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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DANBURY ISD·NCES 481629001392

Danbury Elementary School

2530 HOSKINS MOUND RD, DANBURY, TX 77534 · (979) 922-8787 · Brazoria County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
Enrollment
297
Elementary
DISTRICT 225 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
99 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 65%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K93%
Kindergarten4816%
Grade 13612%
Grade 24615%
Grade 36321%
Grade 44816%
Grade 54716%

This year's kindergarten class (48) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (47).

Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
21472%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
7024%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
103%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
16255%
Female
13545%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Danbury Elementary School→Danbury Middle School→Danbury High School
Based on grade levels within DANBURY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +55.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 55 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading24.0%42.0%24.0%10.0%
Mathematics26.0%37.0%26.0%11.0%
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

STAAR results by year

School yearReadingMathematics
2025-2666.0%63.0%
2024-2566.0%70.0%
2023-2451.0%48.0%
2022-2329.0%29.0%
2021-2233.0%33.0%
2020-2111.0%33.0%
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 (54.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Danbury Elementary School this school29733.3%54.8%
Lawn Elementary School
LAWN
29631.1%77.8%
Puckett Elementary School
AMARILLO
31632.0%63.5%
Holland Elementary School
HOLLAND
31638.0%61.1%
Lorene Smith Kirkpatrick Elementary School
MAYPEARL
34232.5%44.2%
Olsen Elementary School
PORT ARANSAS
26337.3%57.3%
Matched among Texas 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
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Brazoria County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
54.8%#1,091 of 4,401#22 of 52
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
63.0%#759 of 4,466
▼ 360
#16 of 52
▼ 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
66.0%#935 of 4,466
▲ 33
#15 of 52
▲ 3
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+35.5pp#69 of 3,998#4 of 49
Enrollment
ranked largest first
297#4,212 of 4,938#52 of 55
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.6:1#2,083 of 4,622#23 of 53
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
42.4%#2,929 of 4,628#49 of 53
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
33.3%#4,137 of 4,789#48 of 55
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-13.4%#1,739 of 2,838#18 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 2024-25
Enrollment
297
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 280
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 11.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2529720.414.6:133% (99)
2023-2429322.912.8:141% (121)
2022-2332527.911.6:138% (123)
2020-212962611.4:136% (107)
2017-1834324.314.1:134% (116)
2015-164162814.9:134% (141)
2010-114272715.8:133% (142)
2000-013752515.0:126% (96)
1990-91280931.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Danbury Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 13% (343 to 297); teachers down 16% (24.3 to 20.4).

About Danbury Elementary School

Danbury Elementary School is an elementary school in DANBURY, Texas, according to federal school records. It had 297 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 43% lower.

DANBURY ISD is the local district for Danbury Elementary School. It runs 3 schools with 674 students.

The share of White students at Danbury Elementary School is 72%, a majority. After that, the student body is 24% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Brazoria County is about 48% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 42, compared with 70 nationally.

Classroom staffing at Danbury Elementary School totals 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Danbury Elementary School is about 33%. Among public schools in Brazoria County, the average eligibility rate is 50%.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Danbury Elementary School is 4.7 points below its prediction. Actual: 54.8%. Predicted: 59.5%.

Brazoria County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $97,993 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Brazoria County number 115, with about 75,767 students.

A public school about 0.2 miles away, Danbury Middle School, is the closest to Danbury Elementary School. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Danbury Elementary School. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Danbury Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.

By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment in 2024-25 was 297, close to the 296 recorded in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 14.6 students per teacher, compared with 11.4 in 2020-21.

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Brazoria County at a glance

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Population
391,255
Census ACS
Median income
$97,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
115
75,767 students

Quick facts

School name
Danbury Elementary School
District
DANBURY ISD
Address
2530 HOSKINS MOUND RD, DANBURY, TX 77534
Phone
(979) 922-8787
County
Brazoria County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
297
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
14.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
99 (33%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
481629001392
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Danbury Elementary. Danbury Elementary School is the largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About Danbury Elementary School
How large is Danbury Elementary School?
Danbury Elementary School enrolls approximately 297 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Danbury Elementary School serve?
Danbury Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Danbury Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Danbury Elementary School is approximately 14.6:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Danbury Elementary School?
At Danbury Elementary School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Danbury Elementary School public or private?
Danbury Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DANBURY ISD.
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