
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1 School Ridge Road
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 797-4713
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 797-4713
Grades: 6-8
| 601 students
Rank: #66.
Ellsworth Avenue School
Math: 49% | Reading: 50%
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
53 Ellsworth Ave
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 797-4740
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 797-4740
Grades: PK-5
| 471 students
Rank: #77.
Shelter Rock School
Math: 49% | Reading: 48%
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
2 Crows Nest Rd.
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 797-4777
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 797-4777
Grades: PK-5
| 544 students
Rank: #88.
Park Avenue School
Math: 49% | Reading: 47%
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
82 Park Ave.
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 797-4763
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 797-4763
Grades: PK-5
| 629 students
Rank: #99.
South Street School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 45-49%
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
129 South St.
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 797-4787
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 797-4787
Grades: PK-5
| 408 students
Rank: #1010.
King Street Intermediate School
Math: 42% | Reading: 50%
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
151 South King St.
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 797-4761
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 797-4761
Grades: 4-5
| 389 students
Rank: #1111.
Pembroke School
Math: 40-44% | Reading: 40-44%
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
34 1/2 Pembroke Rd.
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 797-4751
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 797-4751
Grades: K-5
| 344 students
Rank: #1212.
Stadley Rough School
Math: 39% | Reading: 44%
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
25 Karen Rd.
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 797-4773
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 797-4773
Grades: K-5
| 507 students
Rank: #1313.
43 Clapboard Ridge Rd.
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 797-4803
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 797-4803
Grades: 9-12
| 3,115 students
Rank: #1414.
28 Morris St.
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 797-4809
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 797-4809
Grades: PK-5
| 362 students
Rank: #1515.
Broadview Middle School
Math: 24% | Reading: 46%
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
72 Hospital Ave.
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 797-4861
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 797-4861
Grades: 6-8
| 968 students
Rank: #1616.
King Street Primary School
Math: 30-34% | Reading: 25-29%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
151 South King St.
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 797-4744
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 797-4744
Grades: PK-3
| 451 students
Rank: #1717.
Henry Abbott Technical High School
Vocational School
Math: 15-19% | Reading: 35-39%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
(1)
21 Hayestown Ave.
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 797-4460
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 797-4460
Grades: 9-12
| 670 students
Rank: #1818.
Rogers Park Middle School
Math: 19% | Reading: 36%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
21 Memorial Dr.
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 797-4881
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 797-4881
Grades: 6-8
| 932 students
Alternative Center For Excellence
Alternative School
26 Locust Ave.
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 797-4786
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 797-4786
Grades: 9-12
| 88 students
Danbury, Connecticut Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Grades
Students
The Access School At The Danuta M. Thibodeau Education Cent (Closed 2018)
Special Education School
103 Miry Brook Road
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 205-0000
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 205-0000
Grades: 3-12
| 6 students
One School Ridge Rd
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 797-4722
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 797-4722
Grades: PK
| 165 students
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