Danbury Elementary School
Public elementary school in Danbury, Texas · Danbury ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Danbury Elementary School serves 297 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Danbury (Brazoria County). It is one of 3 schools in Danbury ISD. By enrollment it is the 4135th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.6 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 20.35 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Danbury ISD |
| County | Brazoria County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481629001392 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Danbury ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 297 | 674 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 13.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 33.3% | 28.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Danbury Elementary School in context
Size
Danbury Elementary School is the only elementary school in Danbury ISD. Its 297 students are 44.1% of the district's 674. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 6.8 miles away and have a median of 472 students, so Danbury Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 63 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 9, against an average of 42 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 48 in kindergarten and 47 in grade 5. It also enrolls 9 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 72.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Danbury ISD (70.6%). Hispanic students are next, at 23.6%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
33.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 28.8% across Danbury ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Danbury Elementary School has 20.35 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 297 students would have about 20.1 teachers, so Danbury Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Rancho Isabella Elementary School, 5.4 miles away in Angleton ISD. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 6 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 72.1% |
| Hispanic | 23.6% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% |
| Black | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
45.5% of students are girls and 54.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 9 |
| Kindergarten | 48 |
| Grade 1 | 36 |
| Grade 2 | 46 |
| Grade 3 | 63 |
| Grade 4 | 48 |
| Grade 5 | 47 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2530 Hoskins Mound Rd, Danbury, TX 77534
Phone: (979)922-8787
Website: danburyisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Danbury Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Isabella Elementary School | Angleton ISD | 5.4 mi | 464 | 12 | 61.4% |
| Frontier Elementary School | Angleton ISD | 5.7 mi | 430 | 13.8 | 50.5% |
| Northside Elementary School | Angleton ISD | 5.9 mi | 479 | 14.3 | 61.2% |
| Central Elementary School | Angleton ISD | 6.6 mi | 533 | 15 | 70% |
| Southside Elementary School | Angleton ISD | 7.1 mi | 304 | 11.7 | 84.2% |
| Westside Elementary School | Angleton ISD | 7.8 mi | 1,029 | 15.5 | 69.9% |
| Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School | Alvin ISD | 11.6 mi | 655 | 14.9 | 60% |
| Gladys Polk Elementary School | Brazosport ISD | 12.0 mi | 396 | 13.5 | 54.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Danbury ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danbury High School | High | 9–12 | 220 |
| Danbury Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 157 |