Danbury High School
43 Clapboard Ridge Rd
Danbury CT, 06811, Fairfield County
Phone: 203-797-4808
Ranking: (137 out of 166, bottom 17%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Danbury School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 183 | 185 | 174 | 175 | 174 | 198 | 187 | |||||||
Total Students: | 2,878 | 2,887 | 2,889 | 2,898 | 2,854 | 2,839 | 2,835 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 852 | 29.6% | 810 | 28.1% | 818 | 28.3% | 708 | 24.4% | 819 | 28.7% | 827 | 29.1% | 815 | 28.7% |
Grade 10: | 686 | 23.8% | 701 | 24.3% | 704 | 24.4% | 808 | 27.9% | 696 | 24.4% | 705 | 24.8% | 692 | 24.4% |
Grade 11: | 658 | 22.9% | 671 | 23.2% | 706 | 24.4% | 679 | 23.4% | 682 | 23.9% | 657 | 23.1% | 670 | 23.6% |
Grade 12: | 682 | 23.7% | 705 | 24.4% | 661 | 22.9% | 703 | 24.3% | 657 | 23.0% | 650 | 22.9% | 658 | 23.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 1,503 | 52.2% | 1,480 | 51.3% | 1,463 | 50.6% | 1,481 | 51.1% | 1,436 | 50.3% | 1,396 | 49.2% | 1,397 | 49.3% |
Female: | 1,375 | 47.8% | 1,407 | 48.7% | 1,426 | 49.4% | 1,417 | 48.9% | 1,410 | 49.4% | 1,435 | 50.5% | 1,434 | 50.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 228 | 7.9% | 251 | 8.7% | 248 | 8.6% | 238 | 8.2% | 243 | 8.5% | 224 | 7.9% | 228 | 8.0% |
Hispanic: | 1,034 | 35.9% | 991 | 34.3% | 953 | 33.0% | 925 | 31.9% | 874 | 30.6% | 822 | 29.0% | 775 | 27.3% |
Black: | 301 | 10.5% | 311 | 10.8% | 325 | 11.2% | 322 | 11.1% | 308 | 10.8% | 295 | 10.4% | 290 | 10.2% |
White: | 1,268 | 44.1% | 1,306 | 45.2% | 1,346 | 46.6% | 1,405 | 48.5% | 1,427 | 50.0% | 1,497 | 52.7% | 1,541 | 54.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 45 | 1.6% | 27 | 0.9% | 16 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 925 | 32.1% | 1,003 | 34.7% | 1,031 | 35.7% | 869 | 30.0% | 520 | 18.2% | 466 | 16.4% | 548 | 19.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 261 | 9.1% | 272 | 9.4% | 233 | 8.1% | 243 | 8.4% | 149 | 5.2% | 160 | 5.6% | 175 | 6.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.72 | 15.58 | 16.60 | 16.56 | 16.40 | 15.20 | 15.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CAPT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 60.4% | 77.2% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.3% | 79.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 62.9% | 78.4% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.1% | 78.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 61.3% | 80.3% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 61.3% | 78.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 68.1% | 78.6% |
2007 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71.5% | 79.7% |
2008 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 74.9% | 82.7% |
2009 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 68.4% | 81.8% |
2010 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 66.8% | 82.9% |
2011 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 61.6% | 81.9% |
2012 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.2% | 80.9% |
2013 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 70.9% | 81.0% |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 70.7% | 81.4% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72% | 80.5% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 61.3% | 78.4% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 67.6% | 81.5% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64.3% | 81.7% |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 65.5% | 80.2% |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.0% | 71.0% | 81.7% |
2007 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 70% | 82.2% |
2008 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.4% | 88.2% |
2009 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 74.6% | 86.5% |
2010 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.2% | 86.2% |
2011 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 68.7% | 88.6% |
2012 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.5% | 88.8% |
2013 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 79.1% | 88.9% |
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* Danbury High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.