Danbury Middle School
Public middle school in Danbury, Texas · Danbury ISD · Grades 6–8
Danbury Middle School serves 157 students in grades 6–8 in Danbury (Brazoria County). It is one of 3 schools in Danbury ISD. By enrollment it is the 1600th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 10.93 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| 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 | 481629005691 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 157 | 674 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 13.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 28% | 28.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 50% of Texas middle 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 Middle School in context
Size
Danbury Middle School is the only middle school in Danbury ISD. Its 157 students are 23.3% of the district's 674. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 14.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 708; Danbury Middle 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 6 with 57 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 49, against an average of 52 per grade. This year grade 8 has 11% fewer students than grade 6 (51 against 57). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 71.3% here and 70.6% across Danbury ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 26.1%.
28% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 28.8% across Danbury ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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
With 10.93 full-time-equivalent teachers for 157 students, Danbury Middle School has 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 157 students would have about 10.9 teachers, so Danbury Middle 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 middle schools (14.4).
Location
Danbury Middle School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other middle school is Angleton J H School, 5 miles away in Angleton ISD. Within 10 miles there is 1 other middle school, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 71.3% |
| Hispanic | 26.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
51.6% of students are girls and 48.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 57 |
| Grade 7 | 49 |
| Grade 8 | 51 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5611 Panther Dr., Danbury, TX 77534
Phone: (979)922-1226
Website: danburyisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Danbury Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angleton J H School | Angleton ISD | 5.0 mi | 1,567 | 15.7 | 68.5% |
| Alvin Junior High School | Alvin ISD | 13.3 mi | 716 | 14.7 | 69.3% |
| Lake Jackson Intermediate School | Brazosport ISD | 13.9 mi | 698 | 14.6 | 44.1% |
| Iowa Colony Junior High School | Alvin ISD | 14.3 mi | 699 | 15.7 | 58.4% |
| Clute Intermediate School | Brazosport ISD | 14.4 mi | 1,002 | 15.1 | 57.8% |
| Fairview Junior High School | Alvin ISD | 14.8 mi | 644 | 13.5 | 68% |
| Rasco Middle School | Brazosport ISD | 15.1 mi | 735 | 15.8 | 46.8% |
| Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School | Alvin ISD | 15.4 mi | 540 | 14.7 | 48.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Danbury ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danbury Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 297 |
| Danbury High School | High | 9–12 | 220 |