Enrollment
66
Elementary
DISTRICT 125 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWFOUND AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330522000334
Danbury Elementary School
20 Daffodil Ln., Danbury, NH 03230 · (603) 768-3434 · Merrimack County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL66 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Hampshire public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
26 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 26%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 8 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 11 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 20% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 33% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Newfound Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
33.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Hampshire's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Danbury Elementary School
Danbury Elementary School's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danbury Elementary School this school | 66 | 39.4% | 33.7% |
| Unity Elementary School Newport | 86 | 39.5% | 27.3% |
| Warren Village School Warren | 56 | 39.3% | N/A |
| Freedom Elementary School Freedom | 52 | 40.4% | 34.5% |
| Pierce Elementary School Bennington | 55 | 38.2% | 53.0% |
| Russell Elementary School Rumney | 84 | 40.5% | 35.0% |
Matched among New Hampshire elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Danbury Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 66 | #262 of 300 | #32 of 34 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
66
+9 (+16%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 62
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 9.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66 | 8 | 8.3:1 | 39% (26) |
| 2023-24 | 56 | 7.3 | 7.7:1 | 29% (16) |
| 2022-23 | 76 | 6.6 | 11.5:1 | 25% (19) |
| 2020-21 | 57 | 6 | 9.5:1 | 11% (6) |
| 2017-18 | 55 | 5.5 | 10.0:1 | 51% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 62 | 7 | 8.9:1 | 65% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 52 | 8 | 6.5:1 | 40% (21) |
| 2000-01 | 74 | 6 | 12.3:1 | 24% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 62 | 4 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Danbury Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (55 to 66); teachers up 45% (5.5 to 8).
About Danbury Elementary School
Danbury Elementary School is the name of a very small elementary school in Danbury, New Hampshire. It teaches 66 students in kindergarten through 5. It has 73% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in New Hampshire (about 249).
Danbury Elementary School is one school in Newfound Area School District, a system of 6 schools with 1,152 students.
Of every 100 students at Danbury Elementary School, about 95 are White. Smaller groups are 3% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 9, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Danbury Elementary School comes to 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.3:1. The school's 8.3:1 compares with an average of 11.0:1 for elementary schools in New Hampshire. On the income side, 39% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 25% average for public schools in Merrimack County is 14 points.
Danbury Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 17% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
Danbury Elementary School is 4.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (33.7% versus 38.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Hampshire.
In Merrimack County, home to about 155,967 people, the median household earns about $97,004 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Danbury Elementary School shares Merrimack County with 60 other public schools.
A public school about 6.4 miles away, Andover Elementary School, is the closest to Danbury Elementary School. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 6. On proficiency, Danbury Elementary School is behind the 48.3% nearby average, ranking 6th of 7.
The federal government classifies Danbury Elementary School's location as Rural: Distant.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 16%, from 57 to 66. The number of students per teacher dropped from 9.5 to 8.3 over 4 years.
The allk12 page for Danbury Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Merrimack County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,967
Census ACS
Median income
$97,004
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
17,429 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newfound Area School District
- Newfound Regional High SchoolHigh · 357 students
- Newfound Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 296 students
- Bristol Elementary SchoolElementary · 203 students
- Bridgewater-Hebron Village SchoolElementary · 137 students
- New Hampton Community SchoolElementary · 93 students
Other Danbury Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Danbury Elementary. Danbury Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Danbury Elementary SchoolDANBURY, TX · 297 students
- Danbury Elementary SchoolLakeside Marblehead, OH · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Andover Elementary School6.4 mi · 165
- Newfound Memorial Middle School7.3 mi · 296
- Bristol Elementary School7.5 mi · 203
- Jennie D. Blake School7.6 mi · 63
- Kearsarge Regional Preschool New London10.0 mi · 22
- Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London10.0 mi · 330
Frequently asked questions
About Danbury Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Danbury Elementary School?
Danbury Elementary School enrolls approximately 66 students in grades KG-05.
Is Danbury Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Danbury Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Danbury Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Danbury Elementary School is approximately 8.3:1 (8 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Danbury Elementary School?
Danbury Elementary School reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black.
Is Danbury Elementary School public or private?
Danbury Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newfound Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.