Summary:
Danbury, New Hampshire, has one listed public school, Danbury Elementary School, serving kindergarten through Grade 5. The small K–5 school enrolls 66 students and is part of the Newfound Area School District; students in middle and high school presumably attend schools elsewhere in the district or regional system. The school has a notably low student-teacher ratio of 8.2 to 1, and about 39% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Because enrollment is small, yearly and grade-level percentages can change substantially when only a few students’ results differ.
Academic performance is uneven, with mathematics generally stronger than reading. In 2025–2026, 43% of students were proficient in mathematics, nearly matching both the district and New Hampshire at 44%. Reading proficiency was 46%, however, compared with 55% for both the district and state. Grade 3 mathematics was a relative strength at 53% proficient, essentially matching district and state results, while Grade 4 reading reached 50% and exceeded the district’s 44%. The clearest concerns were Grade 3 reading, at 33% compared with 48% in the district and 51% statewide, and Grade 4 mathematics, at 33% compared with 41% and 52%, respectively.
The school improved from 2024–2025, when mathematics proficiency was 33% and reading proficiency was 39%, rising to 43% and 46% the following year. Its ranking also improved from the 16th percentile to the 28th percentile, although it remained below its 2022–2023 position in the 37th percentile. For parents, the main takeaways are that the school offers small-scale instruction and strong staffing levels, but reading—especially Grade 3 reading—and Grade 4 mathematics deserve particular attention. The most reliable way to judge progress will be to follow several years of results, student growth, and achievement data rather than relying on one year’s percentages.
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